APPENDIX

Simulation by CHEMCAD

Material balance
Overall Mass Balance
DiEthylBenzene
Ethylbenzene
Benzene
Ethane
Divinylbenzene
Ethylvinylbenzene
Total

kmol/h
kg/h
Input
Output
Input
Output
1.515
0.304
203.294
40.845
0.083
0.083
8.819
8.819
0.113
0.113
8.819
8.819
0.289
0.289
8.681
8.681
0
0.605
0
78.784
0
0.605
0
80.003
1.999
3.815
229.614
229.612

Energy balance
Overall Energy Balance
Feed Streams
Product Streams
Total Heating
Total Cooling
Total

MJ/h
Input
Output
-131.109
82.9454
1549.14
-1335.08
82.9455
82.9454

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STREAM PROPERTIES
STREAM PROPERTIES
Stream No.
F1
- - Overall - Molar flow kmol/h
1.9993
Mass flow kg/h
229.6137
Temp K
298.15
Pres atm
1
Vapor mole fraction
0.1188
Enth MJ/h
-131.11
Tc K
635.7214
Pc atm
46.5214
Std. sp gr. wtr = 1
0.823
Std. sp gr. air = 1
3.965
Degree API
40.3891
Average mol wt
114.847
Actual dens kg/m3
38.0865
Actual vol m3/h
6.0287
- - Vapor only - Molar flow kmol/h
0.2376
Mass flow kg/h
7.2664
Average mol wt
30.581
Actual dens kg/m3
1.2601
Actual vol m3/h
5.7666
Cp J/kmol-K
53547.79
Z factor
0.9921
Visc Pa-sec
9.35E-06
Th cond W/m-K
0.0212
- - Liquid only - Molar flow kmol/h
1.7617
Mass flow kg/h
222.3473
Average mol wt
126.2126
Actual dens kg/m3
848.2295
Actual vol m3/h
0.2621
Cp J/kmol-K
228902.7
Z factor
0.0073
Visc Pa-sec
0.000854
Th cond W/m-K
0.1227
Surf. tens. N/m
0.0271

F5

F7

F8

F2

F4

F3

F10

F11

F9

1.5129
3.3284
1.5046
0.2971
0.1893
1.7022
0.3276
1.177
1.8237
203.0621
203.06 198.304
9.4516 17.1003 220.1621 43.8905 154.4135
4.756
456.8224
873.15
323.15
323.15 388.7879
323.15 119.6896 304.5909
323.15
1
1
1
1
1
1
0.0013
0.0013
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
-42.822
453.24
109.17
-23.308
13.299
-96.483
-31.084
121.85
2.1936
657.8998 583.7841 677.4307 322.6386 591.2109 653.1093 659.5598 682.8922 53.4953
27.6635 118.1304 29.2548 57.0426 45.4758 30.4628 27.7765 29.8299 41.9967
0.867
0.747
0.908
0.375
0.878
0.868
0.871
0.919
0.089
4.634
2.106
4.551
1.099
3.118
4.466
4.626
4.53
0.09
31.7065 58.0146 24.3889 246.2798 29.6948 31.5502 31.0227 22.5033 1460.043
134.2208
61.009 131.7976 31.8164 90.3149 129.3371 133.9904 131.1874
2.6078
717.1238
0.8518 877.8908
1.208
2.9163 838.2354 994.3887 904.4829
0.0983
0.2832 238.3802
0.2259
7.824
5.8638
0.2626
0.0441
0.1707 48.3773
3.3284
203.06
61.009
0.8518
238.3802
179265.3
0.9998
1.76E-05
0.101
1.5129
203.0621
134.2208
717.1238
0.2832
325148.5
0.0059
0.000216
0.0919
0.0131

0.2971
0.1893
9.4516 17.1003
31.8164 90.3149
1.208
2.9163
7.824
5.8638
58044.12 134973.1
0.9934
0.9709
9.99E-06 9.18E-06
0.0239
0.0182
1.5046
198.304
131.7976
877.8908
0.2259
240495.4
0.007
0.000638
0.1179
0.0297

1.8237
4.756
2.6078
0.0983
48.3773
29618.67
1.0005
9.46E-06
0.1778
1.7022
0.3276
1.177
220.1621 43.8905 154.4135
129.3371 133.9904 131.1874
838.2354 994.3887 904.4829
0.2626
0.0441
0.1707
244554.6 146606.9 228485.2
0.007
0
0
0.000673
0.6783 0.000794
0.1188
0.1569
0.1214
0.0258
0.0492
0.0329

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DISTILLATION COLUMN RESULTS

DISTILLATION COLUMN D-1
STAGE CONDITIONS

Stage
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Temp
K
388.8
402.4
407.2
408.7
410
413.4
421.9
434.9
446
451.8
454.9
456.1
456.5
456.7
456.8
456.8
456.8
456.8
456.8
456.8

Mole Reflux ratio

34.077

Total liquid entering

stage

10

Pres
atm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

at

Net
Flows
Liquid
kmol/h
6.45
6.6
6.68
6.67
6.56
6.27
5.87
5.69
5.73
8.93
9.03
9.07
9.08
9.09
9.09
9.09
9.09
9.09
9.09

420.315

Vapor
kmol/h
6.64
6.79
6.87
6.86
6.75
6.46
6.06
5.87
5.92
7.41
7.52
7.55
7.57
7.57
7.58
7.58
7.58
7.58
7.58

Feeds
kmol/h

Product
kmol/h
0.19

Duties
MJ/h
-240.5

1.51

307.4

1.7

7.435

kmol/h.

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DISTILLATION COLUMN D-2

STAGE CONDITIONS

Temp

Pres

Stage

atm

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

119.7
298.6
299.1
299.6
300.3
300.6
301
301.4
301.8
302.2
302.5
302.7
303
303.2
303.3
303.4
303.5
303.6
303.7
303.8
303.9
303.9
304
304
304.1
304.2
304.3
304.4
304.5
304.6

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Mole Reflux ratio

25.748

* Net
Flows
*
Liquid
kmol/
h
8.43
14.1
14.09
14.08
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.44
15.43
15.43
15.43
15.43

Vapor

Feeds

kmol/h

kmol/
h

8.76
14.43
14.42
14.41
14.27
14.27
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.27
14.27
14.27
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.26
14.25
14.25

Produc
t
kmol/h

Duties

0.33

-752.7

1.18

734.3

MJ/h

1.5

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Total liquid entering

stage 5

at

299.96

15.447

kmol/h.

XY PLOT FOR DVB-EVB SEPERATION

75