CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING II

BKF 3472

PROJECT: PRODUCTION OF PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE FROM O-XYLENE

Lecturer : DR CHIN SIM YEE

Section : 02

Semester : 2013/14 - II

Prepared by :

Name Matric No.

. MUHAMMAD NAZIRUL BIN MOK HAT KA11190

MOHD SYAHIRAN BIN YUSUF KC11055

MUHAMAD TARMIZI BIN SUFIAN KA11027

MOHAMMAD KHAIRUL ANUAR BIN MOHD TAIB KA11200

Contents

1.0 Background……………………………………………………………..…..

2.0 Material Balance…………………………………………………….………

3.0 Energy Balance..............................................................................................

4.0 Reactor Sizing Considering the Energy Balance and Main Reaction………

5.0 Estimation of Diffusion- and Reaction-Limited Regimes………………….

6.0 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………

7.0 References…………………………………………………………………..

REFERENCES

1. Kirk-Othmer “Phthalic Acids and other Benzenepolycarboxylic Acids,” Encyclopedia

of Chemical Technology, on-line version, 10/18/2001.

2. R.M. and R.W. Rousseau, Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes (3rd ed.9th

printing), Wiley, New York, 2005.

3. Wankat, P., Separation Process Engineering, (2nd ed.), Prentice Hall PTR, Upper

Saddle

4. River, NJ, 2007.

5. K. Weissermel and Arpe(1996). Industrial Organic Chemistry 2nd Edition

6. Cristina R.Dias, 1996 ,Oxidation of o-Xylene to Phthalic Anhydride Part 4.

Mathematical

7. Gian Paolo Chiusoli, 2008 Catalysis in Industrial Organic Processes

8. J.Sebastian,The Design of a New, 100,000 Metric Tons Per Year,Phthalic Anhydride

Production Facility.