Material Balance

MATERIAL BALANANCE
Preliminary Calculations:
Basis:
= 100 metric tons /day of 99.5% pure Maleic Anhydride
= Oxidation yield is 92 %wt based on benzene fed
= Selectivity of Maleic Anhydride is73 %wt
= Recovery and purification yield is 98 %wt
### Kg of MAN per hour
overall losses = 2% (assuming 1% loss in sucrubber and 1% in distillation co
MAN to be produced
4228.75 Kg of MAN per hour
Conversion in the reactor is 73 %wt
Consider the main reaction
C6H6 + 4.5 O2 C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2
benzene produced ### kg/hr
benzene actuallay required ### kg/hr
For given process
Benzene : Air
1 24
Air required for oxidation ### kgmol/hr

### kg/hr
Oxygen in Air 803.31 kg/hr
Nitrogen in Air ### kg/hr
Assuming 65% air humidity at 30C
From humidity chart

17.5 gm moisture / kg dry air
Moisture in Air 1938 kg moisture / kg dry a

Stream 4 and 6 has Composition:
compond kg %wt
NITROGEN ### 75.38
OXYGEN ### 22.89
WATER 1938 1.73
### 100
Mixer MIX-100
stream (3) stream (6) stream (7)
### ### ###
stream (7) has composition:
kg %wt
NITROGEN ### 72.41
OXYGEN ### 21.99
BENZENE 4614.28 3.95
WATER 1938 1.66
### 100
Reactor PFR-100
In Reactor operating conditions are:
Temperature 350 – 400 oC
Pressure 202.65kpa
Oxidation yield 92 %wt
MAN selectivity 73 %wt
Of Benzene feed 73% is converted to MAN, 1.6% to Quinone and 17.4% is converted
and CO (About 10% to CO2 and remaining to CO) while 8% Benzene feed leaves alon
product stream as unconverted Benzene.
Chemical Reactions:
C6H6 + 4.5 O2 C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2

(Maleic Anhydride)
C6H6 + 7.5O2 6CO2 +3H2O
C6H6 + 4.5 O2 6C0 + 3H2O
C6H6 + 1.5 O2 C6H4O2 + H2O

(quinon)
Consider Reaction (R1)
Benzene converted to MAN ###

43.12
MAN produced 43.12
oxygen required 194.06
CO2 produced 86.25
water produced 86.25
benzene converted to CO2 461.43

5.91
CO2 produced 35.44
Water produced 17.72
Benzene converted to CO 341.46

4.37
CO produced 26.23
Benzene converted to Quinon 73.83

0.95
Oxygen required 1.42
Quinone produced 0.95
Water produced 0.95
Total Oxygen consumed 259.45
Unreacted Oxygen 543.86
Total Water produced 118.03
Water in product stream 225.34
CO2 in product stream 121.69
Composition of stream (8)

kg %wt
Nitrogen ### 72.41
Oxygen ### 14.89
Water 4056.1 3.47

CO2 5354.48 4.58
MAN 4228.75 3.62
CO 734.41 0.63
Benzene 369.14 0.32
Quinone 102.17 0.09
### 100
Crude MAN separator:
Operating conditions:
Operating Pressure = 152kpa
Operating temperature = 76.5oC
Of stream (9) 41.17 %wt crude MAN is separated as stream (10) and rema
Stream (10) contains:
Maleic Anhydride ###
Water condensed 30.22
Quinone condensed 24.87

kg %wt
MAN 1740.98 96.93
water 30.22 1.68
quinon 24.87 1.38
1796.07 100

kg %wt
Nitrogen ### 73.54
Oxygen ### 15.12
Water 4025.88 3.5
CO2 5354.48 4.65
MAN 2487.77 2.16
CO 734.41 0.64
Benzene 369.14 0.32
Quinone 77.3 0.07
Total ### 100
Scrubber T-100
Absorption is done in 40 %wt solution of Maleic Acid (MAC). Let 1% of the MAN produ
is lost in vent stream. All the Benzene and 1% MAN leaves from the top with vent str
while Quinone leaves with scrubbed liquid.
MAN lost 42.29 kg/hr
MAN converted to MAC ### kg/hr

