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Ethylene oxide hydration to mono-ethylene glycol (MEG)

HydrationReactorGlycol production
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Ethylene oxide reacts uncatalyzed with excess water at 200 C to mono-ethylene glycol (MEG, antifreeze/PET feedstock); the excess-water dilution that suppresses the over-reaction to di-/tri-ethylene glycol byproducts is reflected in the large water excess on the feed, and a downstream column concentrates MEG in the bottoms while excess water leaves overhead for recycle. Kinetics basis: Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2009, 48, 10840.

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Eofeed
Waterfeed
MIX
RXN
COOL
Degas
EO VENT
feed
dist
btms
Qc
Qr
COL
Water Recycle
MEG Product

The stream table

Every stream's flow, temperature, pressure, and composition — real converged numbers, not placeholders.

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