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    This document summarizes the parameters for a maleic anhydride production reactor. It outlines details of the reactor such as volume, catalyst amount, inlet and outlet flow rates, temperature, and pressure. It also describes the reactor geometry including number of tubes, length, cross-sectional area, and heat exchanger surface area. The document then discusses optimization of inlet butane and oxygen flow rates as well as reactor temperature to maximize maleic anhydride yield. Finally, it provides information on catalyst geometry, product pricing, and estimated annual expenses and revenue.

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    This document summarizes the parameters for a maleic anhydride production reactor. It outlines details of the reactor such as volume, catalyst amount, inlet and outlet flow rates, temperature, and pressure. It also describes the reactor geometry including number of tubes, length, cross-sectional area, and heat exchanger surface area. The document then discusses optimization of inlet butane and oxygen flow rates as well as reactor temperature to maximize maleic anhydride yield. Finally, it provides information on catalyst geometry, product pricing, and estimated annual expenses and revenue.

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    This document summarizes the parameters for a maleic anhydride production reactor. It outlines details of the reactor such as volume, catalyst amount, inlet and outlet flow rates, temperature, and pressure. It also describes the reactor geometry including number of tubes, length, cross-sectional area, and heat exchanger surface area. The document then discusses optimization of inlet butane and oxygen flow rates as well as reactor temperature to maximize maleic anhydride yield. Finally, it provides information on catalyst geometry, product pricing, and estimated annual expenses and revenue.

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    Maleic Anhydride

    Production
    Dave Arnold
    Luke Kline
    Daniel Sweeney
    Craig Rogers

    Overall Reactor Parameters

    Volume = 100 meters cubed


    Catalyst Amount = 130,000 kg
    Fbo = 0.4 kmol/s
    Foo = 0.2 kmol/s
    T = 595 K
    UA = 1 kW/(kg-cat*K)
    Delta P < 10%

    Overall Reactor Parameters

    22,000 tubes at 1 in diameter


    Reactor length -- 9 m
    Total cross-sectional area -- 11.15 m^2
    Heat exchanger surface area -- 15,800 m^2

    Reactor Scheme
    Butane + 3.5O2 yields C4H2O3 + 4H2O
    Butane + 6.5O2 yields 4CO2 + 5H2O
    C4H2O3 + 3O2 yields 4CO2 + H2O
    Assuming Complete Combustion to Carbon
    Dioxide

    Optimization of Butane flow rate


    Optimization of Inlet Butane Flowrate (Fo=0.2 kmol/s)
    0.486

    0.01674

    0.0167
    0.482
    0.01668

    Y ie ld

    0.48
    0.01666
    0.478
    0.01664
    0.476
    0.01662

    0.474

    0.472
    0.15

    0.0166

    0.01658
    0.2

    0.25

    0.3

    0.35

    Inlet Flowrate of Butane(kmol)

    0.4

    0.45

    0.5

    F lo w rate o f M ale ic An h yd rid e (kmo l)

    0.01672

    0.484

    Yield
    Fma
    "Minimum Fma"

    Optimization of Oxygen flow rate


    Optimization of Inlet Oxygen Flowrate
    0.4842

    0.0172

    0.484

    0.0171
    0.017

    0.4838

    0.0169
    0.4836
    0.0168
    0.4834
    0.0167
    0.4832
    0.0166
    0.483

    0.0165

    0.4828

    0.0164

    0.4826

    0.0163

    0.185

    0.19

    0.195

    0.2

    0.205

    0.21

    0.215

    0.22

    0.225

    Yield
    Fma
    Minimum
    Fma

    O u tlet M aleic A n h yd rid e F lo w erate (km o l)

    Optimization of Reactor Average


    Temperature
    Fma vs Fb For Lower Temperature Range
    0.017

    0.0165
    0.016

    0.0155

    575 K Fma
    Minimimum Fma
    585 K Fma
    590 K Fma

    0.015

    0.0145
    0.014

    0.0135
    0.013

    0.0125
    0.012
    0

    0.1

    0.2

    0.3

    0.4

    Inlet Butane Flowrate (kmol)

    0.5

    0.6

    Temperature optimization
    Temperature Optimization Fma vs Fbin
    0.49

    0.0172

    0.485
    0.0171
    0.48
    0.017

    0.475

    Y ie ld

    0.47

    0.0169

    0.465
    0.0168

    0.46
    0.455

    0.0167

    0.45
    0.0166
    0.445
    0.44

    0.0165
    0

    0.2

    0.4

    0.6

    Inlet Butane Flowrate

    0.8

    595 K Yield
    600 K Yield
    595 K Fma
    Minimum Fma
    600 K Fma

    Catalyst Geometry
    Determination of Catalyst Geometry: Clay Raschig Rings
    20000
    18000
    16000
    14000

    B0

    12000
    10000
    8000
    6000
    4000
    2000
    0
    0.5

    0.55

    0.6

    0.65

    0.7
    Phi

    0.75

    0.8

    0.85

    Profit and Expenses

    Maleic Anhydride -- $0.82 per lb


    Vanadium pentoxide -- $4.08 per lb
    Revenue -- $77.57 million
    Expenses
    Catalyst -- $1.17 million per charge
    Air cooled heat exchanger -- $200,000

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