MATERIAL BALANANCE

Preliminary Calculations:
Basis:
=
=
=
=

100 metric tons /day of 99.5% pure Maleic Anhydride

Oxidation yield is 92 %wt based on benzene fed
Selectivity of Maleic Anhydride is73 %wt
Recovery and purification yield is 98 %wt

4145.833 Kg of MAN per hour

overall losses = 2% (assuming 1% loss in sucrubber and 1% in distilla

MAN to be produced

4228.75 Kg of MAN per hour

Conversion in the reactor is 73 %wt

Consider the main reaction
C6H6 + 4.5 O2
benzene produced

3368.424

benzene actuallay required

4614.28

For given process

Benzene : Air
1
Air required for oxidation

Oxygen in Air
Nitrogen in Air

24

110742.7
3825.309
803.315
3021.994

Assuming 65% air humidity at 30C

From humidity chart
17.5

Moisture in Air

1937.997

Stream 4 and 6 has Composition:

compond

kg

NITROGEN

84646.06

OXYGEN

25706.08

WATER

1937.997
112290

Mixer MIX-100

stream (3)

stream (6)

4614.28

112290.14

stream (7) has composition:

NITROGEN
OXYGEN
BENZENE
WATER

kg
84646.065
25706.079
4614.2795
1937.9974
###

Reactor PFR-100

In Reactor operating conditions are:

Temperature 350 400 oC

Pressure 202.65kpa
Oxidation yield 92 %wt
MAN selectivity 73 %wt
Of Benzene feed 73% is converted to MAN, 1.6% to Quinone and 17.4% is conve
and CO (About 10% to CO2 and remaining to CO) while 8% Benzene feed leaves
product stream as unconverted Benzene.

Chemical Reactions:

C6H6 + 4.5 O2
C6H6 + 7.5O2
C6H6 + 4.5 O2
C6H6 + 1.5 O2

Consider Reaction (R1)

Benzene converted to MAN

MAN produced
oxygen required
CO2 produced
water produced

Consider Reaction (R2)

benzene converted to CO2

oxygen required
CO2 produced
Water produced
Consider Reaction (R3)
Benzene converted to CO

oxygen required
CO produced
Water produced
Consider Reaction (R4)
Benzene converted to Quinon

Oxygen required
Quinone produced
Water produced
Total Oxygen consumed
Unreacted Oxygen
Total Water produced
Water in product stream
CO2 in product stream

Composition of stream (8)

kg
Nitrogen

84646.065

Oxygen

17403.566

Water

4056.1005

CO2

5354.4782

MAN

4228.75

CO

734.40946

Benzene

369.14236

Quinone

102.1746
116894.7

Crude MAN separator:

Operating conditions:

Operating Pressure = 152kpa

Operating temperature = 76.5o
Of stream (9) 41.17 %wt crude MAN is separated as stream (10) and
Stream (10) contains:

Maleic Anhydride
Water condensed
Quinone condensed

Composition of stream (10)

kg
MAN

1740.9764

water

30.22

quinon

24.87
1796.066

Composition of stream (11)

kg
Nitrogen

84646.065

Oxygen

17403.566

Water

4025.8805

CO2

5354.4782

MAN

2487.7736

CO

734.40946

Benzene

369.14236

Quinone

77.304598

Total

115098.6

Scrubber T-100

Absorption is done in 40 %wt solution of Maleic Acid (MAC). Let 1% of the MAN p
is lost in vent stream. All the Benzene and 1% MAN leaves from the top with ven
while Quinone leaves with scrubbed liquid.
MAN lost

42.2875

MAN converted to MAC

2445.486
24.93867

Operating Conditions:
Operating Temperature: 50C
Operating pressure: 152Kpa
Assuming Liquid to vapor ratio in tower as 1.2
Stream (12)

115098.6

Stream (15) will be

138118.3

Reaction taking place:

C4H2O2 + H20

As absorption is done in 40% solution of MAC stream (15) have composition:

kg
MAC
water
Total
MAC produced

%wt

55247.3377
82871.0065
138118.3

40
60

24.938671

Water consumed

24.938671

MAC leaving in stream (13)

