Experimental and techno-economic investigation of industrial para-xylene plant revamping to produce meta-xylene.

ABSTRACT: In this research, the feasibility study of revamping of simulated moving bed for paraxylene separation in ELUXYL process to produce meta-xylene using industrial Ba-faujasite exchanged adsorbent by changing operating condition (temperature and pressure) were examined experimentally and theoretically. Two different mixed-xylene feed cases (with and without presence of para-xylene) were considered. Different sets of temperature and pressure were evaluated with the help of equilibrium and dynamic experiments to obtain optimum operating condition in a favor of separation of meta-xylene. Results confirm that in the presence of para-xylene in a feed, selectivity of the adsorbent could not change towards meta-xylene. But, in the absence of para in some pressure and temperature meta-xylene was more

SUBMITTER: Khosravi-Nikou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10397266 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature