For the cumene problem in Section 24. 4, it has been determined that the feed is off

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For the cumene problem in Section 24. 4, it has been determined that the feed is off specification. Until a new propylene supplier can be contracted with, the propylene from the current supplier will have to be used. Tests have shown that this propylene can be expected to have between 5 \(\mathrm{wt} \%\) and \(10 \mathrm{wt} \%\) propane impurity. It has been decided to try to maintain the design cumene production rate by increasing the propylene feed rate so that a constant, design amount of propylene enters the reactor. Identify the bottlenecks to the proposed process change.

Debottleneck this situation.

Data from section 24.4

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Analysis Synthesis And Design Of Chemical Processes

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Authors: Richard Turton, Richard C. Bailie, Wallace B. Whiting, Joseph A. Shaeiwitz, Debangsu Bhattacharyya

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