MATERIAL BALANCE: REACTOR

Basis: 100 kmoles of methanol in fresh feed per hour Since the production rate is (formaldehyde) =1 ton/hr =1000kg =33.3kmol/hr Molecular weight(MW) =30 kg/mol From the above reaction For the production of 1mole of formaldehyde(CH2O) required 1mole of methanol(CH3OH). Therefore CH2O =33.3kmol/hr. CH3OH =33.3kmol/hr =1066.67 kg/hr =1.07 tons/hr Assumed the conversion is 90% Moles of reactant reacted Conversion = Moles of reactant fed

So amount of methanol should be added =1.19 TPH =1185.9 kg/hr =37.04 kmol/hr Remaining this amount 10%will recycle to the system = 3.7 kmol/hr =0.12 TPH Actual O2 required Based on the above reaction O2 should be added = 18.52 kmol /hr Actual O2 supplied (20%) excess = 22.22 kmol/hr = 0.71 TPH Excess = 22.22 -18.52 =3.7 kmol /hr Air mixture components O2 =23.2 % by weight and N2 =75.47 % Therefore amount of nitrogen present in air = 2.31 TPH = 2313.26 kg /hr (MW of N2 = 28) = 82.62 kmol /hr

recycled methanol = 118.4 kg /hr H2O = 600 kg/hr CH2O = 1000kg /hr Methanol = 1185.9 kg/hr

REACTOR

CH3OH = 106.73 kg / hr N2 = 2313.6 kg/hr O2 = 106.73 kg/hr

Air O2 = 711.04 kg /hr N2 = 2313.36 kg /hr

CO = 177 kg HCOOH =11.85 kg/hr

INPUT

= OUTPUT

4316.7 kg/hr = 4316.7 kg/hr

ABSORBER
Gms (Ya-Yb) = Lms (Xa- Xb)

Gms =molar flow rate of gas on solute free basis Lms =molar flow rate of liquid on solute free basis Xa =% of solute in liquid at inlet Xb =% of solute in liquid at outlet Ya =fraction of solute in gas at inlet Yb =fraction of solute in gas at outlet Gas flow rate = Gms =143.89 kmol /hr M = 0.0678 (VLE data)

M = (Lms) min Gms (Lms) min = 9.76 kmol Yb = 0.0526 Ya = 3.14 X104 Xa = 0 Xb =0.7758 Assume Lms = 1.4 (Lms) min Lms = 13.658 kmoles

from reactor CH3OH = 106.73 kg/hr CH2O = 1000 kg/hr O2 = 106.73