Production of propylene
Faculty of
Chemical
Engineering
(FChE)
SKKK 4153 PLANT DESIGN
2014/2015-SEM 1
FINAL REPORT
PROPYLENE PRODUCTION PLANT
LECTURER
ASSOC. PROF. IR. DR. SHARIFAH RAFIDAH WAN ALWI
DESIGN TEAM
EQUINOX
NO.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
TEAM MEMBERS
EMAD MOHAMMED NOMAN AL-DHUBHANI
MUHAMMAD FAIRIS BIN HADIPORNAMA
KELVIN RAWING SEBASTIAN
NUR FADZLYANA BINTI HAMDAN
MIMI KHAIRIAH BINTI AWANG
MATRIC NO
AA103001
A11KK0022
A11KK0065
A11KK0035
A11KK0169
1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background of Propylene
5
1.2
Uses of Propylene
6
1.3
Propylene Manufacturing
8
1.4
Market Survey
9
1.4.1 Introduction
9
1.4.2 Production of Propylene
9
1.4.3 Propylene Consumption
11
1.4.4 Outlook for Production of Propylene in Malaysia
12
1.4.5 Market Prices of Polypropylene
13
Raw Materials
14
1.5.1 Source of Raw Materials
14
1.5.2 Raw Material Specifications
14
1.5
1.6
Project Charter for Propylene Production
15
CHAPTER 2 PROCESS SYNTHESIS STEP
2.1
Step 1-Eliminate Differences in Molecular Type
16
2.2
Step 2- Distribute the Chemicals
25
2.2.1
25
Basic Material Balances
2.3
Step 3- Eliminate Differences in Compositions
27
2.4
Step 4 –Eliminate Differences in Temperature, Pressure and Phase
29
2.5
Step 5- Task Integration
31
2.6
Overall Process Description
34
CHAPTER 3 MATERIAL, ENERGY BALANCES AND PROCESS SIMULATION
3.1
Material Balance
35
3.1.1 Overall Mass Balances
35
2
3.1.2 Mass Balances for Separation Unit 1
35
3.1.3
37
Mass Balance for Mixer
3.1.4 Mass Balance for Reactor
38
3.1.5 Mass Balance for Separation Unit 2
39
3.1.6 Mass Balance For Separation Unit 3
40
3.1.7 Mass Balance For Separation Unit 4
41
3.2
Energy Balances
42
3.3
Simulation Result from ASPEN HYSYS
62
3.3.1
Material Balance
62
3.3.2
Energy Balances
62
3.4
Percentage Differences between Manual Calculation and HYSYS
63
3.4.1
Mass Balances
63
3.4.2
Energy Balances
63
CHAPTER 4: HEAT INTEGRATION
4.1
Chemical
Engineering
(FChE)
SKKK 4153 PLANT DESIGN
2014/2015-SEM 1
FINAL REPORT
PROPYLENE PRODUCTION PLANT
LECTURER
ASSOC. PROF. IR. DR. SHARIFAH RAFIDAH WAN ALWI
DESIGN TEAM
EQUINOX
NO.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
TEAM MEMBERS
EMAD MOHAMMED NOMAN AL-DHUBHANI
MUHAMMAD FAIRIS BIN HADIPORNAMA
KELVIN RAWING SEBASTIAN
NUR FADZLYANA BINTI HAMDAN
MIMI KHAIRIAH BINTI AWANG
MATRIC NO
AA103001
A11KK0022
A11KK0065
A11KK0035
A11KK0169
1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background of Propylene
5
1.2
Uses of Propylene
6
1.3
Propylene Manufacturing
8
1.4
Market Survey
9
1.4.1 Introduction
9
1.4.2 Production of Propylene
9
1.4.3 Propylene Consumption
11
1.4.4 Outlook for Production of Propylene in Malaysia
12
1.4.5 Market Prices of Polypropylene
13
Raw Materials
14
1.5.1 Source of Raw Materials
14
1.5.2 Raw Material Specifications
14
1.5
1.6
Project Charter for Propylene Production
15
CHAPTER 2 PROCESS SYNTHESIS STEP
2.1
Step 1-Eliminate Differences in Molecular Type
16
2.2
Step 2- Distribute the Chemicals
25
2.2.1
25
Basic Material Balances
2.3
Step 3- Eliminate Differences in Compositions
27
2.4
Step 4 –Eliminate Differences in Temperature, Pressure and Phase
29
2.5
Step 5- Task Integration
31
2.6
Overall Process Description
34
CHAPTER 3 MATERIAL, ENERGY BALANCES AND PROCESS SIMULATION
3.1
Material Balance
35
3.1.1 Overall Mass Balances
35
2
3.1.2 Mass Balances for Separation Unit 1
35
3.1.3
37
Mass Balance for Mixer
3.1.4 Mass Balance for Reactor
38
3.1.5 Mass Balance for Separation Unit 2
39
3.1.6 Mass Balance For Separation Unit 3
40
3.1.7 Mass Balance For Separation Unit 4
41
3.2
Energy Balances
42
3.3
Simulation Result from ASPEN HYSYS
62
3.3.1
Material Balance
62
3.3.2
Energy Balances
62
3.4
Percentage Differences between Manual Calculation and HYSYS
63
3.4.1
Mass Balances
63
3.4.2
Energy Balances
63
CHAPTER 4: HEAT INTEGRATION
4.1