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Manual Calculation For Reactors and Separators

The document summarizes the manual calculation for two reactors in a chemical process. Reactor 1 involves the hydrogenation of n-butanal to n-butanol with 98% conversion. Reactor 2 involves an oxo reaction of propene, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide to produce n-butanal with 98% conversion of propene. Material balances are performed to calculate the molar flow rates of inputs and outputs for each reactor.

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Manual Calculation For Reactors and Separators

The document summarizes the manual calculation for two reactors in a chemical process. Reactor 1 involves the hydrogenation of n-butanal to n-butanol with 98% conversion. Reactor 2 involves an oxo reaction of propene, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide to produce n-butanal with 98% conversion of propene. Material balances are performed to calculate the molar flow rates of inputs and outputs for each reactor.

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MANUAL CALCULATION FOR REACTORS

Reactor 2

Backward calculation,

n 1 , n−butanal Hydrogenation n3, H2


Reactor n4, n-butanal
n 2 , H 2 gas n5, n-butanol

Chemical Equation : n-butanal + H2 n-butanol

Information: - Conversion, X of n-butanal to n-butanol is 98%

- Ratio H2 : n-butanol , 1:1

10000 MT/year = 16.8645 kmol/hr

Material Balance:

kmol
n-butanal : n 4=17.2086 −ξ 1
hr

kmol
Hydrogen : n 3=17.2086 −ξ 1
hr

kmol
n-butanol : 16.8645 =0+ ξ 1
hr

ξ 1=16.8645 kmol /hr

( n−butanal ) ( X )=16.8645

16.8645 kmol
n−butanal=n 6= =17.7086
0.98 hr

kmol kmol kmol


n 4=17.2086 −16.8645 =0.3442
hr hr hr

kmol kmol kmol


n 3=17.2086 −16.8645 =0.3442
hr hr hr
Therefore,

kmol
n 1=17.2086
hr

kmol
n 2=17.2086
hr

kmol
n 3=0.3442
hr

kmol
n 4=0.3442
hr

kmol
n 5=16.8645
hr

Reactor 2
n4, n-butanal
n1, C3H6 n5, C3H6
Oxo Reactor n6, H2
n7, CO
n2, H2
n8, i-butanal
n3,CO

Chemical Equation : C3H6 + H2 + CO n-butanal

Information: - Conversion,X of C3H6 to n-butanal = 98%

- Ratio C3H6 : H2 : CO , 1:2:1

From Reactor 2, n6 = 17.2086 kmol/hr

From ratio info, n5 = n7 = 8.6043 kmol/hr

From conversion info,

kmol
( n 1 ) ( 0.05 )=8.6043
hr

kmol
n 1=172.2086
hr
Material Balance,

i-butanal : n 8=0+ξ 1

n-butanal : n 4=0+ξ 1

kmol
C3H6 : 8.6043 =172.086−ξ 1
hr

kmol
H2 : 17.2086 =n 2−ξ 1
hr

kmol
CO : 8.6043 =n 3−ξ 1
hr

kmol kmol
8.6043 −172.086 =−ξ 1
hr hr

kmol
ξ 1=163.4817
hr

kmol
n 4=163.4817
hr

kmol kmol kmol


n 2=17.2086 +163.4817 =180.6903
hr hr hr

kmol kmol kmol


n 3=8.6043 +163.4817 =172.086
hr hr hr

Therefore,

kmol
n 1=172.086
hr

kmol
n 2=180.6903
hr

kmol
n 3=172.086
hr

kmol
n 4=163.4817
hr

kmol
n 5=8.6043
hr
kmol
n 6=17.2086
hr

kmol
n 7=8.6043
hr

kmol
n 8=6.825
hr

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