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Phenol is added to mixer 1 and mixed with recycled phenol from distillation column 1 . Into a pump 1 then into mixer 2 the

Phenol is added to mixer 1 and mixed with recycled phenol from distillation column 1. Into a pump 1 then into mixer 2 the product is then mixed with fresh H2 and recycled H2. The product is sent to heat exchanger 1 then a fixed bed reactor and reacted at 100 degrees Celsius and 5 bar. Cyclohexanol, Cyclohexanone, unreacted H2 and unreacted Phenol is then passed to heat exchanger 2 then flash separator 1. h2 is removed and recycled back into the system through a compressor then back into mixer 2. The products from separator 1 are passed through pump 2 then heat exchanger 3 then distillation column 1, phenol is separated and passed through heat exchanger 4 and joins mixer 1 from cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol which are removed as top product. This product is then passed through a reboiler and heat exchanger 5 then Into Distillation column 2, cyclohexanol is removed as bottom product while cyclohexanone is removed as top product and stored. Cyclohexanol is passed through heat exchanger 7 then reacted in reactor 2 to dehydrate it into cyclohexanone. The product is passed through heat exchanger 8 then into separator 2 where hydrogen is removed as top product and cyclohexanone as bottom and sent into distillation column 1 after passing through pump 3.
Perform a MANUAL CALCULATION (by hand) energy balance to produce cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol from phenol.
USE specific heat capacity: Phenol=134.58 KJ/molK , cyclohexanone=177.20KJ/molK , Cyclohexanol=214.06 KJ/molK, H2=28.84Kj/molK
Reactor 1- Phenol conversion rate 99.9%, cyclohexanone selectivity 99.2%, cyclohexanol selectivity 0.8%
Reactor 2- temp 275C, Phenol Conversion 89% Selectivity for Cyclohexanone 93%,Pressure 1 atm
Mass flowrate= kg/hr
Molar flowrate=kmol/hr
C6H5OH +2H2=C6H10O
C6H10O + H2= C6H12O
Reflux ratio =0.68
Efficiency of separator 100%
Distillation column 1 efficiency 90%
Distillation column 2 efficiency=80%
Q8 Energy balance around heat exchanger 3
Stream 11 in stream 12 out
stream 11
temp 40C , pressure 3 bar, phenol molar flowrate in kmol/hr =0.004, phenol mass flowrate =0.403,Mole fraction of phenol is 0.000. Cyclohexanone molar flowrate in kmol/hr =2.129, Cyclohexanone mass flowrate =208.940,Mole fraction of Cyclohexanone is 0.199. Cyclohexanol molar flowrate in kmol/hr =2.146, Cyclohexanol mass flowrate =214.960,Mole fraction of Cyclohexanol is 0.201. hydrogen molar flowrate in kmol/hr =6.421, hydrogen mass flowrate =12.971,Mole fraction of hydrogen is 0.600
stream 12
temp 165C , pressure 3 bar, phenol molar flowrate in kmol/hr =0.004, phenol mass flowrate =0.040,Mole fraction of phenol is 0.000. Cyclohexanone molar flowrate in kmol/hr =2.129, Cyclohexanone mass flowrate =208.940,Mole fraction of Cyclohexanone is 0.199. Cyclohexanol molar flowrate in kmol/hr =2.146, Cyclohexanol mass flowrate =214.960,Mole fraction of Cyclohexanol is 0.201. hydrogen molar flowrate in kmol/hr =6.421, hydrogen mass flowrate =12.971,Mole fraction of hydrogen is 0.600
Q9 Energy balance around condenser of distillation column 1
Stream 12 in, stream 18 bottom
stream 12
temp 165C , pressure 3 bar, phenol molar flowrate in kmol/hr =0.004, phenol mass flowrate =0.040,Mole fraction of phenol is 0.000. Cyclohexanone molar flowrate in kmol/hr =2.129, Cyclohexanone mass flowrate =208.940,Mole fraction of Cyclohexanone is 0.199. Cyclohexanol molar flowrate in kmol/hr =2.146, Cyclohexanol mass flowrate =214.960,Mole fraction of Cyclohexanol is 0.201. hydrogen molar flowrate in kmol/hr =6.421, hydrogen mass flowrate =12.971,Mole fraction of hydrogen is 0.600
stream 18
temp 165C , pressure 4 bar, phenol molar flowrate in kmol/hr =0.0039, phenol mass flowrate =0.362,Mole fraction of phenol is 1. All other components are 0
Q10 Energy balance around reboiler of distillation column 1
Stream 12 in, stream 13 out
stream 12
temp 165C , pressure 3 bar, phenol molar flowrate in kmol/hr =0.004, phenol mass flowrate =0.040,Mole fraction of phenol is 0.000. Cyclohexanone molar flowrate in kmol/hr =2.129, Cyclohexanone mass flowrate =208.940,Mole fraction of Cyclohexanone is 0.199. Cyclohexanol molar flowrate in kmol/hr =2.146, Cyclohexanol mass flowrate =214.960,Mole fraction of Cyclohexanol is 0.201. hydrogen molar flowrate in kmol/hr =6.421, hydrogen mass flowrate =12.971,Mole fraction of hydrogen is 0.600
stream 13
temp 165C , pressure 4 bar, phenol molar flowrate in kmol/hr =0.004, phenol mass flowrate =0.040,Mole fraction of phenol is 0.000. Cyclohexanone molar flowrate in kmol/hr =2.129, Cyclohexanone mass flowrate =208.940,Mole fraction of Cyclohexanone is 0.498 Cyclohexanol molar flowrate in kmol/hr =2.1462, Cyclohexanol mass flowrate =214.960,Mole fraction of Cyclohexanol is 0.502. All other components 0.

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