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CHAPTER # 3

PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Process description
For the production of Formaldehyde, we need air and Methanol as raw materials. The Methanol feed is first pass through the vaporizer that converts i
2. After mixing these two streams the reaction components pass through heat exchanger. That
raise their temperature at which reaction takes place. The reaction takes place at very high temperature of 685 °c.
The following reactions take place

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Reaction products then contain Fonnaldehyde that stream will pass through the heat
exchanger. It will cool the gases to the 150 °C and enter into the absorption column. The bulk of the water, Fom1aldehyde, Methanol is cond
Nearly complete removal of remaining Formaldehyde and Methanol is occurring in the top of the tower by counter current contact of clean water.
Absorber bottom product goes to distillation where remaining Methanol is recovered by recycling.
The base stream from the distillation, an aqueous solution of formaldehyde, contain upto 55% of Formaldehyde obtained.
Add process water in the product from distillation to make the 37% solution Fonnaldchydc
which is called Formalin