Batch Still Volume 6000 lts

Operating pressure 760 mmHg

Feed Composition

Component %w/w
Methanol 11%
Water 89%
100%

Properties of solvents

Latent heat Antonie Coefficient

Component Sp.gr MW
Kcal/kg A B C
Methanol 0.78 32 263 8.08097 1582.271 239.726
Water 1.00 18 540 8.07131 1730.63 233.426

Loading factor for Structured packing 1.5 m/s (kg/Cu.M)0.5

Heating Medium Steam

Saturated pressure 2 bar (g)
Saturated Temperature 142 °C
Latent heat 512 kcal/kg
Cost of Steam 0.9 Rs/kg

Main Condenser Cooling medium Cooling water

Inlet temperature 6 °C
Outlet temperature 11 °C
Percentage of operating load 85 %
Cost of cooling water (Rs/TR)

Vent Condenser Chilling medium Chilled brine

Inlet temperature -5 °C
Outlet temperature -3 °C
Percentage of average operating load 15 %
Cost of cooling water (Rs/TR)

Cost of Electricity 4.5 Rs/unit

Avg. Specific gravity of Methanol-Water feed mixture 0.98

Feed Quantity 5854.8 kgs

Component wf mass (kg) Mol. Wt Moles mol.fr

Methanol 0.110 644 32 20.1 0.07
Water 0.890 5211 18 289.5 0.93
1.000 5855 309.6 1.00

Recovery of Methanol as % of total Methanol in feed 30 %

Distillate Quantity 194 Kgs

Component % w/w mass (kg) Mol. Wt Moles mol.fr

Methanol 0.995 193.2 32 6.0 0.99
Water 0.005 1.0 18 0.1 0.01
1.000 194.2 6.1 1.00

Bottom residue Quantity 5661 Kgs

Component % w/w mass (kg) Mol. Wt Moles mol.fr

Methanol 0.080 450.8 32 14.1 0.046
Water 0.920 5209.8 18 289.4 0.954
1.000 5660.6 303.5 1.000

Bubble Point calculation for distillate

Operating pressure of the column 760 mmHg
Bubble temperature 64.74095 °C
mol. Fr Antonie Coefficient Vap. Pr mol. Fr
Component y=P *x/P
x A B C mmHg sat

Methanol 0.99 8.08097 1582.271 239.726 765.7971 0.9987

Water 0.01 8.07131 1730.63 233.426 184.9603 0.0022
1.00 1.00

Relative volatility of Methanol over water 4.14

Bubble Point Calculation for feed

Operating pressure of the column 760 mmHg
Assumed temperature 95.76734 °C
mol. Fr Antonie Coefficient Vap. Pr mol. Fr mass mass fr.
Component
x A B C mmHg y=Psat*x/P kgs w/w
Methanol 0.07 8.08097 1582.271 239.726 2315.893 0.198 6.34 0.31
Water 0.93 8.07131 1730.63 233.426 651.8174 0.802 14.43 0.69
1.00 1.00 20.77 1.00

Relative volatility of IPA over water 3.55

Bubble Point Calculation for final residue

Operating pressure of the column 760 mmHg
Assumed temperature 96.93434 °C
mol. Fr Antonie Coefficient Vap. Pr mol. Fr
Component
x A B C mmHg y=Psat*x/P
Methanol 0.046 8.08097 1582.271 239.726 2404.733 0.147
Water 0.954 8.07131 1730.63 233.426 680.2944 0.854
1.000 1.000

Relative volatility of Methanol over water 3.53

Average relative volatility, Alp 3.83

For a Total Condenser system

Nmin+1 = log(xDl/xDh)(xBh/xBl)/log(Alphaavg) 6
Minimum no. of trays, N 5

Minimum reflux ratio

(L/D)min = (1/(Alp-1))((xlD/xlB)-Alp(xhD/xhB)) 4.39

Actual (L/D)-(L/D)min N-Nmin Theoritical Add Feed with 50% Packing Height (M)
Reflux ratio L/D+1 N+1 N Total N packing eff. Str. Packing Random Pak

5.3 0.14 0.485 10 11 22 7.5 13.4

18.0 0.72 0.140 6 7 13 4.5 8.0

Note : 1. For Structured packing, Packed ht is calculated considering 4 no. of theoritical

stages per mtr of Packing. Hpacking=N50% eff*4
2. For Random Packing, 1" Pall ring is considered and height of packing is
calculated considering HETP=1 (Ref. Ludwig Page no. 212, Table 9-36). HETP
Act
=HETPEst*1.5 and Hpaking=HETPAct*Ntotal
3. Use gilliland plot for entering values in (N-Nmin)/(N+1). Ref. Ludwig Vol-2
Page-11 Fig 8-14