24.94 kgmol/hr
Operating Conditions:
Operating Temperature: 50C
Operating pressure: 152Kpa
Assuming Liquid to vapor ratio in tower as 1.2
Stream (12) G ### kg/hr
Stream (15) will be

L ### kg of 40 % MAC soluti
Reaction taking place:
C4H2O2 + H20 C4H4O4

(maleic acid)
As absorption is done in 40% solution of MAC stream (15) have composition:
kg %wt kgmole
MAC 55247.34 40 475.98

water 82871.01 60 4603.94
Total ### 5079.93
MAC produced 24.94 kgmol/hr
Water consumed 24.94 kgmol/hr
MAC leaving in stream (13) 500.92 kgmol/hr
Water left in column 4802.67 kgmol/hr
Total moles in vent stream excluding water:
kg kgmol
Nitrogen ### 3023.07

Oxygen ### 543.86
CO2 ### 121.69
CO 734.41 26.23
Benzene 369.14 4.73
MAN 42.29 0.43
Total ### 3720.01
Assuming gases leaving in vent stream (14) saturated with water vapors
Partial pressure of water vapors at 50
As at saturation condition partial pressure is equal to vapor pressure and pre
same as molar ratio
yH2O = PH2O/P
0.08
And for rest of gases excluding water (O2, N2, CO, Benzene, 1% MA
y rest
Total moles in vent stream (14) 4056.72
Water in vent stream (14) 336.71
Water in scrubbed liquid (13) 4465.96
Composition of vent stream (14)
kg %wt
Nitrogen ### 73.86

Oxygen ### 15.18
Water 6060.74 5.29
CO2 5354.48 4.67
CO 734.41 0.64
Benzene 369.14 0.32
MAN 42.29 0.04
Total ### 100
Composition of scrubbed liquid stream (13):
kg %wt
MAC ### 41.95

water ### 58
Quinon 77.3 0.06
Total ### 100
Mixer MIX-101
As stream (15) and (17) contains 40% solution of MAC. While (16) contains p
ensure the composition of stream (15) and (17) at 40%wt of MAC.
MAC in stream (13) ###
40% solution will have the mass ###
So water added from stream (16) 6748.4
Stream (17) 7236.6
Water in stream (17) ###
kg %wt
MAC 2894.63 40
water 4264.64 58.93
Quinon 77.3 1.07
Total 7236.58 100
Dehydrator T-101:
In dehydrator Maleic Acid is converted back to Maleic Anhydride according to
reaction:
C4H4O4 C4H2O3 +
In addition to above reaction, some Maleic Acid may irreversibly convert to F

according to the following reaction:
C4H2O3 + H2O C4H4O4

(maleic acid)
Assuming 0.5% MAC converts irreversibly to Fumeric Acid and rest 99.5% co
Maleic Anhydride. And 95% of water is removed by azeotropic distillation fro
dehydrator.
Top plate temperature = 110 C
Bottom plate temperature = 148 C
Reboiler temperature = 174 C
Operating pressure = 15.2 kpa
Azeotropic composition:
Water = 77.5 %mole & O- xylene =
MAC coming from stream (18) ###
0.5% converted to Fumaric Acid
Fumaric Acid produced 14.47
MAC converted to MAN ###

24.81
MAN produced 24.81
Total water in Dehydrator 261.74
O-xylene 75.99
As 95 % water is removed from the dehydrator so

Stream (19) contains
Water 248.65
O-xylene 72.19
kg %wt
water 4475.73 36.87

O-xylene 7664.33 63.13
Total ### 100
Assuming stream (22) contains pure water and pure O-xylene stream (21) is
to dehydrator.
O-xylene in stream (26) 3.8
make up O-xylene required (23) 3.8
Water in stream (22) 248.65
kg %wt
water 235.56 7.44

