ETHYLENE OXIDE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

The article examines the production technology of ethylene oxide [EO] using silver aluminum catalyst [Ag/Al2O3] packed in a plug reactor to oxidize ethylene (C2H4) uses either air or oxygen (O2), but the oxygen-based reaction process since it is more effective, the use of oxygen was considered suitable for the purpose. Basically two reactions take place, the partial oxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide and the complete oxidation of ethylene to carbon dioxide and water. The process design models in this study are based on a three-component system. These are: a reaction system, an absorption system, and an ethylene oxide [EO] scavenging system. The highest cost in the production of ethylene oxide is ethylene, so it is important to optimize the selectivity of ethylene oxide and thereby reduce ethylene consumption. Keywords: ethylene oxide, oxidation, pressure, catalyst, flow diagram, simulation.