Column diameter calculation

Option-1 : Considering MellaPak Structured Packing

Reflux ratio L/D 5.3

Internal reflux ratio L/V=R/(R+1) 0.84
Average molecular weight of Distillate 32 kg/kmol
Duration of Batch distillation 0.72 hrs
Average rate of distillation collection 270 kg/hr
Molar flow rate of distillate 8.45 kmol/hr
Liquid flowrate Molar flow rate 45 Kmol/hr
mass flowrate 1421 kgs/hr 0.39 kgs/s
Vapour flowrate Molar flowrate 53 Kmol/hr
Mass flowrate 1691 kgs/hr 0.47 kgs/s
Column operating pressure 760 mmHg
Vapour density 1.15 kg/Cu.M 0.07 lb/Cu ft
Density of Liquid 781.10 kg/Cu.M 48.76 lb/Cu ft
Packing Loading Factor F 1.50 m/s(kg/M3)1/2
Column Cross Sectional Area 0.292 Sq. M
Diameter of the column 0.609 M

Reboiler Heat Load Calculation

Boil-up rate 1690.9 kgs/hr

Latent heat of boiling liquid 264.4 Kcal/kg
Heat Load of Reboiler 491746.0 Kcals/hr
Quantity of Steam required at 2 kg/cm2 (g) 960.4 kgs/hr
Total Steam consumption for I fractionation 691.5 kgs/batch

Condenser Load

Latent heat of condensing Methanol-water mix 264.4

Condenser load 447041.8 Kcals/hr
147.8 TR
Cooling water circulation rate at 6°C temp. diff 74.5 Cu. M/hr
Avg. Specific gravity of Methanol-Water feed mixture 0.98

Feed Quantity 5660.621 kgs

Component wf mass (kg) Mol. Wt Moles mol.fr

Methanol 0.080 451 32 14.1 0.05
Water 0.920 5210 18 289.4 0.95
1.000 5661 303.5 1.00

Recovery of Methanol as % of total Methanol in feed 50 %

Distillate Quantity 229 Kgs

Component % w/w mass (kg) Mol. Wt Moles mol.fr

Methanol 0.985 225.4 32 7.0 0.97
Water 0.015 3.4 18 0.2 0.03
1.000 228.8 7.2 1.00

Bottom residue Quantity 5432 Kgs

Component % w/w mass (kg) Mol. Wt Moles mol.fr

Methanol 0.041 225.4 32 7.0 0.024
Water 0.959 5206.4 18 289.2 0.976
1.000 5431.8 296.3 1.000

Bubble Point calculation for distillate

Operating pressure of the column 760 mmHg
Bubble temperature 65.05979 °C
mol. Fr Antonie Coefficient Vap. Pr mol. Fr
Component y=P *x/P
x A B C mmHg sat

Methanol 0.97 8.08097 1582.271 239.726 775.4434 0.9934

Water 0.03 8.07131 1730.63 233.426 187.6197 0.0065
1.00 1.00

Relative volatility of Methanol over water 4.13

Bubble Point Calculation for feed

Operating pressure of the column 760 mmHg
Assumed temperature 96.92548 °C
mol. Fr Antonie Coefficient Vap. Pr mol. Fr mass mass fr.
Component
x A B C mmHg y=Psat*x/P kgs w/w
Methanol 0.05 8.08097 1582.271 239.726 2404.048 0.147 4.70 0.23
Water 0.95 8.07131 1730.63 233.426 680.0745 0.853 15.36 0.77
1.00 1.00 20.06 1.00

Relative volatility of IPA over water 3.53

Bubble Point Calculation for final residue

Operating pressure of the column 760 mmHg
Assumed temperature 98.38264 °C
mol. Fr Antonie Coefficient Vap. Pr mol. Fr
Component
x A B C mmHg y=Psat*x/P
Methanol 0.024 8.08097 1582.271 239.726 2518.831 0.079
Water 0.976 8.07131 1730.63 233.426 717.0721 0.921
1.000 1.000

