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Comparative Analysis of Cyclohexane Production from Benzene

and Hydrogen: Via Simulation and Sustainability Evaluator
Approach
M.R. Aliff Radzuan, S. Nursyahirah*, M. Afnan Syihabuddin, Amin Safwan Alikasturi,
and T.A. Faizal
Malaysian Institute of Chemical & Bioengineering Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, 78000, Alor Gajah, Melaka

Abstract

Cyclohexane (C6H12) production from benzene and hydrogen is widely used in the industry. The objectives of
this study were to simulate the Cyclohexane plant using process simulation software and to evaluate the
sustainability of cyclohexane production. Two methods were used to achieve the objectives; simulation and
sustainability evaluation. The overall sustainability impact was calculated using the formula SUI =
0.2*EI+0.4*ENVI+0.4*SCI. Two cyclohexane plants were simulated using Aspen HYSYS. The data from both
simulations were extracted to be attempted in the Sustainability Evaluator (SE). SE evaluates Economics,
Environmental, and Social Impacts. From the simulations, they show that plant 1 gave the highest production yield
of 95% compared to plant 2 of 92.1%. The purity of the plant 1 and 2 were 99.4% and 99% in the liquid phase. The
results that obtained from plant 1 and plant 2 for SE were 0.16 and 0.12 respectively. Those attempts show that the
best economic, environmental, and social were from plant 2. As the conclusions, plant 1 gave the best in terms of
percentage yield and plant 2 in terms of Environmental, Economic, and Social impacts of SE.

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Keywords: Cyclohexane; Aspen HYSYS; Sustainability; Environment; Economic; Social

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +6-06-551-2011; fax: +6-06-551-2001.

E-mail address: nursyahirah06@s.unikl.edu.my

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Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the International Conference on Chemical Sciences and
Engineering: Advance and New Materials, ICCSE 2018.