EO SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS o Recover product eo and purify 5 Recover Eo from reactor effluent via gas absorption in H20 E Recover eo from absorption H20 via stripping E Reabsorb eo in H20 to separate from dissolved gases E Further purify eo to satisfy downstream requirements o Recover and remove byproduct Co2 and H20 E Recover Co2 using acid gas absorption E Remove via stripping E Recover h2o along with eo in eo absorber o Purge feed impurities(C2H6 and Ar) 94/99 Separation Operations: Introduction9/4/99 Separation Operations: Introduction 6 EO SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS u Recover product EO and purify ð Recover EO from reactor effluent via gas absorption in H2O ð Recover EO from absorption H2O via stripping ð Reabsorb EO in H20 to separate from dissolved gases ð Further purify EO to satisfy downstream requirements u Recover and remove byproduct CO2 and H2O ð Recover CO2 using acid gas absorption ð Remove via stripping ð Recover H2O along with EO in EO absorber u Purge feed impurities (C2H6 and Ar)