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Gas-Liquid Separator 1
Operating conditions: 30 bar
Gas-Liquid Separator 2
Operating conditions: 1 atm Propane Propylene Carbon Monoxide Hydrogen
Synthesis gas (CO/H2 mixture) 48.6% H2 49.5% CO 0.4% CH4 1.5% N2 molar ratio Synthesis Gas : Propylene 2:1
n-butanol (from 6% of n-butyraldehyde) Isobutanol (from 4% of isobutyraldehyde) 1.0 wt % butyraldehyde/butanol mixture propane (from 3% propylene) unreacted propylene
Steam
Distillation Column 2
mixed butyraldehydes
Distillation Column 1
alcohols
Recycled to oxo-reactor
steam
2% w/w NaOH
2-ethylhexanal
Reactor (Reduction)
Conversion rate = 99%
n-butyraldehyde
Separator
Raney Ni catalyst Hydrogen
unreacted n-butyraldehyde
Books:
Ray, M. & David, W. (1989).Chemical engineering design project: a case study approach. Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, New York. Sinnott, R. & Towler, G.(2009). Chemical engineering design. 5 ed. Elsevier, Inc. London, UK.
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