Azeotropic distillation

Semester project :

Supervisor: Krister Forsman

Student : LE Quang KhoaAcetic Acid (heavy component)Water ( light component)Isobutyl Acetate(IBA) : entrainer

Block MAIN-COL: Liquid Composition Profiles

Stage

X (mole

fractio

n)

1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 510.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

ACETI-01 (mole fraction)WATER (mole fraction)ISOBU-01 (mole fraction)METHY-01 (mole fraction)M-XYL-01 (mole fraction)

Mole fraction :

Bottom :

Acetic Acid : 0.92Water : 0.06Other : 0.02

Overhead :

Acetic Acid : Water : 0.92Other : 0.08

Block MAIN-COL: Temperature Profile

Stage

Temper

ature K

1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51370.0

372.5

375.0

377.5

380.0

382.5

385.0

387.5

390.0

392.5Temperature K

Sensitivity : change of bottom composition by varying bottom rate, reflux ratio or heat duty.

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