500.92

Water left in column

4802.6662

Total moles in vent stream excluding water:

kg
Nitrogen
Oxygen
CO2
CO
Benzene
MAN
Total

84646.06
17403.57
5354.478
734.4095
369.1424
42.2875
108550

Assuming gases leaving in vent stream (14) saturated with water vap
Partial pressure of water vapo
As at saturation condition partial pressure is equal to vapor pressure
same as molar ratio
yH2O =

And for rest of gases excluding water (O2, N2, CO, Benzen

Total moles in vent stream (14)

Water in vent stream (14)
Water in scrubbed liquid (13)
Composition of vent stream (14)
kg
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Water
CO2
CO
Benzene

84646.065
17403.566
6060.7425
5354.4782
734.40946
369.14236

MAN
Total

42.2875
114610.7

Composition of scrubbed liquid stream (13):

kg
MAC
water
Quinon
Total

58141.969
80387.248
77.304598
138606.5

Mixer MIX-101

As stream (15) and (17) contains 40% solution of MAC. While (16) con
ensure the composition of stream (15) and (17) at 40%wt of MAC.

MAC in stream (13)

40% solution will have the mass
So water added from stream (16)
Stream (17)
Water in stream (17)
MAC in stream (17)
Composition of stream (17)

MAC

kg
2894.6316

water
Quinon
Total

4264.6428
77.304598
7236.579

Dehydrator T-101:

In dehydrator Maleic Acid is converted back to Maleic Anhydride acco

reaction:
C4H4O4

In addition to above reaction, some Maleic Acid may irreversibly conv

according to the following reaction:
C4H2O3 + H2O

Assuming 0.5% MAC converts irreversibly to Fumeric Acid and rest 99

Maleic Anhydride. And 95% of water is removed by azeotropic distilla
dehydrator.
Operating conditions:
Top plate temperature = 1
Bottom plate temperature
Reboiler temperature = 17
Operating pressure = 15.2
Azeotropic composition:
Water = 77.5 %mole & OMAC coming from stream (18)

0.5% converted to Fumaric Acid

Fumaric Acid produced
MAC converted to MAN
MAN produced
Water produced
Total water in Dehydrator
O-xylene
As 95 % water is removed from the dehydrator so
Stream (19) contains
Water
O-xylene
Composition of stream (19)
kg
water
O-xylene
Total

4475.7297
7664.3261
12140.06

Assuming stream (22) contains pure water and pure O-xylene stream
to dehydrator.
O-xylene in stream (26)
make up O-xylene required (23)
Water in stream (22)
Composition of stream (26)
kg
water
MAN
Fumeric acid
O-xylene
quinone
Total

235.56472
2434.4994
14.473158
403.38559
77.304598
3165.227

Mixer MIX-102

Mixer MIX-102 mixes crude MAN from stream (10) with crude MAN obtained from
of dehydrating column stream (27)
stream(27) + stream(10)
3165.227 1796.06638

= stream (28)
4961.294

Composition of stream (28)

kg
water
MAN
Fumeric acid
O-xylene
quinone
Totsal

265.78472
4175.47577
14.473158
403.385586
102.174598
4961.2938

%wt
5.357165
84.16103
0.291721
8.130653
2.059435
100

Distillation column T-102

Bottom product stream (36) contains 99.5 % pure MAN. 0.5% impurit

Fumeric Acid (BP = 290oC) produced in Dehydrating column and rem

Operating conditions
Top plate temperature = 120 C
Bottom temperature = 145 C
Operating pressure = 100Kpa
MAN converted to Fumaric Acid

MAN lost in distillation column

MAN in bottom product stream (36)
Bottom product of distillation column
Quinon in Bottom product
Composition of bottom product stream (36)
kg
MAN
Fumeric acid
quinone
Total

4146.2474
14.473158
6.3622563
4167.083

Composition of overhead product stream (32)

kg
water
MAN
O-xylene
quinone
Total

265.78472
29.22833
403.38559
95.812342
794.211

re Maleic Anhydride
n benzene fed

ber and 1% in distillation column + production of Fumeric acid)

C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2O

kg/hr
kg/hr

kgmol/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr

gm moisture / kg dry air

kg moisture / kg dry air

%wt

kgmole

%mole

75.381564

3021.99

76.83735

22.892552

803.31

20.42512

1.7258838

107.67

2.737533

100

3932.98

100

stream (7)
116904.42

%wt
72.40621
21.98897
3.947053
1.657762

kgmole
3021.994
803.315
59.07412
107.3088

%mole
75.7071
20.12467
1.479927
2.688304

100

3991.69

100

350 400 oC

ld 92 %wt
ty 73 %wt
e and 17.4% is converted to CO2
Benzene feed leaves along with

