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    This document provides a design for a methyl acetate plant. It includes an introduction describing methyl acetate and its uses. It then describes the key unit operations in the plant including pumps, mixers, heat exchangers, reactors and distillation columns. The document outlines the upstream and downstream process flows. It also includes an economic analysis reporting the fixed capital investment, total capital investment, before tax return on investment, net present value and discounted cash flows. It concludes that the plant would be profitable.

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    HANOI UNIVERSITY OF MINING GEOLOGY

    ADVANCED PROGRAM IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

     
    METHYL ACETATE PROJECT
    DESIGN
    Design Group 2:

    Dang Thi Ngoc Thuy


    Pham Thi Huyen
    Pham Duc Manh
    Phan Thi To Uyen.
    Overview
    • Contents:

    I.  Introduction 
    II. Unit Description 
    III. Process Description 
    IV. Economics 
    V. Summary 
    VI.  Conclusions and 
    Recommendations 
    Introduction

    • Methyl acetate is 
    an organic 
    compound with a 
    molecular 
    formula of 
    C3H6O2
    Introduction
    • It is clear, colorless liquid. 
    • Flash point at -10° C. 
    • Useful of MA:
    + MA at minimum 40% 
    conversion. 
    + widely used such as: printing 
    ink, cosmetics, etc.
    => It would be feasible to build 
    a MA plant. 
    Unit Description

    • Pumps.
    • Mixers.
    • Heat  1

    2
    Exchangers.
    • Reactors.
    • Distillation 
    Columns. 
    3
    5 4
    Pumps.
    •  Providing the energy 
    needed to pressurize a 
    liquid in the process.
    • All pumps work with 
    acidic fluid.
    • The efficiency for all is 
    0.75.
    Mixers.
    • Working at inlet streams 
    pressure.
    • MIX1 blends acetic acid 
    and methanol before 
    heating and pressurizing.
    • MIX2 mixes feedstock at 
    higher temperature and 
    pressure with catalyst.
    Heat Exchangers.

    • a system used to transfer heat 
    between two or more fluids. 
    • Heat exchangers are used in 
    both cooling and heating 
    processes
    • All heat exchangers are type 
    of TEMA shell and tube 
    exchanger.
    Reactors.

    • a device for containing and 
    controlling a chemical 
    reaction.
    • Using the CSTR (REACTOR).
    • Total volume: 800 ft3
    Distillation Columns. 

    •  Used to separate a 
    component from a 
    mixture by difference in 
    boiling point. 
    • Using three RADFRAC 
    distillation columns for 
    extracting methyl acetate. 
    2. Process description

    Flow sheet for Methyl Acetate


    plant
    Upstream

    The optimal operating 
    temperature and 
    pressure of methanol 
    and acid acetic streams 
    (at 60°F -14.7psia)
    The initial catalyst 
    H2SO4 stream (at 60°F –
    14.7psia)
    Increase the pressure by 
    Pump (from 14.7psia to
    125psia)
    The temperature of 
    heat-exchanger 180°F
    Downstream

    Distillation 1: 30 stages are set 


    and the feed stream from the 
    reactor is put into the 20th
    stage.
    Distillation 2 is on the top of 
    Distillation 1. Methanol is 
    collected on the top of column 
    and the main product is collected 
    at the bottom( because is heavy)

    Distillation 3 at the bottom of Distillation 1.On the top of 


    column contain water and at the bottom is acetic acid and 
    sulfuric acid.
    Pump 3 increase the pressure 350 psia before go into 
    Distillation 2
    Economic
    • 1. Fix Capital 
    Investment                  
                          
    FCI=11,621,355.94$
    • 2. Total Capital 
    Investment 
      TCI=18,763,429.47$
    • 3.Measures of 
    Profitability
    Economic
    • Glossary • Before Tax Return on Investment 
    • FCI (BTROI)
    •  Net present value (NPV)
    • ISBL The inside battery limits  •  Cash flows (CF)
    total cost 
    • OSBL The outside battery 
    limits total cost
    • TCI
    • Working Capital (WC).

    • TDC Total Depreciable Capital.
    Economic 
    • 1. Fix capital investment ( F.C.I)
    Process equipment

    ISBL
    Initial catalyst
    F.C.I

    Storage & spares

    OSBL
    Site developt  ~ 0.03 ISBL

    Service facilities ~ 0.25 ISBL

    Allocated costs for utility plants
    1. Fix capital investment ( F.C.I)

    1.1 ISBL = Equipment cost + installation cost + initial catalyst fill 
    The inside battery limits total cost = $4,877,700
    Economic 
    1. Fix capital investment ( F.C.I)

    • 1.2 OSBL = 6,743,655.939 $


    • 1.3 FCI= 11,621,355.94 $

     
    2. Total Capital Investment TCI
    2. Total Capital Investment TCI
    • 2.1 TDC (Total Depreciable Capital)
    • TDC= 15,107,763$
    2. Total Capital Investment TCI
    • 2.2. Working Capital (WC).
    2.2. Working Capital (WC).

    • 2.2.1 Storage cost = 82,375.94 $
    •  
    2.2. Working Capital (WC).
    • 30 days of mfg cost = C.o.m *(30/350)
    2.2. Working Capital (WC)
    • Direction cost= 36,066,378.39 $
    2.2. Working Capital (WC).
    • Total Labor = 2,155,979.391$
    2. Total Capital Investment TCI
    • TCI= 18,763,429.47$
    3.Measures of Profitability

    • Before Tax Return on Investment (BTROI)
    •  Net present value (NPV)
    •  Cash flows (CF)
    Before Tax Return on Investment (BTROI),
    BTROI=0.830161207
    Net present value (NPV)=37,884,633
    Cash flows (CF) =13,069,318
    Acumul.cash flow v.s Time
    50000000 

    40000000 

    30000000 

    20000000 

    YEAR
    10000000 
    Cumul.Cash Flow

    0 
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

    -10000000 

    -20000000 

    -30000000 
    3.Measures of Profitability
    SUMMARY
    V. Summary

    • 1. In this final report, we have shown you our design of a 
    thorough process of producing methyl acetate. (based on
    the possible flow sheet in the last report).
    • 2. The plant would manufacture a sum of 100.8 million 
    pounds of methyl acetate (achieved a purity value of
    99.22%) per year, which generates an annual revenue of 
    $55,440,000.
    • 3. The before-tax return on investment is 82.64%. The net 
    present value for this plant is $37,884,633. The discounted 
    cash flow rate of return for this plant is $8,306,188. 
    VI. Conclusions and Recommendations 

    1. Conclusion
     The design plant will produce approximately 100.8 million pounds of 
    methyl acetate in a 350 days operating year.
     Our designed plant consists of an upstream reaction and a down-
    stream separations containing 3 distillation columns which were 
    adjusted to optimize the profitability as well as the efficiency.
     Total capital investment of $18,763,429.47 and an annual operating 
    cost of $305760.
     The before-tax return on investment is 82.64% and the net present 
    value for this plant is $ 37,884,633.
     The discounted cash flow rate of return for this plant is $8,306,188.
    VI. Conclusions and Recommendations 
    2. Recommendations
     This design should be constructed and 
    operated in practical field because the plant 
    can make profit right after the first year of 
    operating.
     The optimal pressure must be minimal in order 
    not to increase the utility cost.
     The boiling system occur some errors, which 
    leads to the capacity cost errors.
     We tried to use PFR instead of CSTR.

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