Refining Column

Component

Component

Weight (kg)

C2H6O2
C4H10O4
H2O
TOTAL
Temperature
Pressure

5611.676359

C2H6O2
C4H10O4
H2O
TOTAL
Temperature
Pressure

102.413458
57.2734
5771.363
460.98 K
0.7504 atm

Component
C2H6O2
C4H10O4
H2O
TOTAL
Temperature
Pressure

Weight
(kg/hr)
5611.1087
5.577738
57.263711
5673.9501
460.02 K
0.7504 atm

Weight
(kg/hr)
0.087156
96.73888
0.009684
96.83572
505.09 K
0.7504 atm

Basis :
1 hour operation
Assumption:
99.9% of Diethylene glycol is at the bottom due to its boiling point (245 oC ) [Dow Chemical
Company]
0.01% accumulation is considered.
Calculation:
Component
C2H6O2
C4H10O4
H2O
TOTAL

Feed

XF

Mass, kg
Distillate

5611.676
102.4135
57.2734
5771.363

0.972331
0.017745
0.009924

5611.10
5.577738
57.26371

XD

Bottom

XB

0.988924568
0.000983043
0.010092389

0.087156
96.73888
0.009684

0.0009
0.999
0.0001

Overall Material Balance:

F = B + D+ Accumulation
F = B+ D +0.0001(F)
F- Accumulation= D + B
5771.363-0.0001(5771.363) =B+D
5770.785864 = B+D ----- eq. 1
DEG Balance:
Fxf =Bxb +Dxd
5771.363(0.017745) = 0.999B+0.001D
5611.675157 = 0.999B+0.001D ------- eq. 2
Solving Simultaneously:
B = 96.83572 kg
D = 5673.9501 kg
By Checking:
F = B + D+ Accumulation
5771.363 = 96.83572+5673.9501+0.577136
5771.363 = 5771.363

Recovery Column
Component

Component

Weight (kg)

C2H6O2
C2H4O
H2O
TOTAL
Temperature
Pressure

258.7683

C2H6O2
C2H4O
H2O
TOTAL
Temperature
Pressure

86.78322
15614.05
15959.60
378.43 K
1 atm

Component
C2H6O2
H2O
TOTAL
Temperature
Pressure

Weight
(kg/hr)
158.5778
86.78322
15612.42
15857.78
376.56 K
1 atm

Weight
(kg/hr)
100.1273514
0.100227579
100.227579
468.69 K
1 atm

Basis :
1 hour operation
Assumption:
99.9% of Monoethylene glycol is at the bottom due to its boiling point (197.3 oC ) [Dow
Chemical Company]
100% of ethylene oxide go to distillate due to its boiling point (10.7 oC) [American
Chemistry Council]
0.01% accumulation is considered.
Calculation:
Component
C2H6O2
C2H4O
H2O

Feed
258.7683
86.78322
15614.05

XF
0.016214
0.005438
0.978348

Mass, kg
Distillate
86.78322
15612.41548
158.5777646

XD
0.01
0.0054726
0.9845274

Bottom
100.1273514
0.100227579

XB
0.999

0.001

Overall Material Balance:

F = B + D+ Accumulation
F = B+ D +0.0001(F)
F- Accumulation= D + B
15959.60-0.0001(15959.60) =B+D
15958.00404 = B+D ----- eq. 1
MEG Balance:
Fxf =Bxb +Dxd
15959.60 (0.016214) = 0.999B+0.001D
258.705116 = 0.999B+0.001D ------- eq. 2
Solving Simultaneously:
B = 100.227579 kg
D = 15857.77646 kg
By Checking:
F = B + D+ Accumulation
15959.60= 100.227579 +15857.77646 +1.59596
15959.60= 15959.60