Relative volatility of Methanol over water 3.51

Average relative volatility, Alp 3.81

For a Total Condenser system

Nmin+1 = log(xDl/xDh)(xBh/xBl)/log(Alphaavg) 5
Minimum no. of trays, N 4

Minimum reflux ratio

(L/D)min = (1/(Alp-1))((xlD/xlB)-Alp(xhD/xhB)) 8.31

Actual (L/D)-(L/D)min N-Nmin Theoritical Add Feed with 50% Packing Height (M)
Reflux ratio L/D+1 N+1 N Total N packing eff. Str. Packing Random Pak

10.0 0.15 0.480 10 11 21 7.0 12.6

18.0 0.51 0.180 6 7 13 4.5 8.0

Note : 1. For Structured packing, Packed ht is calculated considering 4 no. of theoritical

stages per mtr of Packing. Hpacking=N50% eff*4
2. For Random Packing, 1" Pall ring is considered and height of packing is
calculated considering HETP=1 (Ref. Ludwig Page no. 212, Table 9-36). HETP
Act
=HETPEst*1.5 and Hpaking=HETPAct*Ntotal
3. Use gilliland plot for entering values in (N-Nmin)/(N+1). Ref. Ludwig Vol-2
Page-11 Fig 8-14

Column diameter calculation

Option-1 : Considering MellaPak Structured Packing

Reflux ratio L/D 10.0

Internal reflux ratio L/V=R/(R+1) 0.91
Average molecular weight of Distillate 32 kg/kmol
Duration of Batch distillation 1.48 hrs
Average rate of distillation collection 154 kg/hr
Molar flow rate of distillate 4.85 kmol/hr
Liquid flowrate Molar flow rate 48 Kmol/hr
mass flowrate 1537 kgs/hr 0.43 kgs/s
Vapour flowrate Molar flowrate 53 Kmol/hr
Mass flowrate 1691 kgs/hr 0.47 kgs/s
Column operating pressure 760 mmHg
Vapour density 1.15 kg/Cu.M 0.07 lb/Cu ft
Density of Liquid 783.30 kg/Cu.M 48.90 lb/Cu ft
Packing Loading Factor F 1.50 m/s(kg/M3)1/2
Column Cross Sectional Area 0.292 Sq. M
Diameter of the column 0.610 M

Reboiler Heat Load Calculation

Boil-up rate 1691.3 kgs/hr

Latent heat of boiling liquid 267.2 Kcal/kg
Heat Load of Reboiler 497026.2 Kcals/hr
Quantity of Steam required at 2 kg/cm2 (g) 970.8 kgs/hr
Total Steam consumption for II fractionation 1441.4 kgs/batch

Condenser Load

Latent heat of condensing Methanol-water mix 267.2

Condenser load 451842.0 Kcals/hr
149.4 TR
Cooling water circulation rate at 6°C temp. diff 75.3 Cu. M/hr
Avg. Specific gravity of Methanol-Water feed mixture 0.99

Feed Quantity 5432 kgs

Component wf mass (kg) Mol. Wt Moles mol.fr

Methanol 0.041 225 32 7.0 0.02
Water 0.959 5206 18 289.2 0.98
1.000 5432 296.3 1.00

Recovery of Methanol as % of total Methanol in feed 50 %

Distillate Quantity 119 Kgs

Component % w/w mass (kg) Mol. Wt Moles mol.fr

Methanol 0.95 112.7 32 3.5 0.91
Water 0.05 5.9 18 0.3 0.09
1.000 118.6 3.9 1.00

Bottom residue Quantity 5313 Kgs

Component % w/w mass (kg) Mol. Wt Moles mol.fr

Methanol 0.021 112.7 32 3.5 0.012
Water 0.979 5200.4 18 288.9 0.988
1.000 5313.1 292.4 1.000

Bubble Point calculation for distillate

Operating pressure of the column 760 mmHg
Bubble temperature 66.26396 °C
mol. Fr Antonie Coefficient Vap. Pr mol. Fr
Component y=P *x/P
x A B C mmHg sat

Methanol 0.91 8.08097 1582.271 239.726 812.7934 0.9780

Water 0.09 8.07131 1730.63 233.426 197.9591 0.0223
1.00 1.00

Relative volatility of Methanol over water 4.11

Bubble Point Calculation for feed

Operating pressure of the column 760 mmHg
Assumed temperature 98.39689 °C
mol. Fr Antonie Coefficient Vap. Pr mol. Fr mass mass fr.
Component
x A B C mmHg y=Psat*x/P kgs w/w
Methanol 0.02 8.08097 1582.271 239.726 2519.975 0.079 2.52 0.13
Water 0.98 8.07131 1730.63 233.426 717.442 0.922 16.59 0.87
1.00 1.00 19.11 1.00

