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Ethylene Oxide
Fawad Ashraf, M. Shehzad Ajmal, Muhammad Danish, Qamar Shoaib Khan –
Chemical Engineers
COMSATS – Institute of Information Technology, Lahore
Abstract
This Project report deals with the design calculations of Mono Ethylene Glycol production from Ethylene Oxide as a
feed stock along with their relevant aspects such as instrumentation and process control, Hazop study and cost
estimation.
1. Reactor 1 Reference
2. Reactor 2 www.chemicalbooks.com Ethylene
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4. Stripper
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6. Distillation Tower 2 McGrew- Hill Book Company,1950
7. Distillation Tower 3
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8. Pumps
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Process Control, Asoke.K.Gohos
Equipment was also designed for all the
above mentioned steps.
Conclusion
Ethylene Glycol has a number of industrial
applications. Some are mentioned below