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MATERIAL
BALANCE
R-01
ALKYLATION
REATOR
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Equipment Name: Alkylation Reactor

Equipment Code: R-01
Operating Parameters: Temperature: 257.5℃
Pressure: 3.54 MPa
Description:
The catalytic fixed bed reactor containing zeolite catalyst is used for the alkylation

Basis:

 The percentage conversion of Propylene is 96% (Norouzi et al., 2014)

 The product molar selectivity of Cumene to DIPB is 31. (Norouzi et al., 2014)

Reactions involved:

C3H6 + C6H6 C9H12

C3H6 + C9H12 C12H18

Stream 6
Componen %mole kmole/day kg/day %mass
t
Benzene 82.61 500.41 39032.0 89.80
7
Propylene 16.52 100.08 4203.45 9.67
Propane 0.87 5.27 231.77 0.53
Total 100.00 605.76 43467.2 100.00
9

Stream 7
Componen %mole kmole/day kg/day %mass
t
Benzene 79.82 404.33 31537.9 72.56
1
Cumene 18.35 92.98 11157.5 25.67
5
Propane 1.04 5.27 231.77 0.53
DIPB 0.61 3.10 502.09 1.16
Propylene 0.18 0.90 37.97 0.09
Total 100.00 506.58 43467.2 100.00
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Stream 6 (S6):
C 6 H 6 kmole
(
C 6 H 6 = 500.41
day )( 178kmole
kg C H
6
C H )
6
6
=39032.07
6
kg C H
day
6 6

C 3 H 6 kmole 42 kg C 3 H 6 kmole C 3 H 6
(
C 3 H 6= 100.08
day )(
kmole C3 H 6
=4203.45
day )
C 3 H 6 kmole

C 3 H 8= ( 100.08
0.95
day
)
( 0.05 )
1 kmole C 3 H 8
(
1 kmole C 3 H 6 )( 44 kg C 3 H 8
kmole C3 H 8 )
kg C3 H 6
¿ 231.77
day

Stream 7 (S7):

C3 H 6 kmole 1 kmole C 9 H 12
(
C 9 H 12 produced ¿ 1 st rxn= 100.08
day
( 0.96 ) ) (
1kmole C3 H 6 )
kmole C 9 H 12
¿ 96 .08
day

 Cumene produced from reaction 1 was partially consumed in the next reaction to
form DIPB.
 The product molar selectivity of Cumene to DIPB is 31. (Norouzi et al., 2014)

kmole C 9 H 12
((
C 12 H 18= 96.08
day )( 31kmole C H
9
162 kg C H
kmole C H ) ) ( kmole C H )
12 18

12
12

12
18

18

kmole C12 H 18
¿ 502.09
day
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kmole C 9 H 12 3.10 kmole C 12 H 18 1 kmole C 9 H 12

((
C 9 H 12= 96.08
day ) ((
−
day )(
kmole C 12 H 18 )))
120 kg C 9 H 12 kmole C9 H 12
( )
1 kmole C 9 H 12
=11157.55
day

C 6 H 6 kmole C H kmole 1 kmole C6 H 6

(
C 6 H 6 = 500.41
day ) ((
− 100.08 3 6
day
( 0.96 ) ) (
1 kmole C3 H 6 ))
78 kg C 6 H 6 kg C 6 H 6
( 1 kmole C6 H 6 )
=31537.91
day

C 3 H 6 kmole

C 3 H 8= ( 100.08
0.95
day
)
( 0.05 )
1 kmole C 3 H 8
(
1 kmole C 3 H 6 )( 44 kg C 3 H 8
kmole C3 H 8 )
kg C3 H 8
¿ 231.77
day

kmole C3 H 6 kmole C 9 H 12 kmole C H

((
C 3 H 6= 100.08
day ) )(
( 0.04 ) − 96.08
day )( 31kmole C H )
12

9
18

12

1 kmole C3 H 6 42 kg C3 H 6 kmole C 3 H 6
( kmole C 12 H 18 )( kmole C 3 H 6
=37.97) day

Overall Material Balance:

S6 = S7

kg kg
43467.29 =43467.29
day day