MAN 2434.5 76.91
Fumeric acid 14.47 0.46
O-xylene 403.39 12.74
quinone 77.3 2.44
Total 3165.23 100
Mixer MIX-102
Mixer MIX-102 mixes crude MAN from stream (10) with crude MAN obtained from Bot
of dehydrating column stream (27)
stream(27) + stream(10) = stream (28)

### 1796.07 ###
kg %wt kgmole
water 265.78 5.36 14.77

MAN 4175.48 84.16 42.58
Fumeric acid 14.47 0.29 0.12
O-xylene 403.39 8.13 3.8
quinone 102.17 2.06 0.95
Totsal 4961.29 100 62.22
Distillation column T-102
Bottom product stream (36) contains 99.5 % pure MAN. 0.5% impurity will b
Fumeric Acid (BP = 290oC) produced in Dehydrating column and remaing is
Operating conditions

Bottom temperature = 145 C
Operating pressure = 100Kpa
MAN converted to Fumaric Acid 13.37
0 kg of MAN/hr
0.32 % of initial MAN produ
MAN lost in distillation column 29.23
MAN in bottom product stream (36) ###
Bottom product of distillation column ###
Quinon in Bottom product 6.36

Composition of bottom product stream (36)
kg %wt
MAN 4146.25 99.5

quinone 6.36 0.15
Total 4167.08 100
Composition of overhead product stream (32)
kg %wt
water 265.78 33.47

MAN 29.23 3.68
O-xylene 403.39 50.79
quinone 95.81 12.06
Total 794.21 100
COMPOND MOLECULAR WEIGHT
maleic anhydride 98.06
benzene 78.11
quinon 108.10
aleic Anhydride maleic acid 116.07
enzene fed AIR 28.95
water 18.06
oxygen 32.00
nitrogen 28.01
carbon dioxide 44.00
carbon monoxide 28.00
nd 1% in distillation column + production of Fumeric acid) O-xylene 106.17
C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2O
ture / kg dry air
kg moisture / kg dry air

kgmole %mole
3021.99 76.84
803.31 20.43
107.67 2.74
3932.98 100
stream (7)
kgmole %mole
### 75.71
803.31 20.12
59.07 1.48
107.31 2.69
### 100
0 – 400 oC
d 17.4% is converted to CO2

zene feed leaves along with
C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2O

(R1)
Anhydride)
6CO2 +3H2O (R2)
6C0 + 3H2O (R3)
C6H4O2 + H2O (R4)
kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmole %mole
### 75.79
543.86 13.64
224.59 5.63
121.69 3.05
43.12 1.08
26.23 0.66
4.73 0.12
0.95 0.02
### 100
ssure = 152kpa
perature = 76.5oC
stream (10) and remaining MAN is sent along with gases in stream (11)
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kgmole %mole
17.75 90.29
1.68 8.54
0.23 1.17
19.66 100
kgmole %mole
### 76.15
543.86 13.71
223.66 5.64
121.69 3.07
25.37 0.64
26.23 0.66
4.73 0.12
0.72 0.02
### 100
1% of the MAN produced
m the top with vent stream
mperature: 50C
ssure: 152Kpa
kg of 40 % MAC solution/hr
(maleic acid)
composition:
%mole
9.37
90.63
with water vapors
of water vapors at 50 oC and 152 Kpa = 12.55 Kpa
apor pressure and pressure ratio is
PH2O/P
CO, Benzene, 1% MAN CO2)

y rest = 0.917
kgmol/hr
kgmole %mole
### 74.52
543.86 13.41
336.71 8.3
121.69 3
26.23 0.65
4.73 0.12
0.43 0.01
### 100
kgmole %mole
500.92 10.08
### 89.9
0.72 0.01
### 100
While (16) contains pure water to
%wt of MAC.
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kgmole %mole
24.94 9.5
236.92 90.23
0.72 0.27
262.58 100
Anhydride according to the following
H20
reversibly convert to Fumaric Acid
C4H4O4
(fumeric acid)
cid and rest 99.5% converts back to

