Loading...

Study on the acetylene hydrogenation process for ethylene production: simulation, modification, and optimization

Azizi, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2013

941 Viewed
  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2012.721033
  3. Publisher: 2013
  4. Abstract:
  5. In this study, an industrial acetylene hydrogenation unit is simulated utilizing three available kinetic models. The results are compared against six-day experimental data and the best model is selected. Effects of feed temperature and the amount of injected hydrogen on ethylene selectivity are also studied. According to the simulation results, the unit is not working under its optimum conditions. Furthermore, by reduction of the hydrogen flow rate to 52 kg/h, process selectivity is increased. In addition, a new approach is proposed to modify the hydrogenation process and reduce undesired by-products. In the simulation of the modified process, hydrogenation reactors temperature, hydrogen flow rate, and H-1/H-2 ratio were regulated as adjustable parameters for the process optimization. The simulation shows that ethylene selectivity increases by 12%, while acetylene concentration and hydrogenation reactor temperature remains within acceptable ranges. Such selectivity could be achieved at the hydrogen flow rate of 50 kg/h with H-1/H-2 ratio of 0.1/0.9
  6. Keywords:
  7. Ethylene selectivity ; Acetylene hydrogenation ; Adjustable parameters ; Ethylene production ; Hydrogenation process ; Hydrogenation reactors ; Kinetic models ; Modified process ; Simulation ; Acetylene ; Ethylene ; Flow rate ; Kinetic theory ; Lighting ; Optimization ; Hydrogenation
  8. Source: Chemical Engineering Communications ; Volume 200, Issue 7 , Mar , 2013 , Pages 863-877 ; 00986445 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00986445.2012.721033