Relative volatility of IPA over water 3.51

Bubble Point Calculation for final residue

Operating pressure of the column 760 mmHg
Assumed temperature 99.16785 °C
mol. Fr Antonie Coefficient Vap. Pr mol. Fr
Component
x A B C mmHg y=Psat*x/P
Methanol 0.012 8.08097 1582.271 239.726 2582.51 0.041
Water 0.988 8.07131 1730.63 233.426 737.6944 0.959
1.000 1.000

Relative volatility of Methanol over water 3.50

Average relative volatility, Alp 3.79

For a Total Condenser system

Nmin+1 = log(xDl/xDh)(xBh/xBl)/log(Alphaavg) 5
Minimum no. of trays, N 4

Minimum reflux ratio

(L/D)min = (1/(Alp-1))((xlD/xlB)-Alp(xhD/xhB)) 15.33

Actual (L/D)-(L/D)min N-Nmin Theoritical Add Feed with 50% Packing Height (M)
Reflux ratio L/D+1 N+1 N Total N packing eff. Str. Packing Random Pak

18.4 0.16 0.485 9 10 20 6.6 11.8

35.0 0.55 0.230 6 7 13 4.4 7.9

Note : 1. For Structured packing, Packed ht is calculated considering 4 no. of theoritical

stages per mtr of Packing. Hpacking=N50% eff*4
2. For Random Packing, 1" Pall ring is considered and height of packing is
calculated considering HETP=1 (Ref. Ludwig Page no. 212, Table 9-36). HETP
Act
=HETPEst*1.5 and Hpaking=HETPAct*Ntotal
3. Use gilliland plot for entering values in (N-Nmin)/(N+1). Ref. Ludwig Vol-2
Page-11 Fig 8-14

Column diameter calculation

Option-1 : Considering MellaPak Structured Packing

Reflux ratio L/D 18.4

Internal reflux ratio L/V=R/(R+1) 0.95
Average molecular weight of Distillate 31 kg/kmol
Duration of Batch distillation 1.37 hrs
Average rate of distillation collection 86 kg/hr
Molar flow rate of distillate 2.76 kmol/hr
Liquid flowrate Molar flow rate 51 Kmol/hr
mass flowrate 1589 kgs/hr 0.44 kgs/s
Vapour flowrate Molar flowrate 54 Kmol/hr
Mass flowrate 1676 kgs/hr 0.47 kgs/s
Column operating pressure 760 mmHg
Vapour density 1.13 kg/Cu.M 0.07 lb/Cu ft
Density of Liquid 791.00 kg/Cu.M 49.38 lb/Cu ft
Packing Loading Factor F 1.50 m/s(kg/M3)1/2
Column Cross Sectional Area 0.293 Sq. M
Diameter of the column 0.610 M

Reboiler Heat Load Calculation

Boil-up rate 1675.5 kgs/hr

Latent heat of boiling liquid 276.9 Kcal/kg
Heat Load of Reboiler 510261.6 Kcals/hr
Quantity of Steam required at 2 kg/cm2 (g) 996.6 kgs/hr
Total Steam consumption for III fractionation 1368.3 kgs/batch

Condenser Load

Latent heat of condensing Methanol-water mix 276.9

Condenser load 463874.2 Kcals/hr
153.4 TR
Cooling water circulation rate at 6°C temp. diff 77.3 Cu. M/hr
Avg. Specific gravity of Methanol-Water feed mixture 1.00

Feed Quantity 5313 kgs

Component wf mass (kg) Mol. Wt Moles mol.fr

Methanol 0.021 113 32 3.5 0.01
Water 0.979 5200 18 288.9 0.99
1.000 5313 292.4 1.00

Recovery of Methanol as % of total Methanol in feed 35 %

Distillate Quantity 44 Kgs

Component % w/w mass (kg) Mol. Wt Moles mol.fr

Methanol 0.9 39.4 32 1.2 0.84
Water 0.1 4.4 18 0.2 0.16
1.000 43.8 1.5 1.00

Bottom residue Quantity 5269 Kgs

Component % w/w mass (kg) Mol. Wt Moles mol.fr

Methanol 0.014 73.3 32 2.3 0.008
Water 0.986 5196.1 18 288.7 0.992
1.000 5269.3 291.0 1.000

Bubble Point calculation for distillate

Operating pressure of the column 760 mmHg
Bubble temperature 67.96104 °C
mol. Fr Antonie Coefficient Vap. Pr mol. Fr
Component y=P *x/P
x A B C mmHg sat

