The process of producing phenol from cumene and toluene involves several steps. Initially, cumene is oxidized to cumene hydroperoxide (CHP) using air or oxygen. Then, CHP is cleaved into phenol and acetone through acid-catalyzed …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Cumene-to-phenol process flow diagram. Full size image. Cumene as a feedstock for this process is produced from benzene and propylene. Formerly the alkylation reaction was carried out in solution with acidic catalysts like phosphoric acids and aluminium chloride. Currently, most of the cumene is produced commercially with heterogeneous zeolite ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The cumene oxidation (Hock process of 1944) consists of two fundamental chemical reactions: Firstly, cumene is oxidized with oxygen to become cumene hydroperoxide (CHP). Next, CHP is …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The present invention provides in a particular embodiment an improvement in the process for producing phenol by the acid-catalyzed cleavage of cumene hydroperoxide (CHP). The reactant stream fed to the cleavage reactor also includes the contaminant by-product dimethyl benzyl alcohol (DMBA) formed during the direct oxidation of cumene to CHP.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Figure 22.1 Flow sheet of Phenol production from Cumene. ... The process of producing phenol from cumene and toluene involves several steps. Initially, cumene is oxidized to cumene hydroperoxide (CHP) using air or oxygen. Then, CHP is cleaved into phenol and acetone through acid-catalyzed decomposition. Toluene is also oxidized to benzyl methyl ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Cumene double-effect distillation production process' flow diagram. In the process, pure benzene at 100.0 kmol/h is mixed with part of a benzene recycle stream, which is subsequently pressurized. A 0.5 mol% propane-containing propylene stream at 105.0 kmol/h is pressurized and then evenly divided into four streams.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Production of Cumene Process Description Figure 1 is a preliminary process flow diagram (PFD) for the cumene production process. The raw materials are benzene and propylene. The propylene feed contains 5 wt% propane as an impurity, It is a saturated liquid at 25°C. The benzene feed, which may be considered pure, is liquid at 1 atm and 25°C.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Abstract— In the large-scale production of phenol by the cumene method, an important constituent is the separation of multicomponent mixtures containing the target products and various impurities. The potential of distillation processes of a specific composition is determined by the structure of the vapor–liquid equilibrium diagram structure. The paper …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073preliminary process designs and cost estimates for the cumene peroxidation process, the toluene oxidation process, and a conceptual process based on a Mitsui Petrochemicals patent that entails partially hydrogenating benzene to cyclohexene, reacting the cyclohexene with
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Figure 6 Block diagram of toluene and benzoic acid production of phenol (McKetta Jr 1990) Figure 7 Reactions of joint production of phenol and methylethylketone (Zakoshansky 2009) Figure 8 Phenol production by cumene process with phenolic processing unit. Figure 9 Typical diagram of phenol and acetone distillation at phenol production by cumene ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073A description is given of an apparatus for continuous preparation of phenol from cumene and a simplified flow sheet for production on a larger scale is added. Resume-L'auteur etudie la preparation de phenol a partir de cumene. L'oxydation en phase liquide du aumene par l'oxygene moleculaire donne l'hydroperoxyde de cumene qui est ensuite ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Table 5.8 Phenol by KBR process—Variable costs 41 Table 5.9 Phenol by KBR process—Production costs 42 Table 5.10 Environment footprints for the KBR phenol process 44 Figures Figure 1.1 Phenol and Acetone key components in cumene value chain 5 Figure 2.1 BFD of KBR Phenol process technology 7 Figure 2.2 Block flow diagram for Badger process 8
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The document presents an undergraduate design report for a plant to produce 10,000 tons per day of cumene from the reaction of propylene and benzene using an acid catalyst. It describes the chosen reactive distillation process route and provides justification. It includes the process description with flow diagram and block diagram.
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Since the 1950s, the cumene-to-phenol process is the predominant synthetic route for the production of phenol with acetone as the co-product. Cumene is oxidized with oxygen to form cumene hydroperoxide (CHP). The peroxide is subsequently decomposed to phenol and acetone, using sulfuric acid as a catalyst. The products are purified in a series ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Cumene oxidation to cumyl hydroperoxide (CHP) is a key step in the industrial production of phenol and acetone [1,2], and more than 90% of phenol in the whole world is produced by this process [3]. In addition, CHP is also used as oxidizing agent in the reaction of propylene epoxidation to propylene oxide (PO), it is a new generation of green ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073This document summarizes a study on the design of a process to produce acetone and phenol from cumene. The process involves several critical steps like oxidation, separation, and purification. Key factors in the manufacturing …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The cumene oxidation is carried out until small cumene conversions, since with an increase of cumene conversion, the selectivity decreases, that means the rate of by-products formation increases (by-products being dimethyl phenyl carbinol, acetophenone, and formic acid) [4].Moreover, a formic acid also catalyzes the decomposition of cumene hydroperoxide into …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Process for preparing phenol and acetone from cumene. Proprietor: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 River Road Schenectady New York 12305 (US) (§) Priority: 24.05.84 US 614124 ... As stated previously, the conversion of cumene to phenol and acetone is a well known process utilizing 25 individual process steps well known in the industry. ...
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073It is the process used to produce phenol from cumene hydroperoxide (CHP) (Fig. 7). The use and reuse of water as the main component is studied. Only one contaminant is considered, which is...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Significant improvements in the technology for the production of phenol have been made over the past decade. New catalysts and processes have been commercialized for the production of cumene via alkylation of benzene with propylene.Recent process design innovations have been commercialized for the cumene hydroperoxide route that remains the process of …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of phenol/acetone mixture from cumene. The invention thus aims a process for the production of phenol/acetone mixture from cumene, via cumene hydroperoxide (CHP), which comprises the following steps: a. oxidation of cumene with a gas containing oxygen to produce CHP, b. concentration of the solution …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The Block Flow Diagram (BFD) and Process Flow Diagram (PFD) is made based on the selected process of production. The process chosen for the plant operation is production of phenol from cumene peroxide using cumene as the main raw …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073----- FIGURES Number 1 Chemistry of the main reactions in the cumene peroxidation process 12 2 Main side reactions of the cumene peroxidation process 13 3 Phenol from cumene products, byproducts, and intermediates 14 4 Process flow diagram for the Allied Chemical process technology 16 5 Process flow diagram for the Hercules process technology ...
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