CH 1061

CHEMICAL & BIO PROCESS

ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES
Assignment 1 – Material Balance

EPOXY
RESIN

PREPARED BY: GROUP A

𝑮𝑹𝑶𝑼𝑷 𝑴𝑬𝑴𝑩𝑬𝑹𝑺

𝑵𝑨𝑴𝑬 𝑰𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑿 𝑵𝑼𝑴𝑩𝑬𝑹

𝑨𝑴𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑺𝑰𝑹𝑰 𝑲. 𝑮. 𝑺. 𝑷. 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟑𝟎𝑼

𝑨𝑺𝑯𝑬𝑵 𝑷. 𝑮. 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟓𝟒𝑽

𝑩𝑨𝑳𝑨𝑺𝑶𝑶𝑹𝑰𝒀𝑨 𝑳. 𝑮. 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟓𝟗𝑷

𝑩𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑨𝑹𝑨 𝑫. 𝑹. 𝑫. 𝑫. 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟔𝟐𝑻

𝑩𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑨𝑹𝑨 𝑯. 𝑴. 𝑼. 𝑯. 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟔𝟓𝑭

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND PROCESS ENGINEERING – UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA

 Table of Contents
● List of tables 2
01. Process Block Diagram 3
02. Process Flow Diagram 4
03. Material Balance 6
i. Reactor Vessel 6
ii. Accumulator 10
iii. Phase separator 11
iv. Filter 13
v. Evaporator 14
vi. Condenser 15
vii. Reactor 16
viii. Phase Separator 19
ix. Filter 21
x. Tank 22
xi. Evaporator 23
xii. Vacuum Distillation Unit 24
xiii. Condenser 25
xiv. Liquid Gas Collector 26
● Bibliography 27

List of tables

Table 1: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of reactor vessel 6
Table 2: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of accumulator 8
Table 3: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of phase separator 9
Table 4: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of filter 11
Table 5: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of evaporator 12
Table 6: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of condenser 13
Table 7: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of reactor 15
Table 8: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of phase separator 16
Table 9: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of filter 18
Table 10: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of tank 19
Table 11: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of evaporator 20
Table 12: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of vacuum distillation unit 21

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 1. Process Block Diagram

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 2. Process Flow Diagram

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 Equipment Code Equipment Equipment Code Equipment

E01 Jacketed Mixing E08 Gate Valve

vessel
E02 Accumulator E09 Centrifugal Pump

E03 Gravity Decanter E10 Control Valve

(Phase Separator)
E04 Liquid filter E11 Vacuum Distillation
Column
E05 Evaporator E12 Tank

E06 Vacuum Pump E13 Back Pressure

Regulator
E07 Condenser E14 Liquid Gas Collector

Stream Code Description Stream Code Description

P01 Organic Phase: P06 Unreacted liquidized

● Epoxy Resin Epichlorohydrin
● Unreacted
Epichlorohydrin
● Unreacted
Bisphenol

P02 Aqueous Phase: P07 Epoxy Resin with a

● NaCl high percentage of
● NaOH
impurities
● H2O

P03 Unreacted Bisphenol P08 Vaporized Methyl

Isobutyl Ketone Solvent

P04 Bisphenol-filtered P09 Liquidized Methyl

Organic phase Isobutyl Ketone Solvent

P05 Unreacted vaporized

Epichlorohydrin

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 3. Material Balance

● The objective of this report is to provide details on material balance for the proposed Epoxy
resin production plant. The capacity of the plant is 9000kg per day if assumed efficiency
is 100%.
● But due to low efficiencies of the equipment only 6339.13kg can be produced per day.

i. Reactor Vessel

Bisphenol-A Epoxy resin

Pre-Neutralizer NaCl + H2O

Epichlorohydrin
Bisphenol-A Conversion – 80% Unreacted Bisphenol-A
NaOH Unreacted Epichlorohydrin
Unreacted NaOH

Table 1: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of reactor vessel
Input
Stream Flow rate (kg/day)
Bisphenol-A 6247.95
Epichlorohydrin 5064.26
NaOH 2188.93
Total 13501.13

Output
Stream Flow rate (kg/day)
Epoxy Resin 7453.42
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 1012.85
NaCl + H2O 3348.15
Unreacted Bisphenol 1249.59
Unreacted NaOH 437.79
Total 13501.13

Assumptions:
● No material accumulation in the steady state.

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 ● Basis – 1 day
● This is a chemical process. So, material generation and material consumption is present
here.

