Question: I need a flow diagram and any assumptions Your objective is to design a Green Process to use methylcyclohexane as a carrier to produce hydrogen

I need a flow diagram and any assumptions
I need a flow diagram and any assumptions Your objective is to

Your objective is to design a Green Process to use methylcyclohexane as a carrier to produce hydrogen at a site that requires significant backup to solar and wind and determine the cost for that hydrogen with an overall return on investment (RON) of 10%. The scope includes (sce diagram below) Design the process for producing methylcyclohexane by hydrogenating toluene Develop design and equipment/utilities necessary to do this. Choose a process to manufacture hydrogen and determine the cost (use literature values). Toluene is supplied at 999% purity The reactor design needs to address the management of the exothermic reaction and catalyst deactivation. The separation scheme must produce at least 99.9% purity MCH. Choose the site locations - both the location of the base plant producing the methylcyclohexane and the receiving site that will produce the hydrogen from the dehydrogenation of the MCH. Determine the shipping cost for methylcyclohexane-the ships can be the same that are used to ship gasoline Develop the design for producing hydrogen from MCH by dehydrogenation to form toluene and hydrogen at the remote site. The reactor design must be able to handle the endothermic reaction and the catalyst deactivation. The separation scheme has to be sufficient to produce the quality of the toluene that can be recycled back to the base plant. The hydrogen has to be purified so that GHG are minimized during the combustion There are several ways to produce the hydrogen feed for the MCH reaction. Electrolysis of water ( Green hydrogen) Develop the selling cost of the hydrogen at the remote site that gives an ROI of 10% Perform a sensitivity analysis on the major variables in the reaction Determine the amount of GHG that are produced at both sites. Assume that the plant startup is in 2028

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