eotropic distillation from the
perature = 110 C
temperature = 148 C
erature = 174 C
ssure = 15.2 kpa
%mole & O- xylene = 22.5 %mole
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr 446.65
kgmol/hr 236.92
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmole %mole
248.65 77.5
72.19 22.5
320.84 100
-xylene stream (21) is recycled back
kgmole %mole
13.09 30.76
24.81 58.33
0.12 0.29
3.8 8.93
0.72 1.68
42.54 100
MAN obtained from Bottom

%mole
23.73
68.44
0.2
6.11
1.52
100
N. 0.5% impurity will be all the

olumn and remaing is Quinon (BP = 180C)
kg of MAN/hr
% of initial MAN produced
kg/hr
kg/hr
kgmole %mole
42.28 88.8
0.12 0.26
5.21 10.94
47.62 100
kgmole %mole
14.77 74.76
0.3 1.51
3.8 19.24
0.89 4.49
19.75 100
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
MATERIAL BALANANCE
Preliminary Calculations:
Basis:
= 100 metric tons /day of 99.5% pure Maleic Anhydride
= Oxidation yield is 92 %wt based on benzene fed
= Selectivity of Maleic Anhydride is73 %wt
= Recovery and purification yield is 98 %wt
overall losses = 2% (assuming 1% loss in sucrubber and 1% in distillation co
MAN to be produced
Conversion in the reactor is 73 %wt
Consider the main reaction
C6H6 + 4.5 O2 C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2
benzene produced ### kg/hr
benzene actuallay required ### kg/hr
For given process
Benzene : Air
1 24
Air required for oxidation ### kgmol/hr

### kg/hr
Oxygen in Air 481.99 kg/hr
Nitrogen in Air 1813.2 kg/hr
Assuming 65% air humidity at 30C
From humidity chart

17.5 gm moisture / kg dry air
Moisture in Air 1162.8 kg moisture / kg dry a

Stream 4 and 6 has Composition:
compond kg %wt
NITROGEN ### 75.38
OXYGEN ### 22.89
WATER 1162.8 1.73
### 100
Mixer MIX-100
stream (3) stream (6) stream (7)
### ### ###
stream (7) has composition:
kg %wt
NITROGEN ### 72.41
OXYGEN ### 21.99
BENZENE 2768.57 3.95
WATER 1162.8 1.66
### 100
Reactor PFR-100
In Reactor operating conditions are:
Temperature 350 – 400 oC
Pressure 202.65kpa
Oxidation yield 92 %wt
MAN selectivity 73 %wt
Of Benzene feed 73% is converted to MAN, 1.6% to Quinone and 17.4% is converted
and CO (About 10% to CO2 and remaining to CO) while 8% Benzene feed leaves alon
product stream as unconverted Benzene.
Chemical Reactions:
C6H6 + 4.5 O2 C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2

(Maleic Anhydride)
C6H6 + 7.5O2 6CO2 +3H2O
C6H6 + 4.5 O2 6C0 + 3H2O
C6H6 + 1.5 O2 C6H4O2 + H2O

(quinon)
Benzene converted to MAN ###

25.87
MAN produced 25.87
CO2 produced 51.75
water produced 51.75
benzene converted to CO2 276.86

3.54
CO2 produced 21.27
Benzene converted to CO 204.87

2.62
CO produced 15.74
Water produced 7.87
Benzene converted to Quinon 44.3

0.57
Oxygen required 0.85
Quinone produced 0.57
Water produced 0.57
Total Oxygen consumed 155.67
Unreacted Oxygen 326.32
Total Water produced 70.82
Water in product stream 135.2
CO2 in product stream 73.02

