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    The document describes a process for producing cumene. Benzene and propylene are pumped to 3000 kPa and heated to 350°C before entering a reactor at 300-400°C and 2800-3200 kPa, where 92% of the limiting reactant is converted to cumene in an exothermic reaction. The products are flashed to separate propane and propylene, then distilled to yield pure cumene in one stream and unreacted benzene, propylene, and propane in another. The distillation requires heat addition via a reboiler using high-pressure steam, and heat removal via a condenser using cooling water.

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    The document describes a process for producing cumene. Benzene and propylene are pumped to 3000 kPa and heated to 350°C before entering a reactor at 300-400°C and 2800-3200 kPa, where 92% of the limiting reactant is converted to cumene in an exothermic reaction. The products are flashed to separate propane and propylene, then distilled to yield pure cumene in one stream and unreacted benzene, propylene, and propane in another. The distillation requires heat addition via a reboiler using high-pressure steam, and heat removal via a condenser using cooling water.

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    feed stream

    raw materials content saturated temp pressure


    benzene 25 1atm
    propylene 5%wt propane 25

    pump(P-201) is isothermal and. The cost energy is negleted


    feeds pressure
    benzene 3000kpa
    propylene 3000kpa

    fire heater(H-201) is 75% efficiency


    feed desubcool temp vaporized temp superheated temp
    benzene 350
    propylene 350
    air and natural gas are fed in the fire heater
    Natural gas is priced at its lower heating value

    reactor(R-201) is isothermal
    The reactor feed must be between 300°C - 400°C and between 2800 kPa - 3200 kPa
    Benzene must be present in at least 50% excess
    Conversion of the limiting reactant is 92%
    the exothermic heat of reaction is removed by vaporizing boiler feed water to make high-pressure steam
    There are no side reactions.
    Flash Vessel (V-201)
    The temperature and pressure are lowered
    separate the propane and propylene from the cumene and benzene
    Cooling water is used to lower the temperature.

    Distillation Column (T-201):


    Stream 10 goes into Stream 12
    assumed pure cumene)
    All benzene, propylene and propane goes to Stream 11
    requires both heat addition and heat removal
    Heat removal is accomplished in a condenser (not shown)
    condenser requires an amount of cooling water necessary to condense the contents of St
    Heat addition is accomplished in a reboiler (not shown)
    reboiler requires an amount of high-pressure steam necessary to vaporize the cumene in St

    ressure steam
    and benzene

    ry to condense the contents of Stream 11.

    ssary to vaporize the cumene in Stream 12.

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