PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM FOR PHENOL PLANT

P – 102 A/B E – 101 R – 102 H – 102 H – 103 E – 102 D – 101 P– 104 A/B D – 102 H – 104 D – 103 E – 105 D – 104 E – 107 D – 105 E – 109 C – 102 A/B
NaOH Pump Vent Gases Condenser Cleavage Heat Heat Condenser Distillation Pump Distillation Heat Exchanger Distillation Condenser Distillation Condenser Distillation Condenser Hydrogen
Reactor Exchanger Exchanger Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Compressor

V – 101 P– 103 A/B P– 105 A/B P– 106 A/B P– 107 A/B R - 103
P – 101 A/B R – 101 E– 104
Phase Reflux Reflux Reflux Reflux Pre - Purification
Feed Pump Oxidation Reactor Reboiler
Separator Pump Pump Pump Pump Reactor

C – 101 A/B E– 106 E– 108 E– 110

E– 103
Air Compressor Reboiler Reboiler Reboiler
Reboiler
H – 101
Heat
Exchanger

Acetone
LEGEND: 97%
83
TEMPERATURE ( oC ) 2.11

PRESSURE ( atm )
Acetone 65 %
76
0.23

91%
145
0.58
a - methylstyrene

19 21
Vent Gases 12
H2SO4 Hydrogen
100
6 atm 115 24
0.34
25
7 Organic 1 atm
5 Stream 17
25 128 150
6 atm 0.47 0.47
NaOH Pump
14 16
1
NaOH
10
2
Cumene
25 25
1 atm 6 atm
3 6 9 11 22
Air 30
30 25 80
1 atm
6 atm 6 atm 1 atm

4
100 13
6 atm
8 25
20
110 Aqueous 152
6 atm Stream 110 0.57
2.45
15
18
152 152
0.68 1 atm

23
PHENOL
175
0.81
180
0.92
95%

25
1 atm