A process flow diagram for the conceptual process is shown
below. A fired heater, fueled by the process off-gas, heats
the feed to the reactor. A feed-effluent exchanger cools
the effluent, which is condensed and settled to remove the
water product. The organic phase is then sent to the distillation
train to produce purified SM and recover the excess toluene.
Based on bench-scale testing, the following process parameters
are expected.
Feedstock Consumption
|
Toluene |
0.9 kg/kg SM |
|
Methanol |
0.4 kg/kg SM |
Process Conditions
|
Space Velocity |
5 hr-1 |
|
Temperature |
400-425ºC |
| |
Pressure |
1 atm |
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