Question: Please provide a solution using the table Acetone is manufactured using two different paths: Path-1 isopropylaicoholCH3CHOHCH3CH3COCH2acetone+H2CH2CHOHCH31/2)(CH3)2CHOCH(CH3)2+(1/2H2Odispropylalcohol Path-2 For path-1, about 90% of the reacted isopropyl
Acetone is manufactured using two different paths: Path-1 isopropylaicoholCH3CHOHCH3CH3COCH2acetone+H2CH2CHOHCH31/2)(CH3)2CHOCH(CH3)2+(1/2H2Odispropylalcohol Path-2 For path-1, about 90% of the reacted isopropyl alcohol is converted to acetone while the other 10% will produce di-isopropyl ether. For path-2, 100% of cumene hydroperoxide produced by 10096 conversion of cumene in reaction (3) is consumed in reaction (4). The chemicals properties and prices are given in Table Q3. (i) Set-up an inputoutput structure of the flowsheet showing the flow of all materials into and out of the black-box representing the plant for each bath (in kmole) per 1 kmole of acetone produced. [34 marks] (ii) Estimate the economic potential and which path you will select for production. [16 marks]
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