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    Material and Energy Balance for Methanol Production from CO2 and H2

    Abdul Sami Yaqoob

    Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences

    COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEM


    Material and Energy Balance for Methanol Production from CO2 and H2

    Problem Description

    Reducing Greenhouse Gases is one of the most critical challenges facing society today. It has
    been proposed that converting CO2 into fuels and valuable chemicals such as methanol
    for reducing greenhouse gas emissions can be a favorable solution.
    The simulation was performed in aspen plus to study the material and energy balance on each
    equipment involved in the production of methanol. In the study the inlet mass flow rate H2=786.2
    kg/hr and mass flow rate CO2= 5721.3 kg/hr was assumed. A no side reaction occurs in the reactor,
    operating on conditions 50 bar and 250 C. The forward reaction conversion was 95% of reactant
    i.e. CO2. The outlet stream of reactor carries un-reacted CO2 and H2 that was separated out by
    using flash. The stream entered the distillation column at 70 C and the outlet of distillation column,
    stream methanol is 99.7% methanol rest is water, while stream Water is 99.7% water rest is
    methanol.

    Plant Flowsheet

    Figure 1. Aspen Plus Simulation

    COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEM


    Nomenclature

    ABBREVIATION FULL FORM


    COMP-X Compressor-X
    MIXER Mixer
    H-X Heat Exchanger -X
    FLASH Two Out-let Flash (for VL &VLL)
    DISTILL Distillation Column (DSTWU)
    REACTOR Reactor R Stoic

    Results

    The Energy balance on each equipment involved in simulation are in below diagram:

    Figure 2. Energy Balance on Aspen Plus

    EQUIPMENT POWER (KW) \ DUTY (CAL/SEC)


    COMP-1 W= 740
    COMP-2 W= 2691
    H-1 Q= -566883
    REACTOR Q= -531682
    H-2 Q= -734690
    FLASH Q= -101442
    H-3 Q= 77459
    QC= 438178
    DISTILL
    QR= 440647
    H-4 Q= -8175
    H-5 Q= -35905

    COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEM


    • QC (Condenser Duty):
    QC represents the heat transfer rate in the condenser, typically measured in units of energy per unit
    time (e.g., kW, BTU/hr). It's the amount of heat removed from the vapor stream to condense it
    back into liquid. A higher QC value indicates a higher heat transfer rate, which can lead to:
    o Improved separation efficiency
    o Increased condensate flow rate
    o Reduced pressure drops across the column
    • QR (Reboiler Duty):
    QR represents the heat transfer rate in the reboiler, also measured in units of energy per unit time
    (e.g., kW, BTU/hr). It's the amount of heat added to the liquid stream to vaporize it and produce
    the vapor stream that rises through the column. A higher QR value indicates a higher heat
    transfer rate, which can lead to:
    o Improved separation efficiency
    o Increased vapor flow rate
    o Reduced pressure drops across the column

    The Material balance on the basic of mole fraction on each equipment involved in simulation
    are in below table:
    STREAMS MOLE FRACTION
    CO2-1 1 (CO2)
    H2-1 1 (H2)
    MIX 0.2499 (CO2)
    0.7500 (H2)
    REACT 0.023 (CO2)
    0.071 (H2)
    0.45 (HO2)
    0.45 (CH4O)
    NON-REAC 0.22(CO2)
    0.67 (H2)
    0.015 (HO2)
    0.084 (CH4O)
    FLASH-1 0.00032(CO2)
    3.8*10^-6 (H2)
    0.50 (HO2)

    COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEM


    0.459(CH4O)
    WATER 6*10^-21(CO2)
    3.4*10^-32 (H2)
    0.996 (HO2)
    0.0030 (CH4O)
    METHANOL 0.00063(CO2)
    7.1*10^-6 (H2)
    0.029 (HO2)
    0.969 (CH4O)

    COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEM

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