C-101 P-301 E-201 E-202 R-401 P-302 E-203 E-204 P-303 E-205 SC-501 E-206 D-601 E-207 V-101

-204 P-303 E-205 SC-501 E-206 D-601 E-207 V-101 E-208

Feed Air O-xylene Air Heat Packed bed BFW BFW CW Molten Salt Heat Switch Heat Distillation Maleic Melic Reflux Phthalic
Compressor Feed pumps heater exchanger reactor Preheater pump heater preheater Cooler exchanger Condenser exchanger Column condenser Drum Reboiler

CW
Air to treatment
11

Air P-302

T=25C CW
T=360C E-203 T=170C T=135C E-208
P=101.1kpa
T=320C D-601
P=220kpa
9 10 SC-501 Maleic
Anhydride
3 E-205
C-101 E-204
8

E-201 V-101
T=135C
R-401 mps

7
T=320C T=180C
T=25C P=210kpa 12
E-206
P=101.1kpa
6
P-303 13
4 5

2 T=320C
P=210kpa
O-xylene
P-301 E-202

Phthalic
Anhydride

E-207

Process Flow Diagram of Phthalic Anhydirde Process Via o-xylene oxidation