Maximizing Chlorobenzene Product Yield by Modifying The Benzene Chlorination Process

Chlorobenzene is extensively used in the manufacture of phenol, aniline, and DDT; as a solvent for paints; and as a heat transfer medium. It is also occasionally used in the dry-cleaning industry. With the many uses of chlorobenzene, its production must have high efficiency both in terms of energy a...

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Main Authors: Michael Natan Syalom, Fauzan Akmal Danuwijaya, Lalu Muhammad Imam Rusully, Muhammad Arif Tirtana Aradhea
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Published: Universitas Diponegoro 2024-06-01
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Online Access:https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20097
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author Michael Natan Syalom
Fauzan Akmal Danuwijaya
Lalu Muhammad Imam Rusully
Muhammad Arif Tirtana Aradhea
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description Chlorobenzene is extensively used in the manufacture of phenol, aniline, and DDT; as a solvent for paints; and as a heat transfer medium. It is also occasionally used in the dry-cleaning industry. With the many uses of chlorobenzene, its production must have high efficiency both in terms of energy and mass in order to obtain maximum profits. In this paper, we will explain how to maximize chlorobenzene product yield by modifying the benzene chlorination process. The process modification was carried out by adding one distillation column unit and one mixer unit. Meanwhile, to carry out sensitivity analysis, case study tools on chemical engineering software were used. Based on process modifications, an increase in chlorobenzene yield was obtained from 83% to 98%. The results of the case study indicate that the higher the benzene pressure entering the reactor, the lower the yield of the liquid product exiting the reactor. Meanwhile, the higher the ratio of benzene mass flow to chlorine gas mass flow, the higher the yield of the liquid product exiting the reactor. Copyright © 2024 by Authors, Published by Universitas Diponegoro and BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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spelling doaj-art-a12171eb3a734e5987be4ab52dc656352025-08-20T03:40:17ZengUniversitas DiponegoroJournal of Chemical Engineering Research Progress3032-70592024-06-011111010.9767/jcerp.200978411Maximizing Chlorobenzene Product Yield by Modifying The Benzene Chlorination ProcessMichael Natan Syalom0Fauzan Akmal Danuwijaya1Lalu Muhammad Imam Rusully2Muhammad Arif Tirtana Aradhea3Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, IndonesiaChlorobenzene is extensively used in the manufacture of phenol, aniline, and DDT; as a solvent for paints; and as a heat transfer medium. It is also occasionally used in the dry-cleaning industry. With the many uses of chlorobenzene, its production must have high efficiency both in terms of energy and mass in order to obtain maximum profits. In this paper, we will explain how to maximize chlorobenzene product yield by modifying the benzene chlorination process. The process modification was carried out by adding one distillation column unit and one mixer unit. Meanwhile, to carry out sensitivity analysis, case study tools on chemical engineering software were used. Based on process modifications, an increase in chlorobenzene yield was obtained from 83% to 98%. The results of the case study indicate that the higher the benzene pressure entering the reactor, the lower the yield of the liquid product exiting the reactor. Meanwhile, the higher the ratio of benzene mass flow to chlorine gas mass flow, the higher the yield of the liquid product exiting the reactor. Copyright © 2024 by Authors, Published by Universitas Diponegoro and BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20097chlorobenzenechlorinationbenzeneyieldmaximizing
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Maximizing Chlorobenzene Product Yield by Modifying The Benzene Chlorination Process
Journal of Chemical Engineering Research Progress
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chlorination
benzene
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title Maximizing Chlorobenzene Product Yield by Modifying The Benzene Chlorination Process
title_full Maximizing Chlorobenzene Product Yield by Modifying The Benzene Chlorination Process
title_fullStr Maximizing Chlorobenzene Product Yield by Modifying The Benzene Chlorination Process
title_full_unstemmed Maximizing Chlorobenzene Product Yield by Modifying The Benzene Chlorination Process
title_short Maximizing Chlorobenzene Product Yield by Modifying The Benzene Chlorination Process
title_sort maximizing chlorobenzene product yield by modifying the benzene chlorination process
topic chlorobenzene
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yield
maximizing
url https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20097
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