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Team BAT Final Report

Authors: Anne Disabato, Tim Hanrahan, Brian Merkle

Instructors: Fengqi You, David Wegerer, David Chen

Date Presented: March 14, 2014


Executive Summary

Introduction

Design Basis

Project Economics

Plant Location

Process Overview

Production Schedule

Design Considerations

Batch Purification

Raw Materials

Modeling and Sizing the Batch Process

Batch Process Assumptions and Limitations

Batch Optimization

Continuous Conversion to Propylene Glycol

Raw Materials

Reactor

Modeling and Sizing
Catalyst

Design of Heat Transfer Equipment

E-201: Heating Reactor Feed
E-202: Cooling Reactor Effluent

Product Purification

Liquid-Gas Separator
C-201 Distillation Column
C-202 Distillation Column
C-203 Distillation Column

Assumptions and Limitations

Sensitivity Analysis

Safety and Environment

Conclusion

References

Appendix I: Equipment Costs

Appendix II: Economic Analysis

Appendix III: Process Flow Diagrams

Appendix IV: Mass Balances

Appendix V: Equipment Specification

Appendix VI: Batch Process Gantt Chart