kg %wt
Nitrogen ### 72.41
Oxygen ### 14.89
Water 2433.66 3.47

CO2 3212.69 4.58
MAN 2537.25 3.62
CO 440.65 0.63
Benzene 221.49 0.32
Quinone 61.3 0.09
### 100
Crude MAN separator:
Operating Pressure = 152kpa
Operating temperature = 76.5oC
Of stream (9) 41.17 %wt crude MAN is separated as stream (10) and rema
Stream (10) contains:
Maleic Anhydride ###
Water condensed 30.22
Quinone condensed 24.87

kg %wt
MAN 1044.59 94.99
water 30.22 2.75
quinon 24.87 2.26
1099.68 100

kg %wt
Nitrogen ### 73.57
Oxygen ### 15.13
Water 2403.44 3.48
CO2 3212.69 4.65
MAN 1492.66 2.16
CO 440.65 0.64
Benzene 221.49 0.32
Quinone 36.43 0.05
Total ### 100
Scrubber T-100
Absorption is done in 40 %wt solution of Maleic Acid (MAC). Let 1% of the MAN produ
is lost in vent stream. All the Benzene and 1% MAN leaves from the top with vent str
while Quinone leaves with scrubbed liquid.
MAN lost 25.37 kg/hr
MAN converted to MAC ### kg/hr

14.96 kgmol/hr
Operating Conditions:
Operating Temperature: 50C
Operating pressure: 152Kpa
Assuming Liquid to vapor ratio in tower as 1.2
Stream (12) G ### kg/hr
Stream (15) will be

L ### kg of 40 % MAC soluti
Reaction taking place:
C4H2O2 + H20 C4H4O4

(maleic acid)
As absorption is done in 40% solution of MAC stream (15) have composition:
kg %wt kgmole
MAC 32861.68 40 283.12

water 49292.52 60 2738.47
Total 82154.2 3021.59
MAC produced 14.96 kgmol/hr
Water consumed 14.96 kgmol/hr
MAC leaving in stream (13) 298.08 kgmol/hr
Water left in column 2857.03 kgmol/hr
Total moles in vent stream excluding water:
kg kgmol
Nitrogen ### 1813.84

Oxygen ### 326.32
CO2 ### 73.02
CO 440.65 15.74
Benzene 221.49 2.84
MAN 25.37 0.26
Total ### 2232.01
Assuming gases leaving in vent stream (14) saturated with water vapors
Partial pressure of water vapors at 50
As at saturation condition partial pressure is equal to vapor pressure and pre
same as molar ratio
yH2O = PH2O/P
0.08
And for rest of gases excluding water (O2, N2, CO, Benzene, 1% MA
y rest
Total moles in vent stream (14) 2434.03
Water in vent stream (14) 202.02
Water in scrubbed liquid (13) 2655.01
Composition of vent stream (14)
kg %wt
Nitrogen ### 73.86

Oxygen ### 15.18
Water 3636.45 5.29
CO2 3212.69 4.67
CO 440.65 0.64
Benzene 221.49 0.32
MAN 25.37 0.04
Total ### 100
Composition of scrubbed liquid stream (13):
kg %wt
MAC ### 41.98

water ### 57.98
Quinon 36.43 0.04
Total ### 100
Mixer MIX-101
As stream (15) and (17) contains 40% solution of MAC. While (16) contains p
ensure the composition of stream (15) and (17) at 40%wt of MAC.
40% solution will have the mass ###
So water added from stream (16) ###
Stream (17) 4341.9
Water in stream (17) ###
kg %wt
MAC 1736.78 40
water 2568.73 59.16
Quinon 36.43 0.84
Total 4341.95 100
Dehydrator T-101:
In dehydrator Maleic Acid is converted back to Maleic Anhydride according to
reaction:
C4H4O4 C4H2O3 +
In addition to above reaction, some Maleic Acid may irreversibly convert to F

according to the following reaction:
C4H2O3 + H2O C4H4O4

(maleic acid)
Assuming 0.5% MAC converts irreversibly to Fumeric Acid and rest 99.5% co
Maleic Anhydride. And 95% of water is removed by azeotropic distillation fro
dehydrator.
Bottom plate temperature = 148 C
Reboiler temperature = 174 C
Operating pressure = 15.2 kpa
Azeotropic composition:
Water = 77.5 %mole & O- xylene =
MAC coming from stream (18) ###
0.5% converted to Fumaric Acid
Fumaric Acid produced 8.68
MAC converted to MAN 1728.1

