MASS BALANCE ON REACTOR:

S7

1469.8129 kgmol/hr
0.2116062
0.0024281
0.3929829
0.3929829

BASIS
892.2016 kgmol/hr
0.996 iC4H10
0.004 nC4H10

iC4H10
nC4H10
C4H8
H2

S4

Reaction occured in the reactor :

iC4H10

C4H8

Flow rate of iC4H10 in the feed stream

Assume

H2

888.6328 kgmol/hr

65 % of iC4H10 to obtian C4H8.

therefore kgmol/hr of C4H8 obtain is:

577.61132 kgmol/hr

35 % of iC4H10 un reacted

311.02148 kgmol/hr

Based upon stoichiometric ratio :

(inert)
nC4H10 +
3.56880644

iC4H10
888.6328

(unreacted)
(inert)
C4H8 + H2 +
iC4H10 + nC4H10
577.6113 577.61132 311.02148 3.568806
.

Stream
Component
iC4H10
nC4H10
C4H8
H2
Total

MW
(kg/kgmol)
58
58
56
2

Input
S4
Molar flow
kgmol/hr
888.6328
3.568806
892.2016

Mass flow
kg/hr
51540.7
206.9908
51747.69

Output
S7
Molar Flow
kgmol/hr
311.02148
3.5688064
577.61132
577.61132

Mass flow
kg/hr
18039.246
206.99077
32346.234
1155.2226
51747.693

Mass Balance On Seperator :

Stream S10
H2

577.61132 kgmol/hr

Stream S11=

892.20161 kgmol/hr

Stream S9 1469.813
=
kgmol/hr
i-C4H8
H2
iC4H10
nC4H10

0.392983
0.392983
0.211606
0.002428

C4H8
iC4H10
nC4H10

0.6474 kgmol/hr
0.3486 kgmol/hr
0.004 kgmol/hr
1

Mass Balance On Mixer :

Correction is needed

Stream S13 = 635.372 kgmol/hr

Stream S14

635.37245 kgmol/hr

1 CH3OH
1 CH3OH
H2O

0.05963
0.94037

Stream S29 =
CH3OH
H2O
Input

Stream
S13
S29
ComponentMW
Molar flow Mass flow Molar flow Mass flow
kg/kgmol kgmol/hr
kg/hr
kgmol/hr kg/hr
CH3OH
32 635.37245 20331.919
H2O
18
tatal

kgmol/hr

Output
S14
Molar flow Mass flow
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
0 635.37245 20331.92
0
0
0
635.37245

635.37245

Mass Balance On MTBE Reactor :

Assumption :
98 % conversion of C4H8.
Reactions involve in the Reactor,
1st
2nd
3rd

C4H8 + CH3OH
2CH3OH
C4H8 + H2O

C2H6O

C5H12O
+ H2O
C4H10O

Stream S11=
892.2016 kgmol/hr
0.6474 C4H8
0.3486 iC4H10
0.004 nC4H10

Stream S15

Stream S14= 635.372 kgmol/hr

1 CH3OH
0 H2O

=
C4H8
iC4H10
nC4H10
CH3OH
C5H12O
C4H10O
C2H8O
H2O

1st Reaction In The Reactor

C4H8

+ CH3OH

C5H12O

kgmol/hr of C4H8 in the stream S11

577.6113 kgmol/hr

Balance based upon Stoichiometric ratio with

98 % conversion,

CH3OH is classified an excess

so,
the unreacted CH3OH (excess) = 57.761132
since,

conversion in reactor is :

98 %

therefore :
kgmol/hr of C5H12O obtained
unconverted C4H8

566.0591 kgmol/hr

=11.552226

unreacted total CH3OH=

69.313359
From the stoichiometric ratio ,
C4H8 + CH3OH
577.611 635.3725

C5H12O + C4H8 + CH3OH

566.0591 11.55223 69.31335868
unconverted

1st Reaction :
577.6113
C4H8

kgmol/hr

kgmol/hr
C4H8
CH3OH
C5H12O
635.3725
CH3OH

ComponentMW
kg/kgmol
C4H8
56
CH3OH
32
C5H12O
88
Total

kgmol/hr

Input
Molar flow Mass flow
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
577.61132 32346.234
635.37245 20331.919
52678.153

Molar flow
kgmol/hr
11.55223
69.31336
566.0591
646.9247

Output
Mass flow
kg/hr
Md
646.924681 0.0178571
2218.027478 0.1071429
49813.20044
0.875
52678.1526
1

