Chapter 3 MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCE

MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCE

3.1 MATERIAL BALANCE

3.1.1 BASIS
Plant capacity= 14, 820 tons/year

= 1900 kg/hr

3.1.2 OVERALL MATERIAL BALANCE

Table 3.1 Overall Material Balance

Components Entering (kg/hr) Leaving (kg/hr)

MA 2000

Solvent 10, 000 10, 000

Butane 1369.64 267.69

Nitrogen 23474.99 23474.99

Oxygen 6258 3358

Carbon monoxide 16.32

Carbon dioxide 76.95

Water 1873.6

Formic Acid 13.39

Acrylic Acid 20.99

Total flow 41, 102 41, 102

3.1.3 MATER BALANCE AROUND EACH UNIT

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Table 3.2 Material Balance around Reactor

Components Entering (kg/hr) Leaving (kg/hr)

MA 2000

Butane 1369.64 267.69

Nitrogen 23474.99 23474.99

Oxygen 6258 3358

Carbon monoxide 16.32

Carbon dioxide 76.95

Water 1873.6

Formic Acid 13.39

Acrylic Acid 20.99

Total flow 31, 102 31, 102

Table 3.3 Material Balance around Absorber

Components Entering (kg/hr) Vapors Leaving Liquid Leaving

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(kg/hr) (kg/hr)

MA 2000 79.9 1920.1

Solvent 10, 000 1920.1 8079.9

Butane 267.69 187.39

Nitrogen 23474.99 23463.25 11.73

Oxygen 3358 3344.6 13.43

Carbon monoxide 16.32 16.15 0.163

Carbon dioxide 76.95 76.17 0.77

Water 1873.6 187.39 131.15

Formic Acid 13.39 11.25 2.14

Acrylic Acid 20.99 18.67 2.31

Total flow 41, 102 30940.3 10161.7

Table 3.4 Material Balance around Stripper

Components Entering (kg/hr) Vapors Leaving Liquid Leaving

(kg/hr) (kg/hr)

MA 1920.1 1824.1 96

Solvent 8079.9 403.99 7675.9

Water 131.15 124.59

Formic Acid 2.14 2.142

Acrylic Acid 2.31 2.31

Total Flow 10135.7 2357.14 7771.91

Table 3.5 Material Balance around Distillation Column1

Components Entering (kg/hr) Vapors Leaving Liquid Leaving

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(kg/hr) (kg/hr)

MA 1824.1 1805.85 18.24

Solvent 403.99 4.04 399.95

Water 124.59 124.59

Formic Acid 2.142 2.142

Acrylic Acid 2.31 2.31

Total Flow 2357.14 1938.94 418.196

Table 3.6 Material Balance around Distillation Column1

Components Entering (kg/hr) Vapors Leaving Liquid Leaving

(kg/hr) (kg/hr)

MA 1805.85 1.81 1804.01

Solvent 4.04 0.004 4.03

Water 124.59 124.5

Formic Acid 2.142 2.142

Acrylic Acid 2.31 2.31

Total Flow 1938.94 130.86 1808.08

3.2 ENERGY BALANCE

Table 3.6 Energy Balance around all equipments

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Equipments Total heat Total heat leaving Accumulation of

entering(cal/hr) (cal/hr) heat (cal/hr)

Reactor 6.37 × 108 7.59 × 109 -8.77 × 107

Absorber 5.85 × 1010 4.10 × 1010 1.75 × 1010

Stripper 7.22 × 1010 6.05 × 1010 1.18 × 1010

Distillation Column1 1.93 × 1010 3.33 × 109 1.60 × 1010

Distillation Column2 1.31 × 109 9.51 × 107 1.21 × 109

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