Methanol 0.84 8.08097 1582.271 239.726 867.9631 0.9537

Water 0.16 8.07131 1730.63 233.426 213.3499 0.0463
1.00 1.00

Relative volatility of Methanol over water 4.07

Bubble Point Calculation for feed

Operating pressure of the column 760 mmHg
Assumed temperature 99.16861 °C
mol. Fr Antonie Coefficient Vap. Pr mol. Fr mass mass fr.
Component
x A B C mmHg y=Psat*x/P kgs w/w
Methanol 0.01 8.08097 1582.271 239.726 2582.572 0.041 1.31 0.07
Water 0.99 8.07131 1730.63 233.426 737.7146 0.959 17.26 0.93
1.00 1.00 18.57 1.00

Relative volatility of IPA over water 3.50

Bubble Point Calculation for final residue

Operating pressure of the column 760 mmHg
Assumed temperature 99.45202 °C
mol. Fr Antonie Coefficient Vap. Pr mol. Fr
Component
x A B C mmHg y=Psat*x/P
Methanol 0.008 8.08097 1582.271 239.726 2605.876 0.027
Water 0.992 8.07131 1730.63 233.426 745.2785 0.973
1.000 1.000

Relative volatility of Methanol over water 3.50

Average relative volatility, Alp 3.77

For a Total Condenser system

Nmin+1 = log(xDl/xDh)(xBh/xBl)/log(Alphaavg) 5
Minimum no. of trays, N 4

Minimum reflux ratio

(L/D)min = (1/(Alp-1))((xlD/xlB)-Alp(xhD/xhB)) 21.44

Actual (L/D)-(L/D)min N-Nmin Theoritical Add Feed with 50% Packing Height (M)
Reflux ratio L/D+1 N+1 N Total N packing eff. Str. Packing Random Pak

25.7 0.16 0.485 8 9 19 6.3 11.3

40.0 0.45 0.280 6 7 14 4.5 8.1

Note : 1. For Structured packing, Packed ht is calculated considering 4 no. of theoritical

stages per mtr of Packing. Hpacking=N50% eff*4
2. For Random Packing, 1" Pall ring is considered and height of packing is
calculated considering HETP=1 (Ref. Ludwig Page no. 212, Table 9-36). HETP
Act
=HETPEst*1.5 and Hpaking=HETPAct*Ntotal
3. Use gilliland plot for entering values in (N-Nmin)/(N+1). Ref. Ludwig Vol-2
Page-11 Fig 8-14

Column diameter calculation

Option-1 : Considering MellaPak Structured Packing

Reflux ratio L/D 25.7

Internal reflux ratio L/V=R/(R+1) 0.96
Average molecular weight of Distillate 31 kg/kmol
Duration of Batch distillation 0.71 hrs
Average rate of distillation collection 62 kg/hr
Molar flow rate of distillate 2.02 kmol/hr
Liquid flowrate Molar flow rate 52 Kmol/hr
mass flowrate 1593 kgs/hr 0.44 kgs/s
Vapour flowrate Molar flowrate 54 Kmol/hr
Mass flowrate 1655 kgs/hr 0.46 kgs/s
Column operating pressure 760 mmHg
Vapour density 1.09 kg/Cu.M 0.07 lb/Cu ft
Density of Liquid 802.00 kg/Cu.M 50.07 lb/Cu ft
Packing Loading Factor F 1.50 m/s(kg/M3)1/2
Column Cross Sectional Area 0.293 Sq. M
Diameter of the column 0.611 M

Reboiler Heat Load Calculation

Boil-up rate 1655.4 kgs/hr

Latent heat of boiling liquid 290.7 Kcal/kg
Heat Load of Reboiler 529341.6 Kcals/hr
Quantity of Steam required at 2 kg/cm2 (g) 1033.9 kgs/hr
Total Steam consumption for IV fractionation 731.8 kgs/batch

Condenser Load

Latent heat of condensing Methanol-water mix 290.7

Condenser load 481219.6 Kcals/hr
159.1 TR
Cooling water circulation rate at 6°C temp. diff 80.2 Cu. M/hr
 COD REDUCTION CALCULATION FOR METHANOL STREAM

CH3 - OH + 1.5O2 CO2 + 2H2O

MW 32 32 44 18
Moles 1 1.5 1 2
Kgs 32 48 44 36
On 1mg of Acetone basis :
mg 1 1.5 1.375 1.125

Basis : 1 kg of effluent.