2nd Reaction In Reactor :

For 2nd reaction stoichiometry ratio shown below,
since the ratio between CH3OH and C2H6O is

98 % conversion CH3OH in to C2H6O =

33.96354575 kgmol/hr
unconverted CH3OH 6=9.313359
67.92709
=
1.3862672
2CH3OH
69.3134

C2H6O + H2O + 2CH3OH

33.96355 33.96355 1.38627

69.3134 kgmol/hr
CH3OH

kgmol/hr
CH3OH
C2H6O
H2O

ComponentMW
kg/kgmol
CH3OH
32
C2H6O
46
H2O
18
Total

Input
Molar flow Mass flow
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
69.313359 2218.0275
-

Output
Molar flow Md
kgmol/hr fraction
1.386267
33.96355
33.96355
69.31336

0.02
0.49
0.49
1

Mass flow
kg/hr
44.36055
1562.3231
611.34382
2218.0275

3rd reaction In Reactor :

From 1st reaction kgmol of C4H8 remain is 11.55223 kgmol/hr
And 33.96355 kgmol/hr H2O is obtained in 2nd reaction ,
Since C4H8 is limiting reactant to react with H2O only 11.55222645 kgmol/hr of H2O
needed to react with to react with C4H8.
H2O is classified an excess ,
The unreacted H2O (excess) is =33.963546
=
22.642364 kgmol/hr

11.32118192
Correction

The unreacted C4H8 is11.552226

=
11.32118
=
0.2310445

C4H10O is obtained =
0.98
*
11.55223
= 11.321182
C4H8 + H2O
C4H10O + C4H8 + H2O
11.5522 33.96355
11.321182 0.231045 22.64236383

11.55223 kgmol/hr
C4H8

34.19459 kgmol/hr
0.331081 C4H10O
0.006757 C4H8
0.662162 H2O

33.9635 kgmol/hr
H2O

ComponentMW
kg/kgmol
C4H8
56
H2O
18
C4H10O
74
Total

Input
Molar flow Mass flow
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
11.552226 646.92468
33.963546 611.34382
1258.2685

Molar flow
kgmol/hr
0.231045
22.64236
11.32118
34.19459

Output
Md
fraction
0.006756757
0.662162162
0.331081081
1

Mass flow
kg/hr
12.938494
407.56255
837.76746
1258.2685

Over All Mass Balance On MTBE Reactor

Stream S11
892.2016 kgmol/hr
C4H8
iC4H10
nC4H10

0.6474
0.3486
0.004
Stream S15
C4H8
iC4H10
nC4H10
CH3OH
C5H12O
C4H10O
C2H6O
H2O

Stream S14635.3725 kgmol/hr

1 CH3OH
0 H2O

Input
S11
S14
Component MW
Molar flow Mass flow Molar flow Mass flow Molar flow
kg/kgmol kmol/hr
kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
kgmol/hr
C4H8
iC4H10
nC4H10
CH3OH
C5H12O
C2H6O
C4H10O
H2O
Total

Output
S15
Md
fraction

Mass flow
kg/hr

56 577.6113 32346.234
- 0.231044529 0.0002432 12.93849
58 311.0215 18039.246
- 311.0214812 0.3273243 18039.25
58 3.568806 206.99077
3.56880644 0.0037559 206.9908
32
635.37245 20331.92 1.386267174 0.0014589 44.36055
88
- 566.0590959 0.5957302 49813.2
46
- 33.96354575 0.0357438 1562.323
74
- 11.32118192 0.0119146 837.7675
18
0
0 22.64236383 0.0238292 407.5625
892.2016 50592.471 635.37245 20331.92 950.1937868
1 70924.39
70924.39

Mass Balance On Distiallation Column :

Assume that
90

% of CH3OH in the bottom ,

Stream S17=

351.18774

Stream S15= 950.194 kgmol/hr

0.00024
0.32732
0.00376
0.00146
0.59573
0.03574
0.01191
0.02383

C4H8
iC4H10
nC4H10
CH3OH
C5H12O
C2H6O
C4H10O
H2O

0.000223
0.002051
0.000651
0.908015
0.010419
0.07864

CH3OH
H2O
C4H8
iC4H10
nC4H10
C2H6O

Stream S16=

0.000781949
0.975625649
0.01640825
0.007184153

Component MW
kg/kgmol
C4H8
56
iC4H10
58
nC4H10
58
CH3OH
32
C5H12O
88
C4H10O
74
C2H6O
46
H2O
18
Total

