SIM, Tristan James G.

2013-01032
CHE 311 (ChE Calculations I)
Engr. Clydelle Rondaris
Culminating Activity

Chloride process for the manufacture of the titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment
7550 kg of rutile ore is fed into the fluidized-bed reactor with 6420 kg of feed 1 (F1). Stream
1 is then brought to a cyclone for dust separation of metal impurities (generally metal chlorides in
the industry). Stream 2, consisting of TiCl4, oxides of carbon, and inerts, proceeds to the
condenser and is then vaporized prior to rectification (Stream 4). Rectification purifies the TiCl4
(with inerts present), and as a result, the bottom products consist of carbon oxides. Stream 5 goes
into an oxidation reactor to produce the pigment, Cl2, and some inerts after cooling.
Assumption:
During phase changes (condensation, vaporization), the mass of each of the
components is conserved.
If the yield of TiO2 is 0.838, calculate the following:
(a)
amount of product, P
(d)
amount of the distillate, D
(e)
amount of inerts in stream 5
(b)
amount of carbon oxides and
metal impurities discharged
(f)
fraction of the recycle stream
to feed 1 (F1)
(c)
amount of the recycle
stream, R
(g)
amount of stream 6

Solution:
(a)
P
P
=
= 0.838
0.8489F2 0.8489(7550)
P = 5370.91 kg

(b)
OMB: F1 + F2 = metal imp. +B (carbon oxides) + P
metal imp. bal at cyclone :0.1511F2 = 0.1511(7550) = metal imp.
metal imp. = 1140.81 kg
B (carbon oxides) = 7458.28 kg

(c)
OMB at fluidized: F1 + F2 + R = S1
13970 + R = S1

Cl2 in TiCl4 =

MWCl2
70.9
=
MWTiCl4 189.67

70.9
Cl2 bal at fluidized: 0.50F1 +0.9733R = (
) 0.8512S1
189.67
70.9
3210 + 0.9733R = (
) 0.8512S1
189.67
Solving both simultaneous equations, we obtain
S1 = 15855.22 kg
R = 1885.22 kg

(d)
D + B = S4 = S3 = S2
S2 = S1 + metal imp. = 15855.22 + 1140.81
S2 = 16696.03 kg
D + 7458.28 = 16696.03
D = 9537.75 kg

(e)
D = S5
inerts in S5 = 0.0157(9537.75)
inerts in S5 = 149.74 kg
(f)
R
1885.22
=
= 0.29
F1
6420
(g)
S6 = P + R
S6 = 5370.91 + 1885.22
S6 = 7256.13 kg