14.89
MAN produced 14.89
Total water in Dehydrator 157.6
O-xylene 45.75
As 95 % water is removed from the dehydrator so

Stream (19) contains
Water 149.72
O-xylene 43.47
kg %wt
water 2694.89 36.87

O-xylene 4614.78 63.13
Total 7309.67 100
Assuming stream (22) contains pure water and pure O-xylene stream (21) is
to dehydrator.
O-xylene in stream (26) 2.29
make up O-xylene required (23) 2.29
Water in stream (22) 149.72
kg %wt
water 141.84 7.5

MAN 1460.7 77.26
O-xylene 242.88 12.85
quinone 36.43 1.93
Total 1890.54 100
Mixer MIX-102
Mixer MIX-102 mixes crude MAN from stream (10) with crude MAN obtained from Bot
of dehydrating column stream (27)
stream(27) + stream(10) = stream (28)

### 1099.68 ###
kg %wt kgmole
water 172.06 5.75 9.56

MAN 2505.29 83.78 25.55
Fumeric acid 8.68 0.29 0.07
O-xylene 242.88 8.12 2.29
quinone 61.3 2.05 0.57
Totsal 2990.21 100 38.04
Distillation column T-102
Bottom product stream (36) contains 99.5 % pure MAN. 0.5% impurity will b
Fumeric Acid (BP = 290oC) produced in Dehydrating column and remaing is
Operating conditions

Bottom temperature = 145 C
Operating pressure = 100Kpa
MAN converted to Fumaric Acid 8.02
0 kg of MAN/hr
0.32 % of initial MAN produ
MAN lost in distillation column 17.54
MAN in bottom product stream (36) ###
Bottom product of distillation column ###
Quinon in Bottom product 3.82

Composition of bottom product stream (36)
kg %wt
MAN 2487.75 99.5

quinone 3.82 0.15
Total 2500.25 100
Composition of overhead product stream (32)
kg %wt
water 172.06 35.12

MAN 17.54 3.58
O-xylene 242.88 49.57
quinone 57.49 11.73
Total 489.96 100
COMPOND MOLECULAR WEIGHT
maleic anhydride 98.06
benzene 78.11
quinon 108.10
aleic Anhydride maleic acid 116.07
enzene fed AIR 28.95
water 18.06
oxygen 32.00
nitrogen 28.01
carbon dioxide 44.00
carbon monoxide 28.00
nd 1% in distillation column + production of Fumeric acid) O-xylene 106.17
C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2O
ture / kg dry air
kg moisture / kg dry air

kgmole %mole
1813.20 76.84
481.99 20.43
64.60 2.74
2359.79 100
stream (7)
kgmole %mole
1813.2 75.71
481.99 20.12
35.44 1.48
64.39 2.69
### 100
0 – 400 oC
d 17.4% is converted to CO2

zene feed leaves along with
C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2O

(R1)
Anhydride)
6CO2 +3H2O (R2)
6C0 + 3H2O (R3)
C6H4O2 + H2O (R4)
kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmole %mole
1813.2 75.79
326.32 13.64
134.75 5.63
73.02 3.05
25.87 1.08
15.74 0.66
2.84 0.12
0.57 0.02
2392.3 100
ssure = 152kpa
perature = 76.5oC
stream (10) and remaining MAN is sent along with gases in stream (11)
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kgmole %mole
10.65 84.8
1.68 13.37
0.23 1.83
12.56 100
kgmole %mole
1813.2 76.18
326.32 13.71
133.52 5.61
73.02 3.07
15.22 0.64
15.74 0.66
2.84 0.12
0.34 0.01
### 100
1% of the MAN produced
m the top with vent stream
mperature: 50C
ssure: 152Kpa
kg of 40 % MAC solution/hr
(maleic acid)
composition:
%mole
9.37
90.63
with water vapors
of water vapors at 50 oC and 152 Kpa = 12.55 Kpa
apor pressure and pressure ratio is
PH2O/P
CO, Benzene, 1% MAN CO2)

