BASIC MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCE

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 Reactor: Kinetics
PET, EG BHET, Dimers
REACTOR

; [ 𝐷 ] [𝐸𝐺 ] 𝑚 𝐸𝐺
𝐾= ; 𝐾 =𝑎 (1+2 𝑎)
[𝐵] 2 𝑀 𝐸𝐺 ×𝑛 𝑃𝐸𝑇

80%
Conversion of PET, X 𝑊 0− 𝑊1 1
¿ × 100 % 𝑛 𝐵= 𝑛 0,262
𝑊0 1+2 𝑎 𝑃𝐸𝑇
0,656
1
= 𝑛 𝐷= 𝑛
1+2 𝑎 𝑃𝐸𝑇 0,172

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 Reactor: Kinetics Hydroxyl number:
Determination of the
extent of reaction or
number of hydroxyl
groups available for
further reaction.

Molecular weights Hydroxyl numbers

(kg/kmol)
(mg KOH/g)

PET 192 BHET 441,5 31,22%

BHET 254 Dimer 251,3
• Hydroxyl number: Number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide (KOH) required to neutralize the acetic acid
Dimer 446 EG 1809,7 taken up on acetylation of one gram of a chemical substance that contains free hydroxyl groups.
• : Number of moles of PET repeating units.
• Total mass of the reacting system.
EG 62 (H0) 959,22 • : Mass of free EG when glycolysis reaches equilibrium.
• H0 = measured hydroxyl number before glycol removal when the reaction reaches equilibrium.
• H1 = measured hydroxyl number of glycolyzed products when reaction reaches equilibrium.
(H1) 381,49
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Datum | Dortmund, 17.11.22 1. S.Baliga et al
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 REACTOR

Unreacted PET, EG
PET, EG BHET, Dimers
REACTOR

Inlet streams(kg/hr) Outlet streams(kg/hr)

Unreacted PET 500,000

PET 2500,000
EG 5552,813
EG 8072,917
BHET 3093,966
Total 10572,92
Dimers 1426,138

Total 10572,92

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 Jacketed cooling

𝑄𝑐𝑜𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 =( 𝑚×
˙ 𝐶 𝑝 × ∆ 𝑇 ) 𝑐𝑜 𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 =( 𝑚
˙ × 𝐶 𝑝 ×∆ 𝑇 )𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑥𝑡𝑢𝑟
/

185 °C

34,052kg/hr 100 °C

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 Filtration
𝑐𝐹
𝑐= Density (kg/m3)
1− [ ( 𝑚 𝐹 / 𝑚𝐶 ) − 1 ] 𝑐 𝑠 / 𝜌
PET 1400

Dimers 1737,8

BHET 1216,3

EG 1110

Assumption:
Moisture content in slurry,
mF = 100%

1655,91kg/hr
Residual moisture content in
cake, mC= 16% = Rate of solids production
= Slurry flowrate (
= Solids concentration in feed)
= Density of solids )

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Datum | Dortmund, 17.11.22 1. McCabe and Smith(1993)
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 Filtration
EG, BHET

Unreacted PET, EG
BHET, Dimers
FILTRATION

Unreacted PET, Dimers

Inlet streams (kg/hr) Outlet streams (kg/hr)

Unreacted PET 500,000 Solids in cake 1655,905
Dimers 1426,138 Solids in filtrate 270,233
BHET 3093,966
BHET 3093,966
EG 5552,813
EG 5552,813
Total 10572,92
Total 10572,92

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