C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2O (R1)

(Maleic Anhydride)
6CO2 +3H2O
(R2)
6C0 + 3H2O

(R3)

C6H4O2 + H2O
(quinon)

3368.424
43.12411

kg/hr
kgmol/hr

43.12411

kgmol/hr

194.0585

kgmol/hr

86.24822

kgmol/hr

86.24822

kgmol/hr

(R4)

461.428
5.907412

kg/hr
kgmol/hr

44.30559

kgmol/hr

35.44447

kgmol/hr

17.72224

kgmol/hr

341.4567
4.371485

kg/hr
kgmol/hr

19.67168

kgmol/hr

26.22891

kgmol/hr

13.11445

kgmol/hr

73.82847
0.945186

kg/hr
kgmol/hr

1.417779

kgmol/hr

0.945186

kgmol/hr

0.945186

kgmol/hr

259.4535

kgmol/hr

543.8614

kgmol/hr

118.0301

kgmol/hr

225.3389

kgmol/hr

121.6927

kgmol/hr

%wt

kgmole

%mole

72.41224

3021.994

75.7931

14.88824

543.8614

13.64031

3.469876

224.5903

5.632834

4.5806

121.6927

3.052112

3.617572

43.12411

1.081574

0.628266

26.22891

0.657834

0.315791

4.72593

0.118529

0.087407

0.945186

0.023706

100

3987.16

100

Pressure = 152kpa
temperature = 76.5oC
as stream (10) and remaining MAN is sent along with gases in stream (11)

1740.976

kg/hr

30.22

kg/hr

24.87

kg/hr

%wt

kgmole

%mole

96.93274

17.7542

90.29172

1.682566

1.678889

8.53825

1.384693

0.230065

1.17003

100

19.6631

100

%wt

kgmole

%mole

73.54221

3021.994

76.15437

15.12057

543.8614

13.70533

3.497766

223.66

5.63624

4.652079

121.6927

3.06666

2.161428

25.36991

0.639323

0.63807

26.22891

0.660969

0.320718

4.72593

0.119094

0.067164

0.715121

0.018021

100

3968.25

100

Let 1% of the MAN produced

rom the top with vent stream

kg/hr
kg/hr
kgmol/hr

Temperature: 50C
pressure: 152Kpa

kg/hr
kg of 40 % MAC solution/hr

C4H4O4
(maleic acid)

ave composition:
kgmole
475.98
4603.9448
5079.93
kgmol/hr

%mole
9.36987585
90.6301242

kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr

kgmol
3023.0737
543.86145
121.69269
26.228909
4.7259296
0.4312411
3720.014

rated with water vapors

essure of water vapors at 50 oC and 152 Kpa = 12.55 Kpa
al to vapor pressure and pressure ratio is

PH2O/P
0.0825658

(O2, N2, CO, Benzene, 1% MAN CO2)

y rest = 0.917
4056.7219

kgmol/hr

336.70792
4465.9582

%wt
73.8553
15.18494
5.288113
4.671884
0.640786
0.322084

kgmole
3023.074
543.8614
336.7079
121.6927
26.22891
4.72593

%mole
74.52011
13.40643
8.3
2.999779
0.646554
0.116496

0.036897
100

%wt

0.431241
4056.72

kgmole

41.9475
57.99673
0.055773
100

500.92
4465.958
0.715121
4967.59

0.01063
100

%mole
10.08378
89.90182
0.014396
100

f MAC. While (16) contains pure water to

at 40%wt of MAC.