● Material In + Material Generated = Material Out + Material Consumed

Chemical reaction:

Calculation:
Molar Masses
Chemical Chemical Calculation Molar mass
compound formula (g/mol)

Bisphenol-A C15H16O2 (12.011 x 15)+ (1.00784 x 16) + (15.999 x 2 ) 228.29

Epichlorohydrin C3H5ClO (12.011 x 3)+ (1.00784 x 5) + (15.999 )+35.453 92.52

Epoxy resin C21H24O4 (12.011 x 21)+ (1.00784 x 24) + (15.999 x 4 ) 340.42

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 Sodium NaOH 22.98+15.999+1.00784 39.99
hydroxide
Water H2O (1.00784 x 2)+ 15.999 18.02

Sodium chloride NaCl 22.98+35.453 58.44

9000×103
No.of moles of epoxy resin produced per day= 𝑚𝑜𝑙 = 26437.93𝑚𝑜𝑙
340.42

+2

Since the efficiency after the second reaction = 96.6 %

Inlet mass flow rates of,
1 mol Bisphenol A ≡ 1 mol Epoxy resin, (by stoichiometry)
100 228.29 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
Bisphenol A = 26437.93 x 𝑥 = 6247.95
96.6 1000 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑦

2 mol Epichlorohydrin ≡ 1 mol Epoxy resin, (by stoichiometry)

100 92.52 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
Epichlorohydrin = 2 𝑥 26437.93 x 𝑥 1000 = 5064.26 𝑑𝑎𝑦
96.6 𝑑𝑎𝑦

2mol NaOH ≡ 2 mol Epichlorohydrin ≡ 1 mol Epoxy resin, (by stoichiometry)

100 39.99 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
NaOH =2 x 26437.93 x 𝑥 1000 = 2188.93 𝑑𝑎𝑦
96.6 𝑑𝑎𝑦

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Since the efficiency after the first reaction = 80% ,
𝐾𝑔
epoxy resin produced = 7453.42 𝑑𝑎𝑦

∴ Outlet mass flow rates of

20 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
Unreacted Bisphenol A = 6247.95 x 100 𝑑𝑎𝑦 = 1249.59 𝑑𝑎𝑦

20 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin = 5064.26x 100 𝑑𝑎𝑦 = 1012.85 𝑑𝑎𝑦

20 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
Unreacted NaOH = 2188.93 x 100 𝑑𝑎𝑦 = 437.79 𝑑𝑎𝑦

80 58.44 80 18.02 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
NaCl+H2O produced = 26437.93 ( 100 𝑥 1000 + 100 𝑥 1000 ) 𝑑𝑎𝑦 = 3348.15 𝑑𝑎𝑦

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 ii. Accumulator

Epoxy resin Epoxy resin

Unreacted Epichlorohydrin Unreacted Epichlorohydrin

NaCl Accumulator NaCl

Unreacted Bisphenol Unreacted Bisphenol
Unreacted NaOH Unreacted NaOH

Assumptions:
● No material accumulation in the steady state.
● Basis – 1 day
● This is a physical process. So, there’s no material generation or material consumption.

● Material In = Material Out

Table 2: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of accumulator
Input
Stream Flow rate (kg/day)
Epoxy resin (from vessel) 7453.42
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin (from vessel) 1012.85
NaCl 3348.15
Unreacted Bisphenol-A (from vessel) 1249.59
Unreacted NaOH 437.79
Total 13501.79

Output
Stream Flow rate (kg/day)
Epoxy resin 7453.42
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 1012.85
NaCl 3348.15
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 1249.59
Unreacted NaOH 437.79

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 Total 13501.79

iii. Phase separator

Organic Phase
Epoxy resin
Unreacted
Epichlorohydrin
Unreacted Bisphenol-A
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Epoxy resin Solvent
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin NaCl
NaCl Unreacted NaOH
Phase Separator
Unreacted Bisphenol-A
Unreacted NaOH
Aqueous Phase
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent
Epoxy resin
Unreacted
Epichlorohydrin
Unreacted Bisphenol-A
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Solvent
NaCl
Unreacted NaOH

Since the efficiency of the phase separator = 90%

Outlet mass flow rates in organic phase,
90 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
epoxy resin = 7453.42 𝑥 100 = 6708.07 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝑑𝑎𝑦

90 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
epichlorohydrin = 1012.85 𝑥 100 = 911.57 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝑑𝑎𝑦

10 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
NaOH = 437.79 𝑥 100 = 43.48 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝑑𝑎𝑦

90 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
Bisphenol A = 1249.59 𝑥 100 𝑑𝑎𝑦
= 1124.63 𝑑𝑎𝑦

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 90 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone =131.51 𝑥 100 = 118.36 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝑑𝑎𝑦

10 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
NaCl =3348.15 𝑥 100 = 334.81 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝑑𝑎𝑦

Assumptions:
● No material accumulation in the steady state.
● Basis – 1 day
● This is a physical process. So, there’s no material generation or material consumption.