Initial Final
Solvent Content in effluent 11% w/w 1.39% w/w
110000 mg/l 13902.8 mg/l
COD of effluent 165000 mg/l 20854.2 mg/l

Percentage reduction in COD 87.4 %

Cost Saving due to COD Reduction

Oxygen requirement 0.17 kg/l
Quantity of effluent per month 75.60 KL
Quantity of Oygen required per month 13076.91 Kgs
Air equivalent to oxygen 395384 Cu. m/month
Equivalent operating hrs of compressors 138.3845 hrs
Motor Power of compressor 10 hp
Power consumption Per month 1057 kW hr
Per year 12687.09 kW hr
Cost saving (Rs/Annum) 58360.61

Reduction in effluent per batch 0.1209 731.8602 L

Effluent reduction per annum 110657 L
Saving due to effluent reduction per annum Rs. 88525.81
 COST SAVING DUE TO METHANOL RECOVERY

Feed Distillate Bottoms

Fractionation Duration Reflux Steam Con. Vap. flow Liq. flow
details (hrs) ratio (kg/hr) rate (kg/hr) rate (kg/hr)
Qty (kgs) Purity Qty (kgs) Purity % Qty (kgs) Purity %
I Fractionation 5854.8 11.00% 194.2 99.5% 5660.6 8.0% 0.72 5.3 960 1691 1421
II Fractionation 5660.6 7.96% 228.8 98.5% 5431.8 4.1% 1.48 10.0 971 1691 1537
III Fractionation 5431.8 4.15% 118.6 95.0% 5313.1 2.1% 1.37 18.4 997 1676 1589
IV Fractionation 5313.1 2.12% 43.8 90.0% 5269.3 1.4% 0.71 25.7 1034 1655 1593
585.5 4.29 990

Cost due to steam ConsumptionSteam Consumption

Cost of steam generation 1.25 Rs/kg Cost of Power 4.6 Rs/unit

Total Steam Pump Installed Duratio operating Power Power

Steam Duration
Particulars Steam Cost No. hp n (hrs) load cons. hp Cost (Rs)
(kgs/hr) (hrs) (kgs) (Rs) Pump-1 5 1.50 100% 5.73 26.4
I Fractionation 960 0.72 692 864 Pump-2 5 0.00 100% 0.00 0.0
II Fractionation 971 1.48 1441 1802 Pump-3 5 0.05 100% 0.19 0.9
III Fractionation 997 1.37 1368 1710 Pump-4 5 0.08 100% 0.31 1.4
IV Fractionation 1034 0.71 732 915 Pump-5 5 0.00 100% 0.00 0.0
Total Steam Cost per recovery batch (Rs) 5291 Pump-6 7.5 8.00 100% 45.84 210.9
4233 52.07 239.5
Cost due to Chilled water usage
Cost of Chilled Water 4.9 Rs/kg Cost due to operation of Agitator

Chilling
Duration Total TR Cost Agitator prime mover power 12.5 hp
Particulars Load
(TR) (hrs) (kgs) (Rs) Duration of operation 10 hrs
I Fractionation 125.7 0.72 90 443 Operating load 100%
II Fractionation 127.0 1.48 189 924 Power consumption 96 units
III Fractionation 130.4 1.37 179 877 Cost of operating agitator (Rs) 439
IV Fractionation 135.3 0.71 96 469
Total Chilling Cost per recovery batch (Rs) 2714 148

Cost due to Chilled brine usage

Cost of Chilled brine 10.3 Rs/kg

Chilling
Duration Total TR Cost
Particulars Load
(TR) (hrs) (kgs) (Rs)
I Fractionation 22.2 0.72 16 164
II Fractionation 22.4 1.48 33 343
III Fractionation 23.0 1.37 32 325
IV Fractionation 23.9 0.71 17 174
Total Chilling Cost per recovery batch (Rs) 1007

Cost saving due to Solvent recovery

Rec. Sol Rate Savings

Particulars Utilization
Kgs Rs/kg (Rs)
I Fractionation 194.2 18 3,495 Substitute for Incinerator fuel
II Fractionation 228.8 18 4,119 Substitute for Incinerator fuel
III Fractionation 118.6 15 1,780 make up for brine solution
IV Fractionation 43.8 8 351 will be sold as spent solvent
Total Saving (Rs/batch) 9,745

Cost advantage due to recovery (Rs/distillation batch) 54

Savings due to solvent recovery (Rs/Annum) 8,215