58141.97

kg/hr

145354.9

kg/hr

6748.401

kg/hr

7236.6

kg/hr

4264.643

kg/hr

2894.632

kg/hr

%wt
40

kgmole
24.93867

%mole
9.49761

58.93175
1.068248
100

236.9246
0.715121
262.578

90.23004
0.272346
100

aleic Anhydride according to the following

C4H2O3 + H20

may irreversibly convert to Fumaric Acid

C4H4O4
(maleic acid)

C4H4O4
(fumeric acid)

meric Acid and rest 99.5% converts back to

by azeotropic distillation from the

late temperature = 110 C

m plate temperature = 148 C
ler temperature = 174 C
ting pressure = 15.2 kpa

r = 77.5 %mole & O- xylene = 22.5 %mole

2894.632

kg/hr

14.47316

kg/hr

2880.158
24.81398
24.81398

kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr

24.81398

kgmol/hr

446.6516

261.7386

kgmol/hr

236.9246

75.98862

kgmol/hr

248.6516
72.18919

kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr

%wt
36.86746
63.13254
100

kgmole
248.6516
72.18919
320.841

%mole
77.5
22.5
100

ure O-xylene stream (21) is recycled back

3.799431
3.799431
248.6516

%wt
7.442268
76.91388
0.457255
12.74428
2.442308
100

kgmole
13.08693
24.81398
0.124693
3.799431
0.715121
42.5402

%mole
30.76371
58.33072
0.293119
8.9314
1.68105
100

e MAN obtained from Bottom

kgmole
14.765818
42.580826
0.1246934
3.799431
0.9451859
62.21595

e MAN. 0.5% impurity will be all the

%mole
23.7331696
68.4403648
0.20042023
6.10684357
1.51920185
100

ting column and remaing is Quinon (BP = 180C)

13.3676
0.003201 kg of MAN/hr
0.320146 % of initial MAN produced
29.22833
4146.247

kg/hr

4167.083
6.362256

%wt
99.5
0.347321
0.152679
100

%wt
33.46525
3.680172
50.79073
12.06384
100

kg/hr

kgmole
42.28276
0.124693
5.208141
47.6156

kgmole
14.76582
0.298066
3.799431
0.886331
19.7496

%mole
88.80024
0.261875
10.93789
100

%mole
74.76498
1.509221
19.23797
4.487831
100

COMPOND
maleic anhydride
benzene
quinon
maleic acid
AIR
water
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
O-xylene

MOLECULAR WEIGHT
98.06
78.11
108.10
116.07
28.95
18.06
32.00
28.01
44.00
28.00
106.17

MATERIAL BALANANCE
Preliminary Calculations:
Basis:
=
=
=
=

100 metric tons /day of 99.5% pure Maleic Anhydride

Oxidation yield is 92 %wt based on benzene fed
Selectivity of Maleic Anhydride is73 %wt
Recovery and purification yield is 98 %wt
2487.5 Kg of MAN per hour

overall losses = 2% (assuming 1% loss in sucrubber and 1% in distilla

MAN to be produced

2537.25 Kg of MAN per hour

Conversion in the reactor is 73 %wt

Consider the main reaction
C6H6 + 4.5 O2
benzene produced

2021.054

benzene actuallay required

2768.568

For given process

Benzene : Air
1
Air required for oxidation

Oxygen in Air
Nitrogen in Air

24

66445.63
2295.186
481.989
1813.197

Assuming 65% air humidity at 30C

From humidity chart
17.5

Moisture in Air

1162.798

Stream 4 and 6 has Composition:

compond

kg

NITROGEN

50787.64

OXYGEN

15423.65

WATER

1162.798
67374.1

Mixer MIX-100

stream (3)
2768.568

stream (6)
67374.09

stream (7) has composition:

NITROGEN
OXYGEN
BENZENE
WATER

kg
50787.639
15423.648
2768.5677
1162.7984
70142.65

Reactor PFR-100

In Reactor operating conditions are:

Temperature 350 400 oC

Pressure 202.65kpa
Oxidation yield 92 %wt
MAN selectivity 73 %wt
Of Benzene feed 73% is converted to MAN, 1.6% to Quinone and 17.4% is conve
and CO (About 10% to CO2 and remaining to CO) while 8% Benzene feed leaves
product stream as unconverted Benzene.

