In the production of ethylene oxide, ethylene and oxygen reacts over a silver catalyst surface. An industrial catalytic tubular reactor used to make ethylene oxide is described by a system of. Ethylene oxide sterilization of small or infrequent. Matzen and coworkers studied the methanol production using. A simulation model of a reactor for ethylene oxide.
In addition, the effect of inlet gas velocity on eo mole. In order to determine the level of optimum ethylene dichloride edc, a multilayer perceptron mlp neural network was used. The largest cost in production of ethylene oxide is ethylene therefore its important to optimize the selectivity towards ethylene oxide and thus reduce the consumption of ethylene. This reactor model can then be used for studies of future catalyst types. A simulation model of a reactor for ethylene oxide production perzon, hanna lu ket920 201 chemical engineering m.
Pdf a simulation model of a reactor for ethylene oxide. Modelling and optimisation of an industrial ethylene oxide reactor article pdf available in chemical product and process modeling 41 january 2009 with 2,963 reads how we measure reads. Subjects architecture and design arts asian and pacific studies business and economics chemistry classical and ancient near eastern studies computer sciences arts. Conclusions careful control of process conditions to avoid thermal runaway and maintain high selectivity to eo are of the. Mainly two reactions occur, partial oxidation of ethylene to ethylene. Simulation, optimization, ethanol amine production, ethylene oxide, ammonia introduction regarding the broad application of ethanol amine ea, its production is of great interest to the petrochemical industry. Introduction to chemical process simulators 26 ethylene glycol production parametric study varying length of the pfr 0 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 0 length of pfr m 0 0. Identical reactor inlet temperatures 225 c, reactor pressure 18 atm for a an isothermal tubular reactor and b an adiabatic, fixed bed reactor.
In the present work, a onedimensional heterogeneous model was used for dynamic simulation of an industrial fixedbed catalytic ethylene oxide eo reactor in the presence of longterm catalyst deactivation. Read online a simulation model of a reactor for ethylene oxide production book pdf free download link book now. The result from this work will develop a better understanding of the ethylene oxide process and especially the reactor area. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Pdf modelling and optimisation of an industrial ethylene oxide. The model is used to simulate the behaviour of a single stage cell and a multistage cell. A simulation model of a reactor for ethylene oxide production. Several authors investigated the modelling and simulation of ethylene. The same kinetic model and parameters were used for each simulation.
The aim with this thesis was to create a simulation model of the reactor using aspen plus that correlates with reality. Download a simulation model of a reactor for ethylene oxide production book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. Modeling and simulation of an industrial ethylene oxide. Abstract swedish this thesis has been performed in the ethylene oxide plant at akzo nobel in stenungsund. Production of 21,000 ethylene oxide free download as powerpoint presentation. Production of 21,000 ethylene oxide distillation valve. Simulation and optimization of ethanol amine production plant. Request pdf modeling and simulation of an industrial ethylene oxide eo reactor. Reactor models for continuous flow reactor sizing in aspen plus also. Pdf modelling and optimisation of an industrial ethylene. The reaction between anodically generated chlorine and ethylene gas is used to. The purpose of this thesis is to develop a simulation model of the ethylene oxide reactor in aspen plus. A precise kinetic model for the ethylene oxide formation in pure silver.
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