Production of MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether)

from Methanol and Butylene by Catalytic

Conversion
Group:2
Supervisor :Dr. Khalid Mehmood
Co superviser: Engr. Iqra Saleem

Group Members
• Aqib Amir* 2015-CH-434
• Muhammad Numan 2015-CH-415
• Asim Rafique 2015-CH-428
• Muhammad Nasir 2015-CH-445
Why we choose MTBE
• To address prevailing conditions of Smog in last few years
• Octane booster
• Improves air quality by reducing emission of CO and other HCs
• Favorable over MMT(methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl)[1]
How ? How much?

Direct Effect Oxygen allows more complete • Fuel ethers reduce CO and
fuel combustion total Hydrocarbon emissions
by same % as their content in
gasoline

Source:[1] International Journal of Energy Engineering 2017, 7(3): 65-73

[2] The European fuel oxygenates association
Scope in Pakistan
• Replacement on MMT(methyl cyclopentadienyl manganese tri carbonyl)[1]
• Continuous increase in gasoline consumption
Gasoline production-Pakistan
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45
Thousands of bbl per day

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source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration

Process Flow Diagram

Source: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization Sharjah,U.A.E,2009
Source: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization Sharjah,U.A.E,2009
Mass balance across Reactor

Mass In = 1130221.13 kgs 5

6
Mass out = 1130221.13 kgs
Distillation column
910

D= 123793.22 Kgs

Total mass in= 1130221 Kgs

W= 1006427.9 Kgs
Absorber
13

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Mass in= 123793.22 Kgs

10

11

Mass out= 257786.7357 Kgs

Flash Drum
15
10

Mass out= 9432.9047 Kgs

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10

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10
Mass in= 257786.7357

Mass out= 248353.8310 Kgs

Methanol recovery column
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21

Mass out= 76838.3296 Kgs

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10
Mass in= 248353.8310 Kgs

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10

Mass out= 171515.5014 Kgs