Chemical Reactions:

C6H6 + 4.5 O2
C6H6 + 7.5O2
C6H6 + 4.5 O2
C6H6 + 1.5 O2

Consider Reaction (R1)

Benzene converted to MAN

MAN produced
oxygen required
CO2 produced
water produced

Consider Reaction (R2)

benzene converted to CO2

oxygen required
CO2 produced
Water produced
Consider Reaction (R3)
Benzene converted to CO

oxygen required
CO produced
Water produced
Consider Reaction (R4)
Benzene converted to Quinon

Oxygen required
Quinone produced
Water produced
Total Oxygen consumed
Unreacted Oxygen
Total Water produced
Water in product stream
CO2 in product stream

Composition of stream (8)

kg
Nitrogen
Oxygen

50787.639
10442.14

Water

2433.6603

CO2

3212.6869

MAN

2537.25

CO

440.64568

Benzene

221.48542

Quinone

61.304759
70136.81

Crude MAN separator:

Operating conditions:

Operating Pressure = 152kpa

Operating temperature = 76.5o
Of stream (9) 41.17 %wt crude MAN is separated as stream (10) and
Stream (10) contains:

Maleic Anhydride
Water condensed
Quinone condensed

Composition of stream (10)

kg
MAN

1044.5858

water

30.22

quinon

24.87
1099.676

Composition of stream (11)

kg
Nitrogen
Oxygen

50787.639
10442.14

Water

2403.4403

CO2

3212.6869

MAN

1492.6642

CO

440.64568

Benzene

221.48542

Quinone

36.434759

Total

69037.14

Scrubber T-100

Absorption is done in 40 %wt solution of Maleic Acid (MAC). Let 1% of the MAN p
is lost in vent stream. All the Benzene and 1% MAN leaves from the top with ven
while Quinone leaves with scrubbed liquid.
MAN lost

25.3725

MAN converted to MAC

1467.292
14.9632

Operating Conditions:
Operating Temperature: 50C
Operating pressure: 152Kpa
Assuming Liquid to vapor ratio in tower as 1.2
Stream (12)

69037.14

Stream (15) will be

82154.19

Reaction taking place:

C4H2O2 + H20

As absorption is done in 40% solution of MAC stream (15) have composition:

kg
MAC
water
Total
MAC produced

%wt

32861.6768
49292.5152
82154.2

40
60

14.963203

Water consumed

14.963203

MAC leaving in stream (13)

298.08

Water left in column

2857.0343

Total moles in vent stream excluding water:

kg
Nitrogen
Oxygen
CO2
CO
Benzene
MAN
Total

50787.64
10442.14
3212.687
440.6457
221.4854
25.3725
65130

Assuming gases leaving in vent stream (14) saturated with water vap
Partial pressure of water vapo
As at saturation condition partial pressure is equal to vapor pressure
same as molar ratio
yH2O =

And for rest of gases excluding water (O2, N2, CO, Benzen

Total moles in vent stream (14)

Water in vent stream (14)
Water in scrubbed liquid (13)
Composition of vent stream (14)
kg
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Water
CO2
CO
Benzene

50787.639
10442.14
3636.4455
3212.6869
440.64568
221.48542

MAN
Total

25.3725
68766.41

Composition of scrubbed liquid stream (13):

kg
MAC
water
Quinon
Total

34598.456
47790.172
36.434759
82425.06

Mixer MIX-101

As stream (15) and (17) contains 40% solution of MAC. While (16) con
ensure the composition of stream (15) and (17) at 40%wt of MAC.

MAC in stream (13)

40% solution will have the mass
So water added from stream (16)
Stream (17)
Water in stream (17)
MAC in stream (17)
Composition of stream (17)

MAC

kg
1736.779

water
Quinon
Total

2568.7337
36.434759
4341.947

Dehydrator T-101:

In dehydrator Maleic Acid is converted back to Maleic Anhydride acco

reaction:
C4H4O4

In addition to above reaction, some Maleic Acid may irreversibly conv

according to the following reaction:
C4H2O3 + H2O

Assuming 0.5% MAC converts irreversibly to Fumeric Acid and rest 99

Maleic Anhydride. And 95% of water is removed by azeotropic distilla
dehydrator.
Operating conditions:
Top plate temperature = 1
Bottom plate temperature
Reboiler temperature = 17
Operating pressure = 15.2
Azeotropic composition:
Water = 77.5 %mole & OMAC coming from stream (18)

0.5% converted to Fumaric Acid

Fumaric Acid produced
MAC converted to MAN
MAN produced
Water produced
Total water in Dehydrator
O-xylene
As 95 % water is removed from the dehydrator so
Stream (19) contains
Water
O-xylene
Composition of stream (19)
kg
water
O-xylene
Total

