TThe decanter is the unit in which one has to be more careful due the fact that is in this unit that the two
phases are generated: organic and aqueous phases. Keeping in mind the temperature, and supposing that when
the temperature rises the amount of vinyl acetate varies in the outlet stream, this had no effect. Therefore the
decanterís inner temperature was varied with the objective of finding the optimum temperature that can generate
the two phases. This temperature was found to be 150 f and a pressure of 1 atm.
It was established that the process conditions were going to be 1 atm and a temperature slightly lower than
150 f.