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Stearic Acid Plant

This document proposes the design of a 20,000 ton per year stearic acid plant located in Jambi, Indonesia. Stearic acid is produced through a hydrolysis reaction between stearine and water in a continuous stirred tank reactor at 260°C and 47.6 atm of pressure. The reactor output is separated into stearic acid, oleic acid, glycerol, water, and unreacted stearine using a decantation process. The mixture is further purified through distillation and crystallization to separate stearic and oleic acids. An economic analysis shows the plant will have a payback period of 1.8 years before taxes and will generate a 38.5% return

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Stearic Acid Plant

This document proposes the design of a 20,000 ton per year stearic acid plant located in Jambi, Indonesia. Stearic acid is produced through a hydrolysis reaction between stearine and water in a continuous stirred tank reactor at 260°C and 47.6 atm of pressure. The reactor output is separated into stearic acid, oleic acid, glycerol, water, and unreacted stearine using a decantation process. The mixture is further purified through distillation and crystallization to separate stearic and oleic acids. An economic analysis shows the plant will have a payback period of 1.8 years before taxes and will generate a 38.5% return

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ABSTRACT

DESIGN OF STEARIC ACID PLANT


FROM STEARINE AND WATER
CAPACITY 20,000 TONS / YEAR
(Design Reactor 1 (R-201))

By
Wanda Kartika Amelia

Stearic acid is a chemical intermediate can be used as a raw material


surfactants, methyl ester, soap and detergent, emulsifier, stabilizer as an ingredient
in various types of food products and medicines, as a wetting agent in textiles,
plasticizer in packaging industry and as an ingredient used in the rubber
vulcanization process in the polymer industry, through a saponification reaction.
This product is produced from the hydrolysis reaction oils or fats with water.
Needs of stearic acid increased from year to year indicated by the
increasing imports of Indonesia to stearic acid. So Stearic acid plant is needed to
support the development of domestic industries.
Stearic acid produced by react stearine and water in a stirred flow reactor
(CSTR) at a temperature of 260 oC and pressure of 47.6 atm. The output of the
reactor in the form of stearic acid, oleic acid, glycerol, water and unreacted
stearine separated again by decantation process. Mixed stearic acid, oleic acid and
unreacted stearine again purified in distillation column, and then performed the
separation of stearic acid with oleic acid by solvent process cryatallization.
Glycerol and water as a result of side reactions was purified again until 67%
purity.
Factory production capacity is planned 20,000 tons / year with 330
working days within 1 year. The location of the plant planned to be located in the
area of Jambi is located in the Teluk Sialang District, Jambi. Labor needed as
many as 189 people with a form of business entity Limited Liability Company
(PT) led by a Director who is assisted by the Director of Production and Financial
Director with line and staff organizational structure.
Provision of utility plant needs a treatment system and water supply, steam
supply systems, instrument air supply systems, and power generation systems.
From the economic analysis is obtained:
Fixed Capital Investment (FCI) = Rp 158,366,303,295
Working Capital Investments (WCI) = Rp 27,946,994,699
Total Capital Investment (TCI) = Rp186, 313,297,994
Break Even Point (BEP) = 35.6150%
Shut Down Point (SDP) = 19.8833%
Pay Out Time before taxes (POT), b = 1.8083 year
Pay Out Time after taxes (POT), a = 2.1626 year
Return on Investment before taxes (ROI), b = 38.5058%
After taxes Return on Investment (ROI), a = 30.8046%
Discounted cash flow (DCF) = 32.8574%
Considering the above summary, it is proper establishment of acetone
plant is studied further, because it is a factory that is profitable and has good
prospects.

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