PRODUCTION OF ACRYLIC ACID

KMH 432 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II

10442513426-Atakan ŞİMŞEK
13227077526-Gamze SARAÇ
15566850792-İrem KAYA
20429100334-Zeynep Rabia HOŞGÖR
27863442556-Beste Nur HARAÇ
35486091860-Çağlayan ŞİMŞEK
41242995006-Elif Melis GEÇGİNCİ
INTRODUCTION
Acrylic acid is an important building block in the production of many industrial and consumer products. It is an
irritant and colorless liquid organic compound. One way to produce acrylic acid is by vapor phase oxidation of
propylene. Last semester, the identity, history, properties, standards and usage areas of acrylic acid are
explained. We analyzed the import and export value in the world and Turkey, and the profit margin is calculated.
Capacity and process have been determined by taking into account the analysis, profit margin, advantages and
disadvantages. Then, unit-by-unit mass and energy balance for acrylic acid production was calculated depending
on the flow chart of the process.
Process Flow Diagram
C-301 A/B E-301 P-301 A/B R-301 T-301 T-302 P-302 A/B E-302 X-301 T-303 E-303 P-303 A/B V-301 E-304 P-304 A/B E-305
INLET AIR COOLER PUMP REACTOR I REACTOR II ABSORBER PUMP COOLER EXTRACTION DISTILLATION ACID PUMP DISTILLATION CONDENSER PUMP COOLER
BLOWER UNIT TOWER REBOILER TOWER

 
Figure 1. Process Flow Diagram (PFD) on Chemcad
Block Flow Diagram
C-301 A/B E-301 P-301 A/B R-301 T-301 T-302 P-302 A/B E-302 X-301 T-303 E-303 P-303 A/B V-301 E-304 P-304 A/B E-305
INLET AIR COOLER PUMP REACTOR I REACTOR II ABSORBER PUMP COOLER EXTRACTION DISTILLATION ACID PUMP DISTILLATION CONDENSER PUMP COOLER
BLOWER UNIT TOWER REBOILER TOWER

Figure 2. Block Flow Diagram (BFD)

Plant Lay-Out

Figure 3. Plant Lay-out.

Table 1. Production of acrylic acid from propylene stream table.
Stream No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
 
Temperature (˚C) 25.00 159.00 13.00 191.00 200.00 310.00 63.00 40.00 145.00
 
Pressure (bar) 1.00 6.00 11.50 4.30 3.00 3.50 2.00 2.40 1.00
 
Vapor Fraction 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 
Mass Flow(kg/h) 96501.93 - 8726.55 104847.26 104847.26 104846.73 26625.5 30396.12 104846.89
 
Mole Flow(kmol/h) 3331.71 - 207.38 3539.1 3539.1 3359.71 896.98 578.047 3221.81
 
Component Mole Flow  
(kmol/h)

Propylene - - 207.38 207.38 207.38 - - - -

 
Oxygen 699.67 - - 699.67 699.67 426.96 - - 345.045
 
Nitrogen 2632.05 - - 2632.05 2632.05 2632.05 - - 2632.05
 
Water - - - - - 219.82 697.84 197.883 3960.12
 
Carbon Dioxide - - - - - 43.55 - - 43.55
 
Acetic Acid - - - - - 24.89 24.64 47.041 24.89
 
Acrylic Acid - - - - - 12.44 174.5 333.143 176.27
 
DIPE (Diisopropyl Ether) - - - - - - - - -
 
Table 1. (Continue)
Stream No. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
 
Temperature (˚C) 50.00 142.00 25.00 13.00 102.00 90.00 47.00 47.00 40.00
 
Pressure (bar) 2.40 1.00 5.00 5.00 1.10 0.19 0.07 1.10 2.50
 
Vapor Fraction 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00
 
Mass Flow(kg/h) 16341.96 87228.037 9007.64 132834 144748.65 14711.82 2138.258 2138.258 12573.043
 
Mole Flow(kmol/h) 378.927 3044.64 500 1300 2057.94 208.147 33.464 33.464 174.666
 
Component Mole Flow  
(kmol/h)

Propylene - - - - - - - - -
 
Oxygen - 345.045 - - - - - - -
 
Nitrogen - 2632.05 - - - - - - -
 
Water 197.883 21.982 500 - 694.35 3.49 3.49 3.49 -
 
Carbon Dioxide - 43.55 - - - - - - -
 
Acetic Acid 22.401 0.2489 - - 0.123 24.517 23.3 23.3 1.2
 
Acrylic Acid 158.643 1.7627 - - 0.87 173.64 0.174 0.174 173.466
 
DIPE (Diisopropyl Ether) - - - 1300 1293.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 -
 
 References
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