Input
S15
Molar flow Mass flow
kgmol/hr kg/hr
0.231045 12.938494
311.0215 18039.246
3.568806 206.99077
1.386267 44.36055
566.0591
49813.2
11.32118 837.76746
33.96355 1562.3231
22.64236 407.56255
950.1938 70924.389

Output
S16
Molar flow Mass flow
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
1.2476405 39.92449
566.0591 49813.2
11.321182 837.7675
20.378127 366.8063
599.00605 51057.7

599.00605

CH3OH
C5H12O
C4H10O
H2O

Output
S17
Molar flow
Mass flow
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
0.231044529 12.938494
311.0214812 18039.246
3.56880644 206.99077
0.138626717 4.436055
33.96354575 1562.3231
2.264236383 40.756255
351.1877411 19866.691

Mass
fraction
0.000651
0.908015
0.010419
0.000223
0.07864
0.002051
1

Mass Balance On Liquid Liquid Extractor :

In Liquid - Liquid Extractor the ratio of Stream S20 to Stream S18 is =

Stream S21= 104.759 kgmol/hr

Stream S23 =

H2O

CH3OH
H2O
C4H8
iC4H10
nC4H10
C2H6O

Component MW
kg/kgmol
C4H8
56
iC4H10
58
nC4H10
58
CH3OH
32
C5H12O
88
C2H6O
46
C4H10O
74
H2O
18

348.784878 kgmol/hr

C4H8
iC4H10
nC4H10
C2H6O

Stream S18= 351.188 kgmol/h

0.0003947
0.0064474
0.0006579
0.8856274
0.0101621
0.0967105

0.2983

Stream

S25 =

107.1621663 kgmol/hr

0.001294 CH3OH
0.998706 H2O

Input
S18
S21
Molar flow Mass flow Molar flow Mass flow
kgmol/hr kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
0.231045 12.938494
311.0215 18039.246
3.568806 206.99077
0.138627 4.436055
33.96355 1562.3231
2.264236 40.756255 104.7593 1885.667
351.1877 19866.691

Output
S25
Molar flow
kgmol/hr
0.138626717
107.0235395
107.1621663

Mass flow
kg/hr
4.436055
1926.4237
1930.8598

S23
Molar flor
kgmol/hr
0.231045
311.0215
3.568806
33.96355
348.7849

Mass Balance On Distillation Column 2

Assuming

98

% H2O is in Bottom :

Stream S28=
Stream S26= 107.162 kgmol/hr

2.276325 kgmol/hr

0.059681 CH3OH
0.940319 H2O

0.00129 CH3OH
0.99871 H2O

Stream S27=

104.88584 kgmol/hr

0.00003 CH3OH
0.999973566 H2O
Input
S26
Component MW
Molar flow Mass flow
kg/kgmol kgmol/hr kg/hr
CH3OH
H2O
Total

Output
S28
Molar flow Mass flow Mol
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
fraction

S27
Molar flow Mass flow
kgmol/hr
kg/hr

32 0.138627 4.436055 0.1358542 4.347334 0.059681366 0.0027725 0.088721

18 107.0235 1926.4237 2.1404708 38.52847 0.940318634 104.88307 1887.895
107.1622 1930.8598 2.276325 42.87581
1 104.88584 1887.984

Overall Material Balance On Whole Plant

Total

Total

INPUT
S4
S13
S21
Mass flow Mass flow Mass flow
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
51747.693 20331.92 1885.667457
73965.28

OUTPUT
S10
S16
S23
S27
S28
Mass flow Mass flow Mass flow Mass flow
Mass flow
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
1155.2226 51057.699 19821.5 1887.983959 42.875808
73965.28

SCALE UP FACTOR :
Determination of scale up factor for the end product(MTBE) :
With a basis of
892.20161 kgmol/hr of feed at stream S4,
the MTBE obtained is
49813.2 kg/hr.
It is assumed that the plant is running
So, the annual production of MTBE is
400000 metric tonn

8030 hrs/year.
=

400000000 kg

4E+08 kg/year.

Mole
fraction
0.000657895
0.885627386
0.010162104
0.000394737

0.096710511
0.006447367
1

S23
Mass flow
kg/hr
12.93849362
18039.24591
206.9907735
1562.323105
19821.49828