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Production of Methyl Ethyl Ketone From Secondary Butanol Process Flow Sheet
Production of Methyl Ethyl Ketone From Secondary Butanol Process Flow Sheet
CH3CH2–CHOH–CH3 CH3CH2-CO-CH3 + H2
(2- butanol) (methyl ethyl ketone) (hydrogen)
The reaction products are then cooled in a vaporizer where there heat is utilized to vaporize
the butanol feed liquid. The cooled products gases are then condensed in a water cool partial
condenser where almost 80% of the MEK and unreacted butanol is condensed and the
condensate is passed to a distillation unit. The gases effluent from the partial condenser is send to
the absorber to recover remaining uncondensed MEK and alcohol. In the absorber, water is used
as an absorbent which absorb MEK and alcohol and leave from the bottom of the absorber. The
off gases from the absorber containing all hydrogen, negligible water, MEK and alcohol are
dried and used in a plant fuel system. The liquid discharged from the absorber is sent to a liquid-
liquid extraction column where trichloroethane is used to extract the MEK and alcohol and the
raffinate contains water is recycled back to the absorber along with the small amount of makeup
water. The extract from the liquid-liquid extraction column is sent to a solvent recovery column
where trichloroethane is recovered at the bottom and is recycled back to a liquid-liquid extraction
column. The top product from the solvent recovery unit is sent to a distillation column along
with the condensate from the partial condenser. In the distillation column, 99% pure MEK is
obtained as distillate and send to a storage where as the butyl alcohol obtained as a bottom
product, is recycled back and mix with a fresh feed for reprocessing.
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169KPa 11 13'
642 K 150KPa
300 K
2 13
142KPa 121KPa
373 K 300 K 18
101KPa
16
14 303 K
2-butanol feed
300 K
17
141 P-78
KPa
308
K
Pre-heater
1'
144KPa
MEK Storage
1 373 K
Storage 145KPa
298 K Separator Reactor
Vaporizer
Absorber Cooler
3 12
Pump 5
133KPa 101KPa
353KPa 15
373 K 310 K
773 K Distillation Column
3'
131KPa
Superheater 1
573 K 4 10 Solvent Recovery Column
E-34
355KPa 156KPa
583 K 335 K
Superheater 2
Liq-Liq Extraction Column
7
163KPa
398 K 9
Compressor 8 299 K
Partial Condenser
Separator
19