2694.8884
4614.7791
7309.667

Assuming stream (22) contains pure water and pure O-xylene stream
to dehydrator.
O-xylene in stream (26)
make up O-xylene required (23)
Water in stream (22)
Composition of stream (26)
kg
water
MAN
Fumeric acid
O-xylene
quinone
Total

141.83623
1460.6996
8.6838948
242.88311
36.434759
1890.538

Mixer MIX-102

Mixer MIX-102 mixes crude MAN from stream (10) with crude MAN obtained from
of dehydrating column stream (27)
stream(27) + stream(10)
1890.538 1099.67583

= stream (28)
2990.213

Composition of stream (28)

kg
water
MAN
Fumeric acid
O-xylene
quinone
Totsal

172.056232
2505.28546
8.68389479
242.883109
61.3047589
2990.2135

%wt
5.753978
83.78283
0.290411
8.122601
2.05018
100

Distillation column T-102

Bottom product stream (36) contains 99.5 % pure MAN. 0.5% impurit

Fumeric Acid (BP = 290oC) produced in Dehydrating column and rem

Operating conditions
Top plate temperature = 120 C
Bottom temperature = 145 C
Operating pressure = 100Kpa
MAN converted to Fumaric Acid

MAN lost in distillation column

MAN in bottom product stream (36)
Bottom product of distillation column
Quinon in Bottom product
Composition of bottom product stream (36)
kg
MAN
Fumeric acid
quinone
Total

2487.7485
8.6838948
3.8173538
2500.25

Composition of overhead product stream (32)

kg
water
MAN
O-xylene
quinone
Total

172.05623
17.536998
242.88311
57.487405
489.9637

re Maleic Anhydride
n benzene fed

ber and 1% in distillation column + production of Fumeric acid)

C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2O

kg/hr
kg/hr

kgmol/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr

gm moisture / kg dry air

kg moisture / kg dry air

%wt

kgmole

%mole

75.381564

1813.20

76.83735

22.892552

481.99

20.42512

1.7258838

64.60

2.737533

100

2359.79

100

stream (7)
70142.65

%wt
72.40621
21.98897
3.947053
1.657762

kgmole
1813.197
481.989
35.44447
64.3853

%mole
75.7071
20.12467
1.479927
2.688304

100

2395.02

100

350 400 oC

ld 92 %wt
ty 73 %wt
e and 17.4% is converted to CO2
Benzene feed leaves along with

C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2O (R1)

(Maleic Anhydride)
6CO2 +3H2O
(R2)
6C0 + 3H2O

(R3)

C6H4O2 + H2O
(quinon)

2021.054
25.87446

kg/hr
kgmol/hr

25.87446

kgmol/hr

116.4351

kgmol/hr

51.74893

kgmol/hr

51.74893

kgmol/hr

(R4)

276.8568
3.544447

kg/hr
kgmol/hr

26.58335

kgmol/hr

21.26668

kgmol/hr

10.63334

kgmol/hr

204.874
2.622891

kg/hr
kgmol/hr

11.80301

kgmol/hr

15.73735

kgmol/hr

7.868673

kgmol/hr

44.29708
0.567112

kg/hr
kgmol/hr

0.850667

kgmol/hr

0.567112

kgmol/hr

0.567112

kgmol/hr

155.6721

kgmol/hr

326.3169

kgmol/hr

70.81806

kgmol/hr

135.2034

kgmol/hr

73.01561

kgmol/hr

%wt

kgmole

%mole

72.41224

1813.197

75.7931

14.88824

326.3169

13.64031

3.469876

134.7542

5.632834

4.5806

73.01561

3.052112

3.617572

25.87446

1.081574

0.628266

15.73735

0.657834

0.315791

2.835558

0.118529

0.087407

0.567112

0.023706

100

2392.3

100

Pressure = 152kpa
temperature = 76.5oC
as stream (10) and remaining MAN is sent along with gases in stream (11)