● Material In = Material Out

Table 3: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of phase separator
Input
Stream Flow rate (kg/day)
Epoxy resin 7453.42
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 1012.85
NaCl 3348.15
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 1249.59
Unreacted NaOH 437.79
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 131.51 [1]
Total 13633.30

Output
Stream Flow rate (kg/day)
ORGANIC PHASE
Epoxy resin 6708.07
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 911.57
Unreacted Bisphenol 1124.63
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 118.36
NaCl 334.81
Unreacted NaOH 43.78
AQEUOUS PHASE
Epoxy resin 745.34
Unreacted epichlorohydrin 101.29
Unreacted Bisphenol 124.96
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 13.15
NaCl 3013.33

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 Unreacted NaOH 394.01
Total 13633.30

iv. Filter

Steam 1
Epoxy resin
Organic phase
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin
Epoxy resin
Unreacted Bisphenol-A
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone solvent
Unreacted Bisphenol-A
Filter NaCl
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Solvent Unreacted NaOH

NaCl
Assumptions:
Unreacted NaOH
● No material accumulation in the steady state.
Steam 2
● Basis – 1 day
Unreacted Bisphenol-A

● This is a physical process. So, there’s no material generation or material consumption.

● Material In = Material Out

Table 4: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of filter
Input
Organic Phase Flow rate (kg/day)
Epoxy resin 6708.07
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 911.57
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 1124.63
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone solvent 118.36
NaCl 334.81
Unreacted NaOH 43.78
Total 9241.22

Output
Steam 1 Flow rate (kg/day)
Epoxy resin 6708.07

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 Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 911.57
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 281.16
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 118.36
NaCl 334.81
Unreacted NaOH 43.78
Steam 2
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 843.47
Total 9241.22

v. Evaporator
Steam 1
Epoxy resin

Organic phase Unreacted Epichlorohydrin

Epoxy resin Unreacted Bisphenol-A

Unreacted Epichlorohydrin Methyl Isobutyl Ketone solvent

Unreacted Bisphenol-A NaCl

Evaporator
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Unreacted NaOH
Solvent
NaCl
Unreacted NaOH Steam 2
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent

Assumptions:
● No material accumulation in the steady state.
● Basis – 1 day
● Boiling Point of NaOH and NaCl = 101oC [2]
● Boiling Point of Epichlorohydrin = 118 oC [3]
● Boiling Point of Methyl Isobutyl Ketone = 116 oC [4]
● So to evaporate Epichlorohydrin and Methyl Isobutyl Ketone, mainly, temperature used
is above 110 oC.
● This is a physical process. So, there’s no material generation or material consumption.

● Material In = Material Out

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 Table 5: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of evaporator
Feed
Organic Phase Flow rate (kg/day)
Epoxy resin 6708.07
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 911.57
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 281.16
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 118.36
NaCl 334.81
Unreacted NaOH 43.78
Total 8397.75

Product
Steam 1 Flow rate (kg/day)
Epoxy resin 6708.07
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 281.16
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 227.89
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 29.59
NaCl 334.81
Unreacted NaOH 43.78
Steam 2
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 683.68
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone solvent 88.77
Total 8397.75

vi. Condenser

Unreacted vaporized Unreacted liquidized

Epichlorohydrin Condenser Epichlorohydrin

Vaporized Methyl Efficiency: Liquidized Methyl

Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 60% [6] Isobutyl Ketone Solvent

Assumptions:
● No material accumulation in the steady state.
● Basis – 1 day
● This is a physical process. So, there’s no material generation or material consumption.

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 ● Material In = Material Out

Table 6: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of condenser

Feed Flow rate (kg/day)

Unreacted vaporized Epichlorohydrin 683.68
Vaporized Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 88.77
Total 772.44

Product Flow rate (kg/day)

Unreacted vaporized Epichlorohydrin 273.47
Vaporized Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 35.51
Unreacted liquidized Epichlorohydrin 410.21
Liquidized Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 53.26
Total 772.44

vii. Reactor

Epoxy resin Epoxy resin

Unreacted Bisphenol-A Unreacted Bisphenol-A
Unreacted epichlorohydrin Unreacted epichlorohydrin
Reactor
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Solvent Solvent
NaCl Remaining NaOH
NaOH NaCl + H2O

Assumptions:
● No material accumulation in the steady state.
● Basis – 1 day
● This is a chemical process. So, material generation and material consumption is present
here.

