How to simulate acetone from isopropanol dehydrogenation
Endothermic gas-phase dehydrogenation of isopropanol (IPA) to acetone, after Luyben (Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2011, 50, 1206). The H₂-rich reactor off-gas is scrubbed with water to recover the acetone before venting, then a column splits acetone from the water/unreacted-IPA absorbent.
- 1Open the ready-made model
Open the "Acetone from isopropanol dehydrogenation" model in the MaximaLabs workspace — no install, no license. It loads live on the canvas, ready to edit and run.
- 2Confirm the thermodynamics
This process is modeled with the PENG-ROBINSON property package over isopropanol, acetone, water, h2 — already selected, so the phase equilibrium and enthalpy are physically consistent from the first run.
- 3Review the flowsheet
The flowsheet chains Dehydro, ABS, COL. Every block is a real, solvable unit op you can reconfigure on the canvas.
- 4Run the simulation
Click Run. The deterministic solver converges the material and energy balances (recycles included) and fills the live stream table — the AI never invents a number.
- 5Read the results and iterate
Inspect the converged streams, tweak a spec, and re-run — or ask the AI copilot to explain a result or diagnose a failed solve in plain English.
- Thermodynamics
- PENG-ROBINSON
- Components
- isopropanol, acetone, water, h2
- Unit operations
- DehydroABSCOL
Opens live on the canvas — free, no install.
Explore the model & flowsheetFrequently asked questions
- What does the Acetone from isopropanol dehydrogenation model simulate?
- Endothermic gas-phase dehydrogenation of isopropanol (IPA) to acetone, after Luyben (Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2011, 50, 1206). The H₂-rich reactor off-gas is scrubbed with water to recover the acetone before venting, then a column splits acetone from the water/unreacted-IPA absorbent.
- Which thermodynamic method does it use?
- The PENG-ROBINSON property package, over isopropanol, acetone, water, h2 — already selected. You can switch the method on the canvas before running.
- Which unit operations are in the flowsheet?
- It chains Dehydro, ABS, COL. Every block is a real, solvable unit operation you can reconfigure, add to, or remove.
- Do I need to install software or buy a license?
- No. Acetone from isopropanol dehydrogenation runs entirely in your browser on MaximaLabs — free, no install, no license. Open the model to load it live and run the deterministic solver.
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