C-101 P-301 E-201 E-202 R-401 P-302 E-203 E-204 E-205 D-601 E-205 V-101 E-206

Feed Air O-xylene Air O-xylene Packed bed Dowtherm A Product Gas Dowtherm A Product Gas F-501 Distillation Maleic Melic Reflux Phthalic
Compressor Feed pumps Heater Vaporizer Reactor Pump Cooler Cooler Cooler Flash Drum Column condenser Drum Reboiler

Air to treatment
11

Air

1 CW CW
E-206
F-501
8 9 10 CW
Flash Drum
C-101
E-203 E-205
E-201 R-401 cw

3 V-101 Maleic
7
Anhydride
Steam 13
E-204
D-601

6
12
E-202
P-302
4 5
2
P-303
O-xylene Steam
P-301

Phthalic
E-206 Anhydride

14

Process Flow Diagram of Phthalic Anhydride Via o-xylene oxidation