● Material In + Material Generated = Material Out + Material Consumed

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Chemical Reaction:

Calculations:
No.of moles of epoxy resin produced per day with assumed efficiency 100%=
9000×103
𝑚𝑜𝑙 = 26437.93𝑚𝑜𝑙
340.42

+2

Since the efficiency of the reactor = 80 %

Inlet mass flow rates of,
𝐾𝑔
= 6708.0
Epoxy Resin 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝐾𝑔
= 281.16
Unreacted Bisphenol 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝐾𝑔
= 227.89
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝐾𝑔
= 62.47
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝐾𝑔
= 334.81
NaCl 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝐾𝑔
NaOH
=98.50
𝑑𝑎𝑦

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 80 𝐾𝑔
Amount of Bisphenol A reacted= 281.16 x = 224.93 𝑑𝑎𝑦
100

2 mol Epichlorohydrin ≡ 1 mol Bisphenol A, (by stoichiometry)

1 92.52 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
Epichlorohydrin = 224.93 × 1000 × 228.29 × 2 × 1000 = 182.32 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝑑𝑎𝑦

2mol NaOH ≡ 2 mol Epichlorohydrin ≡ 1 mol Epoxy resin, (by stoichiometry)

1 39.99 𝐾𝑔 𝐾𝑔
NaOH = 224.93 × 1000 × 228.29 × 2 × 1000 = 78.80 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝑑𝑎𝑦

Since the efficiency after the first reaction = 80% ,

epoxy resin produced = 7043.48 kg/day

∴ Outlet mass flow rates of

𝐾𝑔
Unreacted Bisphenol A = 56.23 𝑑𝑎𝑦

𝐾𝑔
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin = 45.58 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝐾𝑔
Unreacted NaOH = 19.70 𝑑𝑎𝑦

𝐾𝑔
NaCl+H2O produced =485.48 𝑑𝑎𝑦

Table 7: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of reactor

Feed Flow rate (kg/day)

Epoxy Resin 6480.00
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 314.14
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 127.31

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 Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 62.47
NaCl 193.63
NaOH 55.03
Total 7712.91

Product Flow rate (kg/day)

Epoxy resin 6792.98
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 62.83
Unreacted epichlorohydrin 25.46
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 62.47
Remaining NaOH 11.01
NaCl + H2O 277.80
Total 7712.91

viii. Phase Separator

Organic Phase
Epoxy resin
Unreacted Bisphenol-A
Unreacted epichlorohydrin
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Solvent
NaCl + H2O
Epoxy resin
NaOH
Unreacted Bisphenol-A
NaOH
Unreacted epichlorohydrin
Phase Separator
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Solvent
Aqueous Phase
NaOH
Epoxy resin
NaCl + H2O
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin
Unreacted Bisphenol-A
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Solvent
NaOH
NaCl + H2O
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Assumptions:
● No material accumulation in the steady state.
● Basis – 1 day
● This is a physical process. So, there’s no material generation or material consumption.

● Material In = Material Out

Table 8: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of phase separator

Feed Flow rate (kg/day)

Epoxy resin 7043.48
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 56.23
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 45.58
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 62.47
NaOH 19.70
NaCl + H2O 485.48
Total 7712.94

Product Flow rate (kg/day)

Organic Phase
Epoxy resin 6339.13
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 50.61
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 41.02
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 56.22
NaOH 1.97
NaCl + H2O 48.55
Aqueous Phase
Epoxy resin 704.35
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 4.56
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 5.62
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 6.25
NaOH 17.73
NaCl + H2O 436.93
Total 7712.94

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 ix. Filter Steam 1
Epoxy resin
Unreacted Bisphenol-A
Unreacted
epichlorohydrin
Epoxy resin
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Unreacted Bisphenol-A Solvent
Unreacted epichlorohydrin NaOH
Filter
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone NaCl + H2O
Solvent Efficiency: 75%

NaOH
NaCl + H2O
Steam 2
Unreacted Bisphenol-A
Assumptions:
● No material accumulation in the steady state.
● Basis – 1 day
● This is a physical process. So, there’s no material generation or material consumption.

● Material In = Material Out

Table 9: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of filter

Feed Flow rate (kg/day)

Epoxy resin 6339.13
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 50.61
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 41.02
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 56.22
NaOH 1.97
NaCl + H2O 48.55
Total 6537.50

Product Flow rate (kg/day)

Steam 1
Epoxy resin 6339.13
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 50.61

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 Unreacted Bisphenol-A 10.26
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 56.22
NaOH 1.97
NaCl + H2O 48.55
Steam 2
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 30.77
Total 6537.50

x. Tank
Epoxy resin
Unreacted Bisphenol-A Epoxy resin

Unreacted epichlorohydrin Unreacted Bisphenol-A

Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Unreacted epichlorohydrin

Solvent Tank
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
H2O Solvent

NaOH NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq)

NaCl + H2O

Assumptions:
● No material accumulation in the steady state.
● Basis – 1 day
● This is a chemical process. So, material generation and material consumption is present
here.

