MASS BALANCE

Assumptions:

 Production per year: 100,000 metric tonne/year

 According to OSHA regulations working days: 330 days

Compound Molecular Weight (g/mol)

Propylene, C3H6 42.08
Acrylic Acid, C3H4O2 72.06
Acetic Acid, CH3COOH 60.052
Nitrogen, N2 14.0067
Oxygen, O2 16
Carbon Dioxide, CO2 44.01
Water, H2O 18.02

Total molar flowrate of acrylic acid production

metric ton 1 yr 1 day 1 hr 1000 g

100,000 × × × ×
yr 330 days 24 hour 3600 s 0.001 metric ton

g 1 mol
=3507.295 ×
s 72.06 g

mol 3600 s
=48.6719 ×
s 1 hr
mol 1 kmol
=175218.743 ×
hr 1000 mol
kmol
=175.219
hr
 1. REACTOR

1792.538 kmol/hr 1792.538 kmol/hr

H2O = 0.1021 H2O = 0.1611

CO2 = 0.0001 CO2 = 0.0304
O2 = 0.1702 O2 = 0.08
N2 = 0.6401 N2 = 0.5172
C3H6 = 0.0875 C3H6 = 0.0086
C3H4O2 = 0.1953
CH3COOH = 0.0072

Components Minput (kmol/hr) Moutput (kmol/hr)

Water, H2O 183.0181 288.7779
Carbon Dioxide, CO2 0.1793 54.4932
Oxygen, O2 305.0900 143.4030
Nitrogen, N2 1147.4036 927.1007
Propylene, C3H6 156.8471 15.4158
Acetic Acid, CH3COOH - 350.0827
Acrylic Acid, C3H4O2 - 12.9063
Total 1792.5381 1792.1796
2.0 FLUSH DRUM

1492.919 kmol/hr

H2O = 0.1934
CO2 = 0.0365
O2 = 0.0171
N2 = 0.6212
C3H6 = 0.0103
C3H4O2 = 0.1172
CH3COOH = 0.0043
1792.538 kmol/hr
kmol/hr

H2O = 0.1611
CO2 = 0.0304
O2 = 0.08
N2 = 0.5172
C3H6 = 0.0086
C3H4O2 = 0.1953
CH3COOH = 0.0072

299.619 kmol/hr

C3H4O2 = 0.5842
CH3COOH = 0.0216
H2O = 0.3942

Components Minput (kmol/hr) Moutput (kmol/hr)

Water, H2O 288.7779 406.8403
Carbon Dioxide, CO2 54.4932 54.4915
Oxygen, O2 143.4030 25.5289
Nitrogen, N2 927.1007 927.4013
Propylene, C3H6 15.4158 15.3771
Acetic Acid, CH3COOH 350.0827 12.8913
Acrylic Acid, C3H4O2 12.9063 350.0075
Total 1792.538 kmol/hr 1792.538 kmol/hr
3.0 ABSORPTION TOWER

1193.3 kmol/hr

H2O = 0.1430
CO2 = 0.0457
O2 = 0.0212
N2 = 0.7772
C3H6 = 0.0129

1492.919 kmol/hr

H2O = 0.1934
CO2 = 0.0365
O2 = 0.0171
N2 = 0.6212
C3H6 = 0.0103
C3H4O2 = 0.1172
CH3COOH = 0.0043

299.619 kmol/hr

C3H4O2 = 0.5842
CH3COOH = 0.0216
H2O = 0.3942

Components Minput (kmol/hr) Moutput (kmol/hr)

Water, H2O 288.7305 288.7517
Carbon Dioxide, CO2 54.4915 54.5338
Oxygen, O2 25.5289 25.2980
Nitrogen, N2 927.4013 927.4328
Propylene, C3H6 15.3771 15.3936
Acetic Acid, CH3COOH 6.4196 6.4718
Acrylic Acid, C3H4O2 174.9701 175.0374
Total 1492.919 kmol/hr 1492.919 kmol/hr
 4. LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION COLUMN

181.219 kmol/hr

C3H4O2 = 0.9659
CH3COOH = 0.0337
H2O = 0.0004

299.619 kmol/hr

C3H4O2 = 0.5842
CH3COOH = 0.0216
H2O = 0.3942

118.4 kmol/hr

H2O = 0.997
CH3COOH = 0.003

Components Minput (kmol/hr) Moutput (kmol/hr)

Acrylic Acid, C3H4O2 175.0374 175.0394
Acetic Acid, CH3COOH 6.4718 6.4623
Water, H2O 118.1099 118.1173
Total 299.6191 299.6190
5. DISTILLATION COLUMN

6 kmol/hr

C3H4O2 = 0.0272
CH3COOH = 0.9600
H2O = 0.0128

181.219 kmol/hr

C3H4O2 = 0.9659
CH3COOH = 0.0337
H2O = 0.0004

175.219 kmol/hr

C3H4O2 = 0.9980
CH3COOH = 0.0020

Components Minput (kmol/hr) Moutput (kmol/hr)

Acrylic Acid, C3H4O2 175.0394 175.0318
Acetic Acid, CH3COOH 6.1071 6.1104
Water, H2O 0.0725 0.0768
Total 181.219 181.219