Optimisation of Optimisation of Cumene Production Cumene Production

Chapter 1 : INTRODUCTIONChapter 1 : INTRODUCTION

1.1 SYSTEM CONSIDERED 1.1 SYSTEM CONSIDERED 1.2 RELEVANCE1.2 RELEVANCE 1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT

Chapter 2 : LITERATURE REVIEWChapter 2 : LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 CONVENTIONAL PROCESS2.1 CONVENTIONAL PROCESS 2.2 CURRENT INDUSTRIAL PROCESS2.2 CURRENT INDUSTRIAL PROCESS

– 2.2.1 PROCESS DESCRIPTION2.2.1 PROCESS DESCRIPTION– 2.2.2 REACTION MECHANISM AND 2.2.2 REACTION MECHANISM AND

KINETICSKINETICS 2.3 PROPERTIES OF CUMENE2.3 PROPERTIES OF CUMENE 2.4 PROCESS DESIGN BASICS2.4 PROCESS DESIGN BASICS

2.2 CURRENT INDUSTRIAL 2.2 CURRENT INDUSTRIAL PROCESSPROCESS

AlkylationAlkylation

IsomerisationIsomerisation

TransalkylationTransalkylation

Dis-Dis-proportionationproportionation

PROCESS DESIGN BASICS PROCESS DESIGN BASICS

Fig 2.2 Cost reduction during project implementation [Dimian, 2003]

PROCESS DESIGN BASICSPROCESS DESIGN BASICS

Fig 2.3 Factors to be considerd during process design [Dimian, 2003]

Fig 2.4 Onion Diagram (traditional process design hierarchy of phases) [Linnhoff, 1994]

Chapter 3 : Chapter 3 : DESIGN:PROCEDURE,RESULT & DESIGN:PROCEDURE,RESULT &

DISCUSSIONDISCUSSION 3.1. SEQUENCE OF COMPUTATION3.1. SEQUENCE OF COMPUTATION 3.2 REACTOR DESIGN3.2 REACTOR DESIGN 3.3 PREDICTING VLE CHARACTERISTICS3.3 PREDICTING VLE CHARACTERISTICS 3.4 FLASH DISTILLATION TANK DESIGN3.4 FLASH DISTILLATION TANK DESIGN 3.5 BENZENE DISTILLATION COLUMN 3.5 BENZENE DISTILLATION COLUMN

DESIGNDESIGN 3.6 CUMENE DISTILLATION COLUMN 3.6 CUMENE DISTILLATION COLUMN

DESIGNDESIGN 3.7 RESULTS OF OPTIMIZATION3.7 RESULTS OF OPTIMIZATION

3.1. SEQUENCE OF 3.1. SEQUENCE OF COMPUTATIONCOMPUTATION

Fig 3.1 Sequence of computation

3.2 REACTOR DESIGN3.2 REACTOR DESIGN

3.2.1 REACTIONS CONSIDERED FOR 3.2.1 REACTIONS CONSIDERED FOR MODELINGMODELING

3.2.2 REACTOR DESIGN PROCEDURE 3.2.2 REACTOR DESIGN PROCEDURE IN ASPEN PLUSIN ASPEN PLUS

3.2.3 EQUILIBRIUM STUDIES3.2.3 EQUILIBRIUM STUDIES 3.2.4 KINETICS BASED REACTOR 3.2.4 KINETICS BASED REACTOR

MODELMODEL 3.2.5 PRODUCT OUTPUT FROM 3.2.5 PRODUCT OUTPUT FROM

REACTORREACTOR

Fig 3.2 Effect of temperature and benzene/propylene mole ratio on equilibrium (a)Fig 3.2 Effect of temperature and benzene/propylene mole ratio on equilibrium (a)

Fig. 3.3 Effect of inert on equilibrium (a) conversion of propylene (b) selectivity of Fig. 3.3 Effect of inert on equilibrium (a) conversion of propylene (b) selectivity of cumenecumene

The VLE plots are shown in Fig 3.4 to 3.6 for different systems The VLE plots are shown in Fig 3.4 to 3.6 for different systems

3.4 FLASH DISTILLATION TANK DESIGN3.4 FLASH DISTILLATION TANK DESIGN

3.5.2 REFLUX RATIO OPTIMIZATION3.5.2 REFLUX RATIO OPTIMIZATION

3.5.3 FEED TRAY LOCATION OPTIMIZATION3.5.3 FEED TRAY LOCATION OPTIMIZATION

3.5.4 NUMBER OF TRAYS OPTIMIZATION3.5.4 NUMBER OF TRAYS OPTIMIZATION

3.5.5 DISTILLATE RATE OPTIMIZATION3.5.5 DISTILLATE RATE OPTIMIZATION

3.7 RESULTS OF OPTIMIZATION3.7 RESULTS OF OPTIMIZATION

3.6 CUMENE DISTILLATION COLUMN DESIGN3.6 CUMENE DISTILLATION COLUMN DESIGN

CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

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