Department of Science St Michael’s RC School

Flow chart for aniline production cleaned water to

drain

recovered
aniline

Dehydration column,
water separated from
impurities

liquid aniline to
storage tanks
nitrobenzene aniline reactor
vessel
nitrobenzene cold crude aniline
aniline vapour
cooled
hydrogen

low pressure steam

stirrer
refined aniline tank
sold to used recycled
SEMB on NB on aniline REACTOR
CORP plant plant

boiler feed water

H2 bubbles sparging ring to

mix gas with liquid
Sensors to detect
temperature, pressure
etc.
To customers

Data to control room for

monitoring.

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 Department of Science St Michael’s RC School

Flow chart for nitrobenzene production.

steam +
impurities

nitrobenzene floats on
__________________ cooled
spent H2SO4 distillation by water
acid H2SO4 at 130°C 400 tonnes /hr jacket
SAFE*

benzene under
+ vacuum liquid
HNO3 water
+
with impurities
steam from
H2SO4 ring main to
catalyst control temp.

50 tonnes / hr at 100°C
strong acid waste
nitrobenzene
catalyst recycled water to
@ 130°C
drain

heat used to warm

benzene feed

nitrobenzene
storage tank

acid pump tank

effluent tank

benzene feed tank

nitrobenzene tank

*SAFE = sulphuric acid flash evaporator

2 acid storage tank

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