● Material In + Material Generated = Material Out + Material Consumed

Table 10: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of tank

Feed Flow rate (kg/day)

Epoxy resin 6339.13
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 50.61
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 10.26
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 56.22
H2O 10.00
NaOH 1.97
NaCl + H2O 48.55
Total 6516.73

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 Product Flow rate (kg/day)
Epoxy resin 6339.13
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 50.61
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 10.26
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 56.22
NaCl(aq) + H2O(aq) 60.52
Total 6516.73

xi. Evaporator
Epoxy resin Epoxy resin
Unreacted Bisphenol-A Unreacted Bisphenol-A
Unreacted epichlorohydrin Unreacted epichlorohydrin
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Solvent Solvent
Evaporator
H2 O H2O
NaOH NaOH
NaCl + H2O NaCl + H2O

Assumptions:
● No material accumulation in the steady state.
● Basis – 1 day
● Boiling Point of NaOH and NaCl = 101oC [2]
● Boiling Point of Epichlorohydrin = 118 oC [3]
● Boiling Point of Methyl Isobutyl Ketone = 116 oC [4]
● So to evaporate NaOH and NaCl, mainly, temperature used is close to 100oC.
● This is a physical process. So, there’s no material generation or material consumption.

● Material In = Material Out

Table 11: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of evaporator

Feed Flow rate (kg/day)

Epoxy resin 6339.13
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 50.61
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 10.26
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone solvent 56.22
NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) 60.52
Total 6516.73

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 Product Flow rate (kg/day)
Steam 1
NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) 48.41
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 10.12
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 11.24
Steam 2
Epoxy resin 6339.13
Unreacted epichlorohydrin 40.49
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 10.26
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 44.98
NaCl(aq) + H2O(aq) 12.10
Total 6516.73

xii. Vacuum Distillation Unit

Steam 1
Epoxy resin Unreacted Epichlorohydrin
Unreacted Bisphenol-A Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Solvent
Unreacted
Vacuum
epichlorohydrin
Distillation Unit
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Steam 2
Solvent Efficiency: 80%
[5] NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq)
NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq)
Unreacted Bisphenol-A
Epoxy resin
Assumptions:
● No material accumulation in the steady state.
● Basis – 1 day
● This is a physical process. So, there’s no material generation or material consumption.

● Material In = Material Out

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 Table 12: Flow rates of feed streams and product streams of vacuum distillation unit

Feed Flow rate (kg/day)

Epoxy resin 6339.13
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 40.49
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 10.26
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 44.98
NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) 12.10
Total 6446.95

Product Flow rate (kg/day)

Steam 1
Unreacted vaporized Epichlorohydrin 32.39
Vaporized Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 35.98
NaCl(g) + NaOH(g) 2.42
Steam 2
NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) 9.68
Unreacted Bisphenol-A 10.26
Epoxy resin 6339.13
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 8.10
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 9.00
Total 6446.95

xiii. Condenser

Unreacted vaporized Unreacted liquidized

Epichlorohydrin Epichlorohydrin
Vaporized Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Condenser Liquidized Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Solvent Solvent
NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq)

Input Flow rate (kg/day)

Unreacted vaporized Epichlorohydrin 32.39
Vaporized Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 35.98
NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) 2.42
Total 70.79

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 Output Flow rate (kg/day)
Unreacted liquidized Epichlorohydrin 19.43
Liquidized Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 21.59
NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) 1.45
Unreacted vaporized Epichlorohydrin 12.96
Vaporized Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 14.39
NaCl(g) + NaOH(g) 0.97
Total 70.79

xiv. Liquid Gas Collector

Liquid stream
Unreacted
Epichlorohydrin
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Solvent
Unreacted
Epichlorohydrin NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq)
Liquid Gas
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Gas stream
Collector
Solvent Unreacted
NaCl(aq) + H2O(aq) Epichlorohydrin
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Solvent
NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq)

Input Flow rate (kg/day)

Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 32.39
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 35.98
NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) 2.42
Total 70.79

Input Flow rate (kg/day)

Liquid stream
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 19.43
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 21.59
NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) 1.45
Gas stream
Unreacted Epichlorohydrin 12.96
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone Solvent 14.39
NaCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) 0.97
Total 70.79

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