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Computer Simulation and Optimization Study on the Pressure-Swing Distillation of 1-propanol-benzene Mixture

1-프로판올과 벤젠 혼합물의 압력변환 증류공정을 통한 전산모사 및 공정 최적화

  • Park, Hoey Kyung (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongju national university) ;
  • Cho, Jungho (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongju national university)
  • Received : 2018.04.10
  • Accepted : 2018.06.01
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

Computer modeling and optimization works have been performed for the separation of the binary mixture of 1-propanol and benzene through a pressure-swing distillation. PRO/II with PRIVISION V10.0 at Schneider Electric company and NRTL liquid activity coefficient model were utilized. The sum of the total reboiler heat duties of the low-high and high-low pressure column configurations were compared. To minimize the utility consumptions, low column, and high column to obtain pure benzene at the top, the number of theoretical stages and optimal feed tray locations for each distillation column were determined and the reflux ratios for each distillation column were also adjusted. As a result of the optimization works, the sum of the total reboiler heat duties for the high-low and low-high pressure configurations were $3.10{\times}10^6kcal/h$ and $2.75{\times}10^6kcal/h$, respectively. In the case where heat integration was applied to low-high pressure configurations, 57.36 % of the total reboiler heat duties could be saved compared to the high-low pressure configurations.

압력변환 증류공정(Pressure-Swing Distillation, PSD)을 통해서 1-프로판올과 벤젠 이성분계 혼합물의 분리공정에 대한 전산모사 및 공정 최적화를 수행하였다. Schneider Electric사의 PRO/II with PROVISION V10.0을 사용하였으며, 열역학 모델식으로는 NRTL 액체 활동도계수 모델식을 적용하였다. 고압에서 저압 증류탑 배열 공정과 저압에서 고압 증류탑 배열공정에 대한 재비기의 총 heat duty의 소모량의 합을 서로 비교하였다. 유틸리티 소모량을 최소화하기 위해서 각 공정의 저압 증류탑과 고압 증류탑 상부 벤젠의 조성, 이론단수와 원료 주입단의 위치를 최적화하였으며, 각각의 증류탑의 환류비를 조절하였다. 공정 최적화 수행결과, 총 재비기 heat duty 값은 각각 고압에서 저압 증류탑 배열 공정의 경우 $3.10{\times}10^6kcal/h$ 이었으며, 저압에서 고압 증류탑 배열 공정의 경우 $2.75{\times}10^6kcal/h$로 나타났다. 또한, 저압-고압 증류탑 배열 공정에 열통합 공정(heat integration)을 적용한 경우 재비기의 총 heat duty 값이 고압-저압 증류탑 배열 공정에 비해서 약 57.36%정도 적게 추산되었다.

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