Question: Acetone ( ( C H 3 ) 2 C O ) can be produced from isopropanol ( ( C H 3 ) 2 CHOH )
Acetone can be produced from isopropanol CHOH according to the following reaction:
CHOH
An isopropanol feed stream enters the process as a mixture of mol isopropanol and mol water. This feed mixes with a recycle stream in mixer B before entering a reactor, where of the isopropanol converts according to the above reaction. The contents of the reactor then pass through separators B B and B
In the first separator B hydrogen is completely separated as a pure stream stream In the second separator B acetone is completely separated as a pure stream stream In the third separator B all unreacted isopropanol is separated as a mixture of mol isopropanol and mol water and becomes the recycle stream that mixes with the feed. The other stream from the separator is pure water. Refer the PFD given to answer the questions given below.
Calculate the:
a Flowrate of hydrogen in stream hour
b Flowrate of acetone in stream hour
c Flowrate of water in stream kghour
d Flowrate of isopropanol in recycle stream kghour
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tableCompoundMolecular Weight gmolAcetoneIsopropanolWaterHydrogen
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