Amount Of MEA production :

Chemical Reaction:

2000
6060.606061
252.5252525
2.869605142

tonnes/anum
kg/day
kg/hr
moles/hr

CH3-CH(OH)-CH2-O-CH3

Selectivity:
Conversion:
Yield:

97.14 %
70 %
67.998 %

H2 Produced:

Raw Material Required:

MEPA:

Water:

45.45454545
137.7410468
5.739210285
2.869605142

tonnes/anum
kg/day
kg/hr
moles/hr

3008.109864
9115.484437
379.8118515
4.220131684

tonnes/anum
kg/day
kg/hr
moles/hr

2005.406576
6076.989625
253.207901
14.06710561

tonnes/anum
kg/day
kg/hr
moles/hr

Reactor Feed:
MEPA
Weight Fraction:
Mole Fraction:
Density:(kg/m3)
Viscosity:(cp)
Tr:(K)
Tc:(K)
Pc:(Pa)
N
Viscosity at 553 K:(cp)
Qij
Viscosity Of Feed Mixture:

WATER
0.6
0.230769231

0.4
0.769230769

924
1.31332733
0.811207276

1000
1.002
0.854317936

681.7

647.3

2505008
0.000279295
0.007577904
0.176310471

22048320
0.000293225
0.015298943
1.779755756

0.014746589 cp
1.47466E-05 pas

Molecular Weight Of Feed Mix. :

34.61538462

Density Of Feed Mixture:

3
0.752894301 kg/m

MATERIAL BALANCE:
Reactor:
COMPONENTS
MEPA
WATER
MEA
H2
Impurities
Separator:
COMPONENTS

INPUT
(kg/day)
9115.484437
6076.989625

2734.645331
6076.989625
6060.606061
137.7410468
182.4919984

INPUT
(kg/day)

MEPA
WATER
MEA
H2

OUTPUT
(kg/day)
2734.645331
6076.989625
6060.606061
137.7410468
182.4919984

Impurities
Distillatoin Column 1:
COMPONENTS

OUTPUT
(kg/day)

INPUT
(kg/day)

2734.645331
6076.989625
6060.606061
137.7410468
182.4919984

OUTPUT
(kg/day)

MEPA
WATER
MEA

2734.645331
6076.989625 6060.606061 -

Impurities

182.4919984 Low Boiling

-1013.886738

91.24599921
MEA + WATER AZEOTROPE

MEA
6060.606061

MEPA + WATER AZEOTROPE

MEPA
3748.532069

MEPA Day Tank:

COMPONENTS
MEPA + WATER AZEOTROPE

INPUT
(kg/day)
MEPA

WATER
3748.532069

3601.530811

MEPA

Decanter:
COMPONENTS
MEA + WATER AZEOTROPE

-1013.886738

INPUT
(kg/day)
MEA

WATER
6060.606061

TOLUENE + WATER AZEOTROPE

TOLUENE
WATER

Distillatoin Column 2:
COMPONENTS
MEA + TOLUENE AZEOROPE

2475.458813

1280.409731
-

(AFTER COMPLETE WATER REMOVAL)

INPUT
(kg/day)
-

(1ST PASS)
OUTPUT
(kg/day)
MEA
927.1932536

MEA
TOLUENE

Distillatoin Column 2:
COMPONENTS
MEA + TOLUENE AZEOROPE

MEA

6060.606061
1280.409731 -

5133.412807

(2nd PASS and henceforth)

(AFTER COMPLETE WATER REMOVAL)
INPUT
(kg/day)
MEA
TOLUENE
927.1932536
1280.409731
6060.606061

330 working days

INPUT

CH3-CO-CH2-O-CH3 +

H2

TO FLARE

High Boiling
91.24599921
WATER
2475.458813
WATER
3601.530811

OUTPUT
(kg/day)
MEPA

WATER
1851.023064

1778.433924

-1013.886738

OUTPUT
(kg/day)
-

Number of cycles required

for total Water Removal

TOLUENE

WATER
1280.409731

8
320.1024328

2155.356381

TOLUENE

(RECYCLED INSTEAD OF FRESH TOLUENE)

1280.409731

OUTPUT
(kg/day)
MEA

TOLUENE
927.1932536
6060.606061 product

1280.409731

[Sheet1]Sheet1!A1

FIXED BED RECTOR DESIGN:

3
924 kg/m
3
1000 kg/m

DENSITY OF MEPA:
DENSITY OF WATER:
DENSITY OF MIXTURE:

3
0.752894301 kg/m

Volumetric Flowrate Of Feed:

3
9115.484437 m /day
3
379.8118515 m /hr

Mass Flowrate:

285.9581786 kg/hr

WHSV:

1
MFR =
WHSV

Weigh Of Catalyst:

Weight Of Catalyst

285.9581786 kg

Catalyst Size:
height:
diameter:

3 mm
3 mm

Volume Of Catalyst Particle: Vp

Surface Area: Sp
Specific Surface Area Of Particle: av
Volume Of Particle:

21.21428571 mm
3
2.12143E-08 m
2
4.24286E-05 m
-1
0.000002 m
3

4rs /3

Radius: rs

0.001717071 m

Equivalent Diameter: Dp

0.003434143 m

Surface Area:As
Sphericity:s

2
3.70648E-05 m

0.873580465

Average Bulk Density: b

Particle Density:p

Void Fraction:

3
2025.33 kg/m
3
3133.8909 kg/m

0.646266914

Voidage:

Diameter Of Reactor Tube: D

0.353733086
38.5 mm
0.0385 m

Cross Sectional Area (Excluding Voidage ): Awo

2
0.001164625 m

Cross Sectional Area (Including Voidage ): Aw

2
0.000411966 m

Number Of Tubes: N

175
3

Flowrate/Tube: Q

2.170353437 m /hr

Superficial Velocity: Vo

1863.564184 m/hr
0.517656718 m/s

Interstitial Velocity: Vi

5268.277852 m/hr

Partucle Reynold's Number: Nrep

584575.4571

Viscosity Of Feed Mixture :

1.47466E-05 pas

Density Of Feed Mixture:

0.752894301 kg/m

P/L

693.6480487 Nm /m
185.4018645 in WC

Volume Of Catalyst Bed:

Length Of Catalyst Bed:

3
0.141190906 m
0.692759626 m

Actual Length Of Tube: L

0.969863477 m

Standard

Cylindrical

Spherical

0.004656626

Assume

Assume

Design is not Satisfactory

Feed to distillation

=
Analysis

M.W
Comp
MEA
MEPA
WATER

kg/kmol
88
90
18

14872.24102

A/A
0.0479
0.9065
0.0086

wt/wt
0.407511
0.183876
0.408613

mol.fract
0.157647
0.069552
0.772801

kg/m3
957
924
1000

619.676709

18.20275

968.5025

P*M
R*T

P
M
R

=
=
=

760
34.04
62.364

375.3

mmHg
kg/kmol
m3.mmHg
K.kmol
K

rG

1.10542

kg/m3

rL

968.5

kg/m

1859.030127
1239.353418

kg/hr
kg/hr

FLV

FLV

Flow parameter

rL
kmol
2.869605
1.26604
14.06711

=
=

619.6767

kg
252.5252525
113.9435555
253.207901

rG

G
L

wt

34.0

Reflux ratio

kg/day

(L/G) * (rG/rL)0.5
0.022523

From fig 5.33 pg page 232 chapter 5,principle of mass transfer and seperation processes
For a Pressure drop of
(G'2)fl*Fp* (rW/rL)*mL0.2
rG*rL*gc

0.5

inch of water/ foot of packed height

0.06

mm Ceramics raschig rings

Considering

25

Fp

Packing factor

gc
(rW/rL)

=
=

9.81
1

m/s2

mL

0.000783584

Pa.s

587

N/m2.s

m-1

G'fl

2.118348861

kg/m2.s

Taking the operating gas flow rate as

=
70%

7626.056

kg/m2.hr

of the flooding value

G'

5338.239

kg/m2.hr

Tower cross section

G/G'

0.348248

m2

666.0539

mm

Operating

0.785*Dc2

0.348247818

0.785*Dc2

Dc

0.666053897

dp
Dc

25
666.1

1
26.6

From fig 14.55, page 14-58, 8th Edition, Perry's Handook, we have
Cs*Fp0.5*u0.05

1.5

8.09068E-07

m /s

for

FLV

0.124846

0.022523

Cs

Capacity parameter

Cs

UsG *

UsG

3.69

m/s

QG

gas rate
gas density

0.516397258
1.105424861

0.467148

m3/s

QG

liquid rate
liquid density

0.344264838
968.5024533

0.000355

m3/s

0.348247818

m2

Cross sectional area of the column

((rG/(rL - rL))

ULs

0.001020713

m/s

ap

190

m /m

0.5

sL

0.031

N/m

9.81

m/s2

Operating Liquid hold up

hLo

0.93 *((ULs2*ap)/g)1/6

*((mL2ap3)/(rL2*g))1/10

hLo

0.93 0.164999

0.765398

hLo

0.232303726

m3 liquid / m3 of the bed volume

0.027284027

Actual wetting rate

=

liquid flow
Cross section

3.674565898

m /m .h

Minimum wetting rate

usL

usL

*((rL*sL3)/(mL4*g))2/9

7.7*10^-6

0.0000077

157.8559

0.000276191

m3/m2.h

0.227225832

*(g/ap)0.5

*(sL*ap2)/(rL*g))1/8

cesses

kg/hr
mL
Pa.s
0.00123
0.001313
0.0001
0.000784

*(sL*ap2)/(rL*g))1/8