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1. Backgrounds

• 1, 3-dichloropropene is a Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) used to kill nematodes, insects, and weeds on potatoes, flower bulbs and other vegetable and orchard crops[1].
• Dichloropropane is an effective alternative to acetone, toluene and benzene, and can therefore replace these organic solvents in various applications. It is alos used in the production of paints, varnishes and printing inks[2].

[1] https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/endanger/litstatus/effects/1-3-dichloropropene/1-3-d_attachment_d.pdf

[2] https://www.products.pcc.eu/en/blog/dichloropropane-and-its-properties-where-can-it-be-used/

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2. Objective

Your propylene chlorination plant reacts chlorine with propylene to produce allyl chloride (3-chloropropene), 1,2-dichloropropane, and 1,3-dichloropropene. The reaction takes place in a continuous stirred tank reactor and the resulting products are separated in a fractionation section downstream of the reactor. Most of the unreacted propylene is recycled back to the reactor. You wish to develop a model of this plant to determine the product rates for a proposed increase in the propylene feed stream rate.

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3. Simulation