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The document describes a process for producing vinyl chloride (VC) from ethylene and chlorine. Key steps include: 1. Ethylene and chlorine are reacted in a direct chlorination reactor to produce ethylene dichloride (EDC), hydrogen chloride, and other byproducts. 2. The stream is separated in several separators to recover EDC, HCl, and other compounds. 3. EDC is converted to vinyl chloride in a furnace and separated from hydrogen chloride in subsequent separation units. 4. Byproducts like methane and benzene are also recovered through separation and used as recycle streams.

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Che Computer Simulation Problem

The document describes a process for producing vinyl chloride (VC) from ethylene and chlorine. Key steps include: 1. Ethylene and chlorine are reacted in a direct chlorination reactor to produce ethylene dichloride (EDC), hydrogen chloride, and other byproducts. 2. The stream is separated in several separators to recover EDC, HCl, and other compounds. 3. EDC is converted to vinyl chloride in a furnace and separated from hydrogen chloride in subsequent separation units. 4. Byproducts like methane and benzene are also recovered through separation and used as recycle streams.

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Problem 5.

1
Basis: 100 mole Toluene

RECYCLED HYDROGEN

Makeup Hydrogen
MIXER

REACTOR

Toluene

REACTION AND THEIR CONVERSION PER PASS


2C_7
58%H_8C_6
Conversion/pass
H_6+C_8 H_10 58% Conversion/pass
BENZENE

TOLUENE

XYLENE

2C_8
1% H_10C_7
Conversion/pass
H_8+C_9 H_12 1% Conversion/pass
TOLUENE

XYLENE

TRIMETHYLBENZENE

C_7 H_8+H_2C_6
0.14%
H_6+CH_4
Conversion/pass
0.14% Conversion/pass
TOLUENE

HYDROGEN

BENZENE

METHANE

C_8 H_10+ 2H _2C_6


28% Conversion/pass
H_6+2CH_4 28% Conversion/pass
HYDROGEN

XYLENE

SFL = 0.999

SFH = 0.001

SPECIES

INLET

Hydrogen
Methane
Benzene
Toluene
Xylene

700
0
0
100
0

Trimethyl
benzene

TOTAL

800

BENZENE

METHANE

SPK = 1

REACTOR
C - 0.58
C - 0.01
C - 0.0014
C - 0.28
720.020848803
-0.962843019 -0.558448951
0
0.9628430188 -0.558448951
0
199.4460539
0.9628430188 0.279224475
687.745013462 -199.4460539 0.9972302695 -0.962843019
0
199.4460539 -0.9972302695
-0.279224475
MIXER

0.9972302695

1407.76586226 199.4460539 0.9972302695

Ethylene
Oxygen

Oxychloride
Reactor

-1.116897902

Ethylene
Oxygen

Oxychloride
Reactor

Ethylene
Chlorine

Direct Chl.
Reactor

Problem 5.4
Basis:
Inlet 1
100 mole Chlorine
100 mole Ethylene

Cl
HCl
C2H4
SFL = 0.995

Assumptions:
All Cl2 in REAC 2 was consumed to form
TCE

Chemical Reactions
Conversion
1
1
1
0.96
SFH = 0.005

COMPONENT

INLET 1

INLET 2

Trichloroethane
Ethylene
Chlorine
Oxygen
Water
EDC
HCl
Vinylchloride
TOTAL

0
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
200

0
1
0
0.5
0
0
0
0
1.5

C_2 H_4+Cl_2ClC_2 H_4 Cl

Selectivity
0.99 EDC
C_2 H_4+2HCl+1/2 O_2ClC
0.01 TCE
0.95 EDC
2C _2 H_4 Cl_2 2C _2 H
0.05 TCE
SFK = 1
R-1
-99
-99

DC - REACTOR
R-2
0.5
-0.5
-1

99

-99

R-OUT
0.5
0.5
0

0.5

99
0.5

-0.5

100.5

RECYCLED TOLUENE
Methane
0.000404394
Benzene
Methane
Hydrogen

SEPR-2

CTOR

200.48743
0.0004039897
0.0200408897

SEPR-1

SEPR-3

ersion/pass

Conversion/pass

R - OUT
20.04088969
0.404394068
200.6881214
588.3333468
198.1695992

SEPR - 1
SEPR - 2
SEPR - 3
S2 - IN
S3 - IN
H - OUT
M - OUT
B - OUT
S4 - IN
20.0208488 0.02004089 20.0208488
0
0.0200408897
0
0.000404394 0.403989674
0
0.000404394 0.0004039897 0.403585684
0
200.6881214
200.4874332768 0.200688121
588.3333468
0
588.3333468
198.1695992
198.1695992

0.99723027

0.99723027

0.99723027

1008.633581 20.0212532 988.6123282 20.0208488 0.000404394 200.5078781561

HCl
HCl
Light gases

Splitter - 2

Splitter - 3

788.10445

Splitter - 2

Splitter - 3

Water

EDC

Splitter - 1

Furnace

Splitter - 4
EDC

Vinyl Chloride Process

cal Reactions

4+Cl_2ClC_2 H_4 Cl

4+2HCl+1/2 O_2ClC_2 H_4 Cl+H_2 O

_4 Cl_2 2C _2 H_3 Cl+2HCl


SEPR 1
S-1
0
0.0995
0

R2-IN
0.5
0.4005
0

0
0.0025

99
0.4975

OC - REACTOR
R-1
R-2
R-OUT
0.912
0.91908778
-0.912
-0.912
-0.824
-0.912
-0.912
-0.456
0.044
0.912
0.916559885
0.912
0.916575238
0
0.912
58444.93195

0.102

100.398

0.456

58445.99217

SEPR 2
G-OUT
W-OUT
0
0.001531813
-0.1821955556 -0.641804444
-0.2016533333 -0.710346667
0.0097288889 0.0342711111
0.0045827994 0.907417201
0
0.001527625
0
97.40821975
-0.3695372006

97.00081639

Benzene
Toluene
Xylene
TMB
SEPR-4

0.2004874333
0.5877450135
197.97142956
0.0009972303

SEPR-5

Toluene
Xylene
TMB

SEPR - 4
SEPR - 5
T - OUT
S5 - IN
X - OUT
TMB - OUT
0
0.403585684
0
0.000200688 0.2004874333 0.2004874333
0
587.7450135 0.5883333468 0.5877450135 0.0005883333
0
198.169599159 197.97142956 0.1981695992
0.9972302695 0.0009972303

0.9962330392

588.1487998 199.955650208 198.760659237

1.1949909718

0.0005883333
0.1981695992
0.9962330392

Vinyl chloride

Splitter - 4

EPR 2
S3 - IN
0.917555967
0
0
0
0.004559885
0.915047613
58347.52373
58349.36089

Splitter - 5

SEPR 3
FURNACE
SEPR 4
HCl-OUT
EDC-OUT
F-R
F-OUT
HCl-OUT
S-OUT
0
0.9175559669
1.417555967 0.0070877798
0
0
0
0.4005
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0045598854 1.110223E-016
1.11022E-016 -4.44893E-306 -8.9529E-306
0.0045752381 0.9104723746 -99.9104723746
0
0
0
58055.786011 291.737718512 99.9104723746 392.1455905 388.23393826 1.960727953
99.9104723746 100.4100122 0.5020500609 99.90796212
58055.7951462 293.565746853 99.9104723746 494.3736587 388.7430761 101.8686901

SEPR 5
EDC-OUT
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.4995398106
0.4995398106

VC-OUT
0
0
0
0
-8.9529E-306
0
1.9607279526
99.408422314
101.36915027

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