Simulation of an allyl chloride production process via the propylene chlorination route in ChemCAD simulator
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https://doi.org/10.18779/ingenio.v8i1.970Keywords:
Allyl chloride, propylene chlorination, ChemCAD, simulation, conceptual designAbstract
Allyl chloride is typically used to make intermediates for downstream derivatives such as resins and polymers, and in the production of epichlorohydrin. The present work describes the simulation and conceptual design of an allyl chloride production process via the propylene chlorination route in ChemCADÒ simulator, to know the mass and energy balances of the intermediate and final streams, the operating and design parameters of some equipment, and other results of interest. The production process consists of a fired heater, a fluidized bed reactor, a waste heat boiler, six shell and tube heat exchangers, two compressors, a gas-liquid absorber and four distillation columns. About 1.336,307 kg/h of allyl chloride are produced at the distillate of the last distillation column with a purity of 99,92%, while pure propylene, 2-chloropropene and an aqueous solution of HCl 32,4 wt. % are also obtained as byproducts. A first-of-its-kind simulation model was obtained in ChemCADÒ, which could be employed for further optimization studies and productivity increment analysis.
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