y rest = 0.917
kgmol/hr
kgmole %mole
### 74.52
326.32 13.41
202.02 8.3
73.02 3
15.74 0.65
2.84 0.12
0.26 0.01
### 100
kgmole %mole
298.08 10.09
### 89.9
0.34 0.01
### 100
While (16) contains pure water to
%wt of MAC.
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kgmole %mole
14.96 9.47
142.71 90.32
0.34 0.21
158.01 100
Anhydride according to the following
H20
reversibly convert to Fumaric Acid
C4H4O4
(fumeric acid)
cid and rest 99.5% converts back to

eotropic distillation from the
perature = 110 C
temperature = 148 C
erature = 174 C
ssure = 15.2 kpa
%mole & O- xylene = 22.5 %mole
kg/hr
kg/hr
kg/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr 267.99
kgmol/hr 142.71
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmol/hr
kgmole %mole
149.72 77.5
43.47 22.5
193.18 100
-xylene stream (21) is recycled back
kgmole %mole
7.88 30.94
14.89 58.46
0.07 0.29
2.29 8.98
0.34 1.32
25.47 100
MAN obtained from Bottom

%mole
25.13
67.17
0.2
6.01
1.49
100
N. 0.5% impurity will be all the

olumn and remaing is Quinon (BP = 180C)
kg of MAN/hr
% of initial MAN produced
kg/hr
kg/hr
kgmole %mole
25.37 82.77
0.07 0.24
5.21 16.99
30.65 100
kgmole %mole
9.56 76.12
0.18 1.42
2.29 18.22
0.53 4.24
12.56 100
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MATERIAL BALANANCE

### Kg of MAN per hour

overall losses = 2% (assuming 1% loss in sucrubber and 1% in distillation co

Conversion in the reactor is 73 %wt

Consider the main reaction

C6H6 + 4.5 O2 C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2

benzene produced ### kg/hr

benzene actuallay required ### kg/hr

For given process

Air required for oxidation ### kgmol/hr

Oxygen in Air 803.31 kg/hr

Nitrogen in Air ### kg/hr

Assuming 65% air humidity at 30C

From humidity chart

Moisture in Air 1938 kg moisture / kg dry a

NITROGEN ### 75.38

OXYGEN ### 22.89

WATER 1938 1.73

stream (3) stream (6) stream (7)

### ### ###

stream (7) has composition:

C6H6 + 4.5 O2 C4H2O3 + 2CO2 +2H2

C6H6 + 4.5 O2 6C0 + 3H2O

C6H6 + 1.5 O2 C6H4O2 + H2O

Consider Reaction (R1)

Benzene converted to MAN ###

MAN produced 43.12

oxygen required 194.06

CO2 produced 86.25

water produced 86.25

Consider Reaction (R2)

benzene converted to CO2 461.43

CO2 produced 35.44

Water produced 17.72

Consider Reaction (R3)

Benzene converted to CO 341.46

oxygen required 19.67

Water produced 13.11

Consider Reaction (R4)

Benzene converted to Quinon 73.83

Oxygen required 1.42

Quinone produced 0.95

Water produced 0.95

Total Oxygen consumed 259.45

Unreacted Oxygen 543.86

Total Water produced 118.03

Water in product stream 225.34

CO2 in product stream 121.69

Composition of stream (8)

Nitrogen ### 72.41

Oxygen ### 14.89

Water 4056.1 3.47

MAN 4228.75 3.62

Benzene 369.14 0.32

Quinone 102.17 0.09

Crude MAN separator:

Stream (10) contains:

Maleic Anhydride ###

Water condensed 30.22