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Fenix Process Technologies Pvt Ltd
Pune, Maharashtra, India

FX TRAY Distillation Trays >> Methanol-Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)-Water Separation System

FX TRAY Distillation Trays - Methanol-Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)-Water Separation System : case study details are as below

Description : Methanol-Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)-Water Separation System

Process Description
Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA), water and methanol mixture is fed to first column and methanol with 99.5 % (wt) purity, is removed in this column. IPA-water azeotrope is drawn as bottom product. The typical feed composition is as follows
IPA : 70-55 % (wt)
Water : 10-15 % (wt)
Methanol : 15-20% (wt)
Design basis : 90-95 % Recovery of methanol

Design basis : 90-95 % Recovery of methanol

Operating Conditions
Operating Pressure
Column is operating under atmospheric pressure

Column Internals :
Structured packing for the column (Type 5.0L)

Experience
Fenix Process Technologies Pvt. Ltd. has supplied separating systems involving azeotropic distillation.
IPA-Water-Ethanol is typical system involving IPA-Water azeotrope. The design involves prediction of azeotrope of IPA-Water.