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