1044.586

kg/hr

30.22

kg/hr

24.87

kg/hr

%wt

kgmole

%mole

94.99034

10.65252

84.8031

2.748083

1.678889

13.36538

2.261576

0.230065

1.831511

100

12.5615

100

%wt

kgmole

%mole

73.56568

1813.197

76.1788

15.1254

326.3169

13.70972

3.481373

133.5245

5.609834

4.653563

73.01561

3.067644

2.162118

15.22195

0.639528

0.638273

15.73735

0.661181

0.320821

2.835558

0.119132

0.052776

0.337047

0.014161

100

2380.19

100

Let 1% of the MAN produced

rom the top with vent stream

kg/hr
kg/hr
kgmol/hr

Temperature: 50C
pressure: 152Kpa

kg/hr
kg of 40 % MAC solution/hr

C4H4O4
(maleic acid)

ave composition:
kgmole
283.12
2738.4731
3021.59
kgmol/hr

%mole
9.36987585
90.6301242

kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr

kgmol
1813.8442
326.31687
73.015612
15.737346
2.8355578
0.2587446
2232.008

rated with water vapors

essure of water vapors at 50 oC and 152 Kpa = 12.55 Kpa
al to vapor pressure and pressure ratio is

PH2O/P
0.0825658

(O2, N2, CO, Benzene, 1% MAN CO2)

y rest = 0.917
2434.0331

kgmol/hr

202.02475
2655.0096

%wt
73.8553
15.18494
5.288113
4.671884
0.640786
0.322084

kgmole
1813.844
326.3169
202.0247
73.01561
15.73735
2.835558

%mole
74.52011
13.40643
8.3
2.999779
0.646554
0.116496

0.036897
100

%wt

0.258745
2434.03

kgmole

41.97565
57.98015
0.044203
100

298.08
2655.01
0.337047
2953.43

0.01063
100

%mole
10.09276
89.89582
0.011412
100

f MAC. While (16) contains pure water to

at 40%wt of MAC.

34598.46

kg/hr

86496.14

kg/hr

4071.077

kg/hr

4341.9

kg/hr

2568.734

kg/hr

1736.779

kg/hr

%wt
40

kgmole
14.9632

%mole
9.469921

59.16087
0.839134
100

142.7074
0.337047
158.008

90.31677
0.21331
100

aleic Anhydride according to the following

C4H2O3 + H20

may irreversibly convert to Fumaric Acid

C4H4O4
(maleic acid)

C4H4O4
(fumeric acid)

meric Acid and rest 99.5% converts back to

by azeotropic distillation from the

late temperature = 110 C

m plate temperature = 148 C
ler temperature = 174 C
ting pressure = 15.2 kpa

r = 77.5 %mole & O- xylene = 22.5 %mole

1736.779

kg/hr

8.683895

kg/hr

1728.095
14.88839
14.88839

kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr

14.88839

kgmol/hr

267.991

157.5958

kgmol/hr

142.7074

45.75362

kgmol/hr

149.716
43.46594

kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr

%wt
36.86746
63.13254
100

kgmole
149.716
43.46594
193.182

%mole
77.5
22.5
100

ure O-xylene stream (21) is recycled back

2.287681
2.287681
149.716

%wt
7.502428
77.26372
0.459335
12.8473
1.927217
100

kgmole
7.879791
14.88839
0.074816
2.287681
0.337047
25.4677

%mole
30.9403
58.45983
0.293768
8.982669
1.323427
100

e MAN obtained from Bottom

kgmole
9.5586796
25.548495
0.074816
2.2876812
0.5671116
38.03678

e MAN. 0.5% impurity will be all the

%mole
25.1300942
67.1678647
0.19669385
6.0143917
1.49095559
100

ting column and remaing is Quinon (BP = 180C)

8.020559
0.003201 kg of MAN/hr
0.320146 % of initial MAN produced
17.537
2487.748

kg/hr

2500.25
3.817354

%wt
99.5
0.347321
0.152679
100

%wt
35.11612
3.579244
49.57165
11.73299
100

kg/hr

kgmole
25.36966
0.074816
5.208141
30.6526

kgmole
9.55868
0.178839
2.287681
0.531798
12.557

%mole
82.76507
0.244077
16.99085
100

%mole
76.12233
1.424221
18.21838
4.235076
100

COMPOND
maleic anhydride
benzene
quinon
maleic acid
AIR
water
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
O-xylene

MOLECULAR WEIGHT
98.06
78.11
108.10
116.07
28.95
18.06
32.00
28.01
44.00
28.00
106.17