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Pratik Patel
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Alkyl Benzene
(LAB) Plant was set up in the Gujarat Refinery marking Indian Oils
big-ticket entry into the Petrochemicals field. Today, the Gujarat refinery
holds the 2nd largest market share of LAB in India and exports to over 20
countries.
This Document give the basic information about technological most
advanced the
Process
Feed
Feed
contains
Nonlinear
&
linear
Feed enters the bed of Carbon Molecular Sieves (CMS). CMS is solid
adsorbent having pores shape as shown in figure (a). Nonlinear
hydrocarbons are fits in pores as shown in figure (b). Nonlinear
hydrocarbon molecules shape restrict to fits in pores & the
only half of molecule occupy in the space of pores just like
hanging outside of pores as shown in figure (b).
n-pentane
n- Pentane is added after feed
n- Pentane molecule replace itself with adsorbed linear hydrocarbon
molecule in pores & the downstream is extract having linear
hydrocarbonsThis is how pure linear hydrocarbon separates.
Now, in bed there are nonlinear Hydrocarbon & n-pentane molecules.
i-octane
i-octane added after n- pentanei-octane takes all the nonlinear
hydrocarbons in the downstreamdownstream contains i-octane & nonlinear hydrocarbon.that is the Raffinate stream
Now, in bed pores there is only n- pentane molecules..
Desorbent
The desorbent is a liquid mixture of a different boiling point than the feed
components.
Desorbent added after i-octane
Desorbent takes all the n-pentane molecules in the bed. Desorbent just
wash out whole bed.
So now bed pores are empty & ready for repeat the same operation as
above 4 steps.
Now, this is the batch process but we need to convert it into continuous
process for the industry. In LAB plant this is the most advanced
technology I ever seen in the industry.
Just one Multi port Rotary Valve make this process continuous &
doing job of 300 individual valves.
Below plate have total 24 holes. All 24 holes are connecting to 24 beds
with 24 different connecting lines as shown in figure
Above plate have 8 holes total.4 holes nearer to center connecting with
Working
At time t=t
Only 7 beds are in operation.Bed no.1, 3, 7, 10, 14, 17 & 21
Inlet streams are 1) Feed 2) n-pentane 3) n-octane 4) Desorbent in (1, 3,
7, 10 respectively)
Outlet streams are 5) Extract 6) Raffinate 7) Desorbent out (14, 17, 21
respectively)
In Operation Desorbent stream is called Zone Flush Stream
There is also a Line flush in & out streamLine Flush is to flush the
whole Connecting lines with Feed Liquid
After Cycle time of 2.5 minute Rotor plate rotates anticlockwise & the
other 7 beds in operation.Bed no. 2, 4, 8, 10, 15, 18 & 22
So after every interval of 2.5 minutes rotor plate rotating & the process
become continuous.