Date of Award
5-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Department
Chemical Engineering
Director of Thesis
Dr. Thomas Stanford
First Reader
Dr. Vincent Van Brunt
Second Reader
Dr. Vincent Van Brunt
Abstract
Sec-butanol, C4H10O, is a flammable alcohol that is widely used as a fuel additive or as a reactant to make butanone, an industrial solvent. A hydration reaction between n-butenes and water, catalyzed by sulfuric acid, is a commonly used process in producing sec-butanol. However, a more challenging reaction and separation scheme is presented with a crude feedstock of butenes because of the abundance of azeotropes produced by side reactions. The development of a new plant design is relevant to industrial chemical plants that produce large amounts of crude butene side products, and can be useful by increasing plant efficiency and economic income.
First Page
1
Last Page
363
Recommended Citation
How, Samantha; Przywara, Jacob; Robbins, Bryce; and Valdez, Gavino, "Sec-Butanol from Crude Butene Feedstock Plant Design" (2017). Senior Theses. 203.
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/senior_theses/203
Rights
© 2017, Samantha How, Jacob Przywara, Bryce Robbins, and Gavino Valdez