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    The document describes the production of toluene from n-heptane by dehydrogenation over a Cr2O3 catalyst. N-heptane is heated and fed into a catalytic reactor operating at 800°F where 15% of the n-heptane is converted to toluene and hydrogen. The effluent is cooled and sent to a separator. The flow rates and properties of streams are determined. Toluene is produced with a conversion rate of 15%.

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    The document describes the production of toluene from n-heptane by dehydrogenation over a Cr2O3 catalyst. N-heptane is heated and fed into a catalytic reactor operating at 800°F where 15% of the n-heptane is converted to toluene and hydrogen. The effluent is cooled and sent to a separator. The flow rates and properties of streams are determined. Toluene is produced with a conversion rate of 15%.

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    The document describes the production of toluene from n-heptane by dehydrogenation over a Cr2O3 catalyst. N-heptane is heated and fed into a catalytic reactor operating at 800°F where 15% of the n-heptane is converted to toluene and hydrogen. The effluent is cooled and sent to a separator. The flow rates and properties of streams are determined. Toluene is produced with a conversion rate of 15%.

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    Production of Toluene by Dehydrogenation of Normal Heptane

    Rounak Gupta
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Birsa Institute of Technology, Sindri.

    Background & Description:

    Toluene is produced from n-heptane by dehydrogenation over a Cr2O3 catalyst, The


    reaction for the same is given below:

    CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 C6H5CH3 + 4H2


    In this process Toluene is formed along with Hydrogen as shown in the reaction .
    The process flowsheet shows the conversion of n-heptane to toluene using a catalytic
    reactor working on the reaction shown above. The toluene production process is
    started by heating n-heptane from 65 to 800oF in a heater. It is fed to a catalytic
    reactor, which operates isothermally and converts 15 mol percent of the n- heptane to
    toluene. Its effluent is cooled to 65oF and fed to a separator (flash). Assuming that all
    of the units operated at atmospheric pressure, The species flow rate and other
    properties are determined in every stream.

    Flowsheet :
    Results:

    Conclusion:

    Toluene is formed with a conversion rate of 15%.

    Reference:

    1. HYSYS:An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Simulation by


    Mohd.Kamaruddin Abd Hamid chapter-13 page no-146

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