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PP-III-22Mathematical Modelling of Benzene with Ethylene Catalytic ProcessingDolganova I.O., Chsherbakova Y.A.National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russiadolganovaio@sibmail.comRaw materials for ethylbenzene synthesis are benzene and ethylene, which interact inpresence of aluminium chloride complex, alkylaromatic hydrocarbons and hydrogen chlorideforming the desired product. The main application area of ethylbenzene is the production ofstyrene as raw material for polystyrene obtaining production. Moreover, ethylbenzene is usedin manufacturing of synthetic rubber, propylene oxide, cellulose acetate, as a component ofautomotive and aviation fuel.As is evident, use of ethylbenzene is widespread; therefore, task of its production efficiencyimproving is urgent.One of the promising instruments of various parameters on yield and quality of the productinfluence investigation is method of mathematical modeling, which allows efficiency ofexisting production increasing without significant upgrades and associated costs.Based on the mathematical description computer modeling system was created.This program takes physic-chemical characteristics of process into account and allowschoosing optimal technological parameters and predict work of the plant.Active window of the program is shown in fig. 1.Fig.1. Active window of the programDeveloped on the basis of physical-chemical laws program will not only allow choosing ofplant optimal conditions, but also to predict its work.174