BKF2343 Material and Energy Balances

Figure below shows the process flow diagram (PFD) of a methanol synthesis plant. You are
required to produce 100000 MT/annum of CH3OH product.
Compressor
C-2
0.99 CH3OH

Heat Exchanger
HEX-2
Compressor
C-1 Non-condensable
gases ONLY

50 atm

500 K
H2 at 1 atm
Distillation
Mixer M-1 Heat Exchanger Column
HEX-1 D-1
Reactor
CO at 1 atm = 5 times R-1 ALL H2O
H2 Flash Column
F-1

0.99 Dimethyl Ether

In a group of FOUR, perform the following tasks (Due date: 13th Week)

The reactions inside the reactor R-1 are as follow:

CO + 2H2 → CH3OH (Primary reaction)
2CH3OH → C2H6O + H2O (Side reaction)
Conversion of limiting reactant is 70% to CH3OH in Primary reaction. Then, 10% of the
produced CH3OH will react further in Side reaction. Perform a complete material and energy
balances for the whole plant using excel spread sheet. You are also required to calculate the
operating pressure and temperature of all the streams if not given in the original PFD.

Assessment criteria:
Report - 70%
Group Interview - 20%
Peer evaluation - 10%