CENGMO11 Advanced Process

Modelling & Design

Group 1
Report 0 Process Description

Group Member
Johnson Olayiwola
Theodora Udabor
Norakmar Hani Mohd Said
Rouvin Mark Lazar
Mohamed Abou-Rayyah
Muzal Shahabudin

Assigned Unit
Unit 1: Acetic Acid Scrubber
Unit 2: Acetic Acid Recovery
Unit 3: CO2 Removal Column
Unit 4: CO2 Solvent Recovery
Column
Unit 5: Light Ends Distillation
Column
Unit 6: Heavy Ends Distillation
Column

SUMMARY
1) what the purpose is of the report,
2) plant details (producing
what? from what? using which process? located where? commissioned by whom?
etc)
3)What can be found in terms of results in your report, i.e. give away the
content/conclusions. (This
is not a murder mystery story we all know that the butler did it so you might as
well tell us now.)
The summaries should be no longer than page at this stage, and max. 1 page in
your final
report. Avoid any general theory or anything that isnt directly relevant. Draw together
issues which
affect the overall plant, avoid unit by unit individual summaries

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Overall Plant Flowsheet......................................................................................................... 1

2. Description of Chemical Process Plant .................................................................................. 1
3. Description of Individual Units .............................................................................................. 1
3.1 Acetic Acid Scrubber ......................................................................................................... 2
3.1.1 Description/ Purpose................................................................................................. 3
3.1.2 Sketch/Design & Operating Conditions ..................................................................... 3
3.2 Acetic Acid Recovery
3.2.1 Description/ Purpose................................................................................................. 3
3.2.2 Sketch/Design & Operating Conditions ..................................................................... 3
3.3 CO2 Removal Column ....................................................................................................... 2
3.3.1 Description/ Purpose................................................................................................. 3
3.3.2 Sketch/Design & Operating Conditions ..................................................................... 3
3.4 CO2 Solvent Recovery Column ......................................................................................... 2
3.4.1 Description/ Purpose................................................................................................. 3
3.4.2 Sketch/Design & Operating Conditions ..................................................................... 3
3.5 Light Ends Distillation Column .......................................................................................... 2
3.5.1 Description/ Purpose................................................................................................. 3
3.5.2 Sketch/Design & Operating Conditions ..................................................................... 3
3.6 Heavy Ends Distillation Column ....................................................................................... 2
3.6.1 Description/ Purpose................................................................................................. 3
3.6.2 Sketch/Design & Operating Conditions ..................................................................... 3
4. Conclusion .............................................................................................................................. 1
5. References.............................................................................................................................. 1

1. OVERALL PLANT FLOWSHEET

2. DESCRIPTION OF CHEMICAL PROCESS PLANT

3. DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL UNITS

3.1 UNIT 1 : ACETIC ACID SCRUBBER (OLAYIWOLA, JOHNSON)

3.2 UNIT 2 : ACETIC ACID RECOVERY (UDABOR, THEODORA)

Unit Description
The purpose of this column is to separate and recover acetic acid from other, more
heavy components i.e Water, Ethyl Acetate, Ethylidene diacetate and P-hydroquinone
(other trace components being neglected). The acetic acid exits at the top of the
column with a minimum composition of 96.5% in the distillate stream, and it is then
recycled and used as a solvent (along with water) in the acetic acid scrubber
absorption column. The heavies i.e Ethylene Acetate, are removed from the system.
The Acetic acid is used in order to produce VAM thus a high purity is required, this
recycling also helps reduce costs in the production.

A diagram of the acetic acid distillation column is represented below.

Process Data
The stream data for the inlet and outlet streams, and the design and operating
conditions of the column are shown below.
Table . . Design and Operating Conditions
Parameter
Value
Design Temperature (C)
90
Design Pressure (Bar)
2
Diameter (m)
1.98
Height (m)
14.93
Number of stages
18
Tray Type
Sieve Tray
Tray Spacing
0.6096
Feed Stage (from top)
13
Reflux ratio
1.3
Condenser Duty (MJ/h)
-17139.6
Reboiler Duty (MJ/h)
20001.3

Table .. Stream data for inlet and outlet streams

Stream 18

Stream 19

Stream 20

Temperature C

90.00

129.72

150.90

Pressure (bar)

2.00

2.00

2.00

Vapour Fraction

0.00

0.00

0.00

Total Flow (kg/h)

27000

511.19

17.61

Acetic Acid

24321.90

23470.65

851.26

Water

2142.47

2141.66

0.81

Ethyl Acetate

133.90

133.89

0.025

p-Hydroquinone

267.81

267.81

Ethylidene Diacetate

133.90

6.69

127.21

3.3 UNIT 3 : CO2 REMOVAL COLUMN (MOHD SAID, NORAKMAR)

The purpose of this absorber unit is to remove carbon dioxide from the recycle gas
stream to reduce the CO2 build-up circulating in the system. The presence of CO2 in
the recycle gas stream into the reactor will also reduce the conversion rate and thus
production of VAM. The removal will also ensure a lower throughput of materials
which can improve the subsequent unit design. 80% Methyl diethanolamine (MDEA)
and 20% water are used as the solvent (Ref) to remove the CO2 via absorption.

The purpose of the unit needs to be crystal clear, as does the specification(s)
i.e. we need
number here, flow rates, concentrations etc. and in which stream(s)

When reporting feed location, you must state if this is from the top or the
bottom. (And remember
that ChemCAD counts the condenser (and reboiler), so you may need to
subtract this).
To make the gPROMS simulation task later easier, only consider components
present in significant
amounts, but make it clear which you have ignored (and why this is ok).
Use fractions (mole or weight) for components as this is easier to read than
flow rates. MUST EQUAL 1
The data in the tables should reflect the specifications, e.g. if you need a
certain purity in mol%, the
data should be in mol% so that the reader can easily see that you are meeting
the specifications.
Avoid sPlitting tables over two pages
.
Consider the accuracy you are reporting 6-8 decimals for a shortcut
calculation, hardly realistic.
Equally, temperatures to 4 decimals place just plain silly. Avoid E-03-style
notation.

3.4 UNIT 4 : CO2 SOLVENT RECOVERY COLUMN (LAZAR, ROUVIN)

3.5 UNIT 5 : LIGHT ENDS DISTILLATION COLUMN (SHAHABUDIN,

MUZAL)

3.6 UNIT 6 : HEAVY ENDS DISTILLATION COLUMN (ABOU-RAYYAH,

MOHAMED)

4. CONCLUSION

5. REFERENCES

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