Title of the project

Enhancing Acetone Recovery from Water Mixtures:

A Solvent Recovery System Design Approach

Team Members:
Lanka Yamuna – 20131A0828
K. Hema Charita Reddy- 20131A0814
M. Vijay Babu – 21135A0812
Syed Azeemuddin – 20131A0842
 ABSTRACT:
• The project is focusing on the recovery of acetone from acetone-water mixtures, involving the
design of a solvent recovery system with a distillation column, reboiler, and condenser. A
comparative study between packed and tray columns is conducted, aiming to optimize the recovery
process. Despite distillation showing promising results, achieving the desired 99.99% purity
remains a challenge. To overcome this limitation, an absorption operation, incorporating molecular
sieves, is introduced to eliminate moisture content in the recovered acetone, thereby enhancing
overall purity. The project's scope extends to exploring other solvent-water mixtures, ensuring a
comprehensive understanding and application of recovery techniques. This comprehensive
approach seeks to refine acetone recovery, combining distillation and absorption methods for
efficient and high-purity outcomes across various solvent-water combinations.
Approach:

Spent Absorption
Distillation
acetone operation
Goal:
• Acetone stands out as a costly component, and frequent purchases can
significantly inflate expenses. To address this financial challenge, the
recovery of acetone becomes crucial. While conventional distillation
achieves a commendable 99% purity, certain applications demand a more
stringent 99.99% purity level. In response to this need, our approach
involves the use of molecular sieves in conjunction with distillation. This
innovative combination allows us to tailor the purity of recovered acetone
precisely to the specific requirements of diverse processes. By integrating
molecular sieves into our recovery process, we aim to not only reduce
costs associated with frequent acquisitions but also ensure flexibility in
achieving varying purity standards, optimizing the utility of acetone in
References:
• https://patents.google.com/patent/CN104119216A/en
• https://patents.google.com/patent/CN104119215B/en
• https://eureka.patsnap.com/patent-CN104119215A

• https://eureka.patsnap.com/patent-CN104119215A

• https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie801637h
• https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie701695u
• Crystalline molecular sieves | Journal of Chemical Education (acs.org)
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