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    The document describes the production of diethyl ether from ethanol by dehydration. It presents a flowsheet for the process that involves mixing ethanol feed with a recycled ethanol stream, converting the mixture to diethyl ether and water in a reactor, and then separating the products using two distillation columns. The first column separates pure diethyl ether from a mixed bottoms stream, which is then fed to the second column to separate recycled ethanol and water. Results from the flowsheet show temperatures, pressures, molar flows and compositions of the process streams. Key properties of diethyl ether like its formula, boiling point and density are also listed.

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    The document describes the production of diethyl ether from ethanol by dehydration. It presents a flowsheet for the process that involves mixing ethanol feed with a recycled ethanol stream, converting the mixture to diethyl ether and water in a reactor, and then separating the products using two distillation columns. The first column separates pure diethyl ether from a mixed bottoms stream, which is then fed to the second column to separate recycled ethanol and water. Results from the flowsheet show temperatures, pressures, molar flows and compositions of the process streams. Key properties of diethyl ether like its formula, boiling point and density are also listed.

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    The document describes the production of diethyl ether from ethanol by dehydration. It presents a flowsheet for the process that involves mixing ethanol feed with a recycled ethanol stream, converting the mixture to diethyl ether and water in a reactor, and then separating the products using two distillation columns. The first column separates pure diethyl ether from a mixed bottoms stream, which is then fed to the second column to separate recycled ethanol and water. Results from the flowsheet show temperatures, pressures, molar flows and compositions of the process streams. Key properties of diethyl ether like its formula, boiling point and density are also listed.

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    PRODUCTION OF DIETHYL ETHER FROM ETHANOL BY DEHRATION

    K SRUJANA & S V KARTHIK


    Department of Chemical Engineering
    National Institute of Technology , WARANGAL.
    Email ID : svkarthik777@gmail.com

    INTRODUCTION

    Diethyl ether (C2H5)2O is an organic compound which is also known as


    ethyl ether, ether or ethoxyethane. It is a colourless, highly volatile flammable
    liquid with a characteristic odour. It is commonly used as a solvent and as a
    general anesthetic. It has narcotic properties so it has been known to cause
    temporary psychological addiction, sometimes referred to as etheromania.

    Diethyl ether may have been created by either JabiribnHayyan in the


    8th century or RaymundusLullus in 1275, as there is no any evidence of this. It
    was first synthesized in 1540 by ValeriusCordus, who called it “sweet oil of
    vitriol” (oleum dulcevitrioli) - the name reflects the fact that it is obtained by
    distilling a mixture of ethanol and sulfuric acid (then known as oil of vitriol). At
    about the same time, Paracelsus discovered the ether’s analgesic properties
    in chickens. The ether name comes in 1730 by August Sigmund Frobenius.

    DESCRIPTION OF THE FLOWSHEET

    The flowsheet for the Diethyl ether production consist of a mixer to mix the recycle
    stream (ethanol) and Ethanol feed stream,Conversion reactor and two Distillation
    columns .One distillation column is to purify diethyl ether and later is for seperating
    water and recycle stream.About 50% conversion is obatined in the conversion reactor
    with reaction as follows

    2 C2H5OH > (C2H5)2O + H2O

    The product from the mixer is sent to the coversion reactor ,the product from the reactor
    is sent to the Distillation column 1 to seperate pure Diethyl ether and mixed bottom which
    is a feed to the Distillation column 2 where recycle ethanol stream and water are being
    seperated. All the streams are at Atmospheric pressure.
    Results obtained from the flowsheet

    Bottoms1
    OBJECT WATER ETHANOL REC ETHANOL FEED DIETHYL ETHER

    TEMPERATURE
    99.6033 74.4518 40 34.7458 76.4117
    ( OC)

    PRESSURE
    1.01325 1.01325 1.01325 1.01325 1.01325
    ( bar)

    MOLAR FLOW
    41.2149 74.7231 72 30.801 115.938
    (kmol/hr)

    Molar Fraction
    (mix)/Diethyl 1.34319E-19 0.0250525 0 0.99 0.0161466
    ether
    Molar Fraction
    (Mixture) /Eth- 0.001 0.811268 0.85 0.00767802 0.523226
    anol

    Molar Fraction
    0.999 0.163679 0.15 0.00232198 0.460628
    (Mixture) /Water

    Properties of Diethyl Ether


    Molecular formula : C4H10O
    Molecular weight : 74.12gm/mole
    Appearance : Colourless liquid
    Odour : Penetrating ethereal odour
    Boiling point : 34.60C at 0.101kPa
    Melting point : -116.00C
    Flash point : -40.00C
    Autoignition temperature : 1600C
    Density : 0.71gm/cm3 at 200C
    Refractive index : 1.353 at 200C
    Solubility : Miscible with water

    References
    Flowsheet : https://www.cocosimulator.org/index_sample.html
    OR https://www.cocosimulator.org/downloads/FlowsheetingWithCOCOandChemsep.gif

    Thoery : http://nptel.ac.in/courses/103106109/31-40/Lecture%2040%20Diethyl%20
    ether.pdf

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