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    Production of Cyclohexanol and Cyclohexanone Through Oxidation of Cyclohexane

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    This document describes the production of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone through the oxidation of cyclohexane. Cyclohexane reacts with oxygen in a continuous stir tank reactor at 497K and atmospheric pressure to produce cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone. The process involves pressurizing and heating cyclohexane before mixing it with oxygen and feeding it into the reactor. The products are then separated using two distillation columns, with cyclohexane recovered at the top of the first column and cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol separated in the second column. The process is simulated using DWSIM software and matches results from commercial simulators.

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    This document describes the production of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone through the oxidation of cyclohexane. Cyclohexane reacts with oxygen in a continuous stir tank reactor at 497K and atmospheric pressure to produce cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone. The process involves pressurizing and heating cyclohexane before mixing it with oxygen and feeding it into the reactor. The products are then separated using two distillation columns, with cyclohexane recovered at the top of the first column and cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol separated in the second column. The process is simulated using DWSIM software and matches results from commercial simulators.

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    This document describes the production of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone through the oxidation of cyclohexane. Cyclohexane reacts with oxygen in a continuous stir tank reactor at 497K and atmospheric pressure to produce cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone. The process involves pressurizing and heating cyclohexane before mixing it with oxygen and feeding it into the reactor. The products are then separated using two distillation columns, with cyclohexane recovered at the top of the first column and cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol separated in the second column. The process is simulated using DWSIM software and matches results from commercial simulators.

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    Production of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone through oxidation of

    cyclohexane
    Introduction

    Cyclohexane is an important commercial component for the preparation of cyclohexanol


    and cyclohexanone, which are intermediates in the production of adipic acid and
    caprolactam respectively. These intermediates are important in the manufactur of nylon-6
    and nylon-66. Which have become important reference materials in the industries
    production of polymers and the demand expands over the last few years. In addition,
    cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone are also used as a solvent for lacquers and varnishes as
    well as stabilisers and homogenisers for soaps and synthetic detergent emulsions. The other
    use of cyclohexanone are in the synthesis of insecticides, herbicides and pharmaceutical.

    Reaction involved: 1.5C6H12 + 2O2 = C6H12O + C6H10O + H2O

    Reactor Used: continuous stir tank reactor

    Reactor conditions: Outlet Temperature = 497 K, Pressure Drop = 0 atm

    Process Description

    Cyclohexane(25oC,1 bar,500 kmol/hr) is first pressurized by a pump to 9 bar , and then it is sent to
    heat exchanger to reach the temperature of cyclohexane to 160 oC. Now pressurized and heated
    cyclohexane stream which is ready for reaction is mixed with oxygen(30kmol/hr) in mixer unit before
    it enters to the CSTR. In the the kinetic data of the reaction are given to carry out the liquid phase
    reaction. After reaction there is a separation unit for separating the major portion of unreacted
    cyclohexane from products. So there are two rigorous distillation columns are provided. According
    to relative volatility of cyclohexane, Cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone; cyclohexane first separated
    from the product mixer in first column as distillate. Around 460 kmol/hr cyclohexane is obtained
    from the top as 0.95 mole fraction in distillate mixer. This cyclohexane is first separated from water
    and other minor component by component separator unit and all 460 kmol/hr cyclohexane is
    recycled. The bottom of first column goes to the second column where cyclohexanone(0.90 mole
    fraction) is separated from the top of second distillation column, while we get Cyclohexanol(0.84
    mole fraction) as bottom of second column

    Conclusion

    The selected flowsheet is simulated in DWSIM software by using their Unit operations and
    thermodynamics and result is match with literature in which, it was simulated by the commercial
    simulator; which prove the usefulness of open-source simulator DWSIM.

    References

    (1)ULLMANN’S sixth edition encyclopedia of industrial chemistry.


    (2)E. Bolton , Ind. Eng. Chem (1942).
    (3)G. Schwarzenbach, E. Felder, Helv . Chim. Acta 27 (1944) 1011 G. Schwarzenbach, C. Witwer,
    Helv . Chim. Acta 30 (1947) 659,669.

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