Production of propylene

Faculty of
Chemical
Engineering
(FChE)
SKKK 4153 PLANT DESIGN
2014/2015-SEM 1

FINAL REPORT
PROPYLENE PRODUCTION PLANT

LECTURER
ASSOC. PROF. IR. DR. SHARIFAH RAFIDAH WAN ALWI

DESIGN TEAM
EQUINOX
NO.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

TEAM MEMBERS
EMAD MOHAMMED NOMAN AL-DHUBHANI
MUHAMMAD FAIRIS BIN HADIPORNAMA
KELVIN RAWING SEBASTIAN
NUR FADZLYANA BINTI HAMDAN
MIMI KHAIRIAH BINTI AWANG

MATRIC NO
AA103001
A11KK0022
A11KK0065
A11KK0035
A11KK0169

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1

Background of Propylene

5

1.2

Uses of Propylene

6

1.3

Propylene Manufacturing

8

1.4

Market Survey

9

1.4.1 Introduction

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1.4.2 Production of Propylene

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1.4.3 Propylene Consumption

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1.4.4 Outlook for Production of Propylene in Malaysia

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1.4.5 Market Prices of Polypropylene

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Raw Materials

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1.5.1 Source of Raw Materials

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1.5.2 Raw Material Specifications

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1.5

1.6

Project Charter for Propylene Production

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CHAPTER 2 PROCESS SYNTHESIS STEP
2.1

Step 1-Eliminate Differences in Molecular Type

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2.2

Step 2- Distribute the Chemicals

25

2.2.1

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Basic Material Balances

2.3

Step 3- Eliminate Differences in Compositions

27

2.4

Step 4 –Eliminate Differences in Temperature, Pressure and Phase

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2.5

Step 5- Task Integration

31

2.6

Overall Process Description

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CHAPTER 3 MATERIAL, ENERGY BALANCES AND PROCESS SIMULATION
3.1

Material Balance

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3.1.1 Overall Mass Balances

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3.1.2 Mass Balances for Separation Unit 1

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3.1.3

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Mass Balance for Mixer

3.1.4 Mass Balance for Reactor

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3.1.5 Mass Balance for Separation Unit 2

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3.1.6 Mass Balance For Separation Unit 3

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3.1.7 Mass Balance For Separation Unit 4

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3.2

Energy Balances

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3.3

Simulation Result from ASPEN HYSYS

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3.3.1

Material Balance

62

3.3.2

Energy Balances

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3.4

Percentage Differences between Manual Calculation and HYSYS

63

3.4.1

Mass Balances

63

3.4.2

Energy Balances

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CHAPTER 4: HEAT INTEGRATION
4.1