Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) PROCESS FLOW

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Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA)

Valve Valve Description Design Temperature Design Pressure Range Pipe Size Recommended Valve 1
Number Range
deg F deg C psig bar g in dn

Watson Series
ISOLATOR 2.0

FlexStream®
G-Series
C-Series

T-Series

iRSVP
1 Para-xylene 50 – 100 10 – 38 200 – 300 13.8 – 20.7 2–4 50 – 100 •
2 Acetic Acid 300 – 400 150 – 204 250 – 350 17.2 – 24.1 1–4 25 – 100 •
3 Catalyst 50 – 100 10 – 38 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 1–4 25 – 100 •
4 Air 50 – 100 10 – 38 200 – 300 13.8 – 20.7 1–4 25 – 100 •
5 Catalyst Mixing 50 – 100 10 – 38 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 1–4 25 – 100 •
6 Fresh Catalyst Pump 350 – 450 177 – 232 250 – 350 17.2 – 24.1 2–6 50 – 150 •
7 Oxidation Reactor Recirculation 350 – 450 177 – 232 250 – 350 17.2 – 24.1 2–6 50 – 150 •
8 Oxidation Reactor Overhead Gas 350 – 450 177 – 232 250 – 350 17.2 – 24.1 2–6 50 – 150 •
9 Oxidation Reactor 500 – 600 260 – 315 600 – 700 41.3 – 48.2 2–6 50 – 150 •
10 Crystallizer Solids 500 – 600 260 – 315 600 – 700 41.3 – 48.2 4–8 100 – 200 •
11 Crystallizer Overhead Gas 500 – 600 260 – 315 600 – 700 41.3 – 48.2 4–6 100 – 150 •
12 Crystallizer Liquids 500 – 600 260 – 315 600 – 700 41.3 – 48.2 4–6 100 – 150 •
13 Centrifuge I Liquids 250 – 350 121 – 177 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 4–8 100 – 200 •
14 Centrifuge I Solids 250 – 350 121 – 177 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 4–8 100 – 200 •
15 Crude Terephthalic Acid 100 – 200 38 – 93 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 4–8 100 – 200 •
16 Gas Scrubber 150 – 200 65 – 93 50 – 150 3.4 – 6.9 4–8 100 – 200 •
17 Centrifuge Liquids Pump 250 – 350 121 – 177 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 4–6 100 – 150 •
18 Acetic Acid Recycle 250 – 350 121 – 177 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 4–6 100 – 150 •
19 Acetic Acid Recycle 250 – 350 121 – 177 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 4–6 100 – 150 •
20 Acetic Acid Recycle 250 – 350 121 – 177 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 4–6 100 – 150 •
21 Process Water 100 – 200 38 – 93 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 2–6 50 – 150 • •
22 Process Water 100 – 200 38 – 93 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 2–6 50 – 150 • •
23 Process Water 100 – 200 38 – 93 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 2–6 50 – 150 • •
24 Process Water 100 – 200 38 – 93 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 2–6 50 – 150 • •
25 Process Water 100 – 200 38 – 93 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 2–6 50 – 150 • •
26 Process Water 100 – 200 38 – 93 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 2–6 50 – 150 • •
27 Crude TPA Scubber 100 – 200 38 – 93 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 4–8 100 – 200 •
28 Centrifuge II Solids Isolation 100 – 200 38 – 93 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 4–8 100 – 200 •
29 Crude Terephthalic Acid Secondary 100 – 200 38 – 93 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 4–8 100 – 200
Scubber
•
30 Selective Hydrogennation Reactor 100 – 200 38 – 93 100 – 200 6.9 – 13.8 4–8 100 – 200 •
31 Filter 100 – 200 38 – 93 100 – 200 6.9 – 13.8 4–8 100 – 200 •
32 Finishing Crytalizer 100 – 200 38 – 93 100 – 200 6.9 – 13.8 4–8 100 – 200 •
33 Finishing Cetrifuge 100 – 200 38 – 93 100 – 200 6.9 – 13.8 4–8 100 – 200 •
34 Finishing Cetrifuge Liquids 100 – 200 38 – 93 50 – 100 3.4 – 6.9 4–8 100 – 200 •
35 Air 50 – 100 10 – 38 200 – 300 13.8 – 20.7 1–4 25 – 100 •
Heat Exchanger 300 – 1000 149 – 537 200 – 600 13.8 – 41.3 1/2 – 2 13 – 50 •
General Ball Valves 100 – 900 38 – 482 100 – 600 6.9 – 41.3 1–3 25 – 75 •
1
Recommend ISOLATOR 2.0 or T-Series if size, pressure and temperature conditions are met.

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(FROM ACETIC ACID RECOVERY) (TO CATALYST P

19
20
P-XYLENE (TO GAS SCRUBBING) (FROM OXIDATI

1 8 11 CENTRIFUGE

ACETIC ACID

CRYSTAL-
LIZATION
2 OXIDATION REACTOR
14

STEAM
CATALYST

3
N2
CATALYST 6 7 10
MIXING TANK

5 9 13
(FROM
(TO WATER CRYSTAL-
REMOVAL) LIZATION)

AIR (TO 1
ACIDIC ACID (FROM
RECOVERY) CENTRIFUGE)
4
CRUDE TEREPHTHALIC ACID

15
(TO DRYER) PROCESS WAT

24 H2
R
CENTRIFUGE
PROCESS (FROM
WATER (TO HYDRO-
CRYSTALLIZATION) GENATION)
SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION

21 23

22 28 25 31

WASTE
WATER FILTER

27 29 30
SCRUBBER SCRUBBER

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CID RECOVERY) (TO CATALYST PREPARATION)

S SCRUBBING) (FROM OXIDATION)

RESIDUAL
GASES

WASTE
WATER WATER

ACIDIC ACID RECOVERY

WATER REMOVAL
GAS SCRUBBING

STEAM

N2
16

17
(FROM
(TO WATER CRYSTAL-
REMOVAL) LIZATION) TO CATALYST
RECOVERY AND
REGENERATION
(TO 12
ACIDIC ACID (FROM
RECOVERY) CENTRIFUGE)

ACETIC ACID RECYCLE

18

(TO DRYER) PROCESS WATER

26
RESIDUAL H2
(FROM
(TO HYDRO-
STALLIZATION) GENATION)
CRYSTAL-
LIZATION

CENTRIFUGE

COLD AIR
FILTER 32
DRYER

33
PURIFIED
TEREPHTHALIC
ACID
AIR
34 35

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