Handbook of petrochemicals production processes / edited by Robert A. Meyers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meyers, Robert A. (Robert Allen), 1936- editor.

Series:

McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum chemicals--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Petroleum chemicals.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2005]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Chemicals -- and the process used to produce them -- are a billion dollar business. Written by experts from major international petrochemical licensing firms, this innovative handbook details the latest and most powerful chemical processes used to create the most economically important chemicals in the world.

Contents:

A. Contributors

B. Preface

C. Acknowledgments

A. Part 1: acetic acid

1.1. Chiyoda acetic acid process acetica?

Introduction

Chemistry

Process features

Process description

Product specifications

Process yield and emissions

Economics of the chiyoda acetica technology

Scope of chiyoda's package of services

Experience

References

B. Part 2: aniline

2.1. Dupont/kbr aniline process

Aniline market overview

Process chemistry

Technology features

Operating requirements

Product quality

Wastes and emissions

C. Part 3: 1,3-butadiene

3.1. Basf butadiene extraction technology

Process perspective

Economics

Environmental considerations

Summary of process features

3.2. Uop klp 1,3-butadiene from acetylene process

Butadiene

The klp process

Commercial experience

Economics and operating costs

D. Part 4: cumene

4.1. Abb lummus global cumene production via cdcumene? technology

Process economics

4.2. Uop q-max? process

Description of the process flow

Feedstock considerations

Process performance

Case study

Bibliography

E. Part 5: ethylbenzene

5.1. Lummus/uop liquid-phase ebone process and cdtech eb? process

5.2. Polimeri europa ethylbenzene process

Process and catalyst advanced features

5.3. Exxonmobil/badger ethylbenzene technology

Ethylbenzene manufacturing

Properties of ethylbenzene

Ebmax process catalysts

Process chemistry and ebmax catalyst performance

Process design customization and optimization

Ebmax process designs for dilute ethylene feedstocks

Technology conversion and capacity expansion with ebmax

Ethylbenzene product quality

Raw materials and utilities consumption

Catalyst requirements

Ebmax plant design

Reference

F. Part 6: ethylene

6.1. Abb lummus global srt? cracking technology for the production of ethylene

Development and commercial history

Cracking heater

Ethylene process flow schematic

Refinery and ethylene plant integration

Recent technology advances

Commercial operations

Economic aspects

6.2. Stone and webster ethylene technology

Economic drivers

Development history: pyrolysis

Development history: recovery

Megaplant design issues

Project execution aspects

6.3. Kbr score? ethylene technology

Development and history

Selective cracking furnace technology

Optimum recovery-section design

Future developments.

G. Part 7: methanol

7.1. Lurgi megamethanol? technology

History

Megamethanol technology

Latest lurgi methanol project references

H. Part 8: oxo alcohols

8.1. Johnson matthey oxo alcohols process?

Process flowsheet

Benefits of the johnson matthey technology

Feed specifications

Capital costs

Operational experience

I. Part 9: phenols and acetone

9.1. Polimeri europa cumene-phenol processes

Cumene technology

Phenol technology

9.2. Sunoco/uop phenol process

Cumene production

Phenol production

Sunoco/uop cumene peroxidation route to phenol production

Overall process description/chemistry

Process flow and recent technology advances

Conclusion

9.3. Kbr phenol process

Markets

Feedstock and product properties

Production yields

Utility requirements

Product storage and shipping

Environmental features

Safety

Operating economics

Investment/economies of scale

Acetone netback

Technology advantages

9.4. Qbis? process for high-purity bisphenol a

Overview

Wastes and emissions: expected performance

J. Part 10: propylene and light olefins

10.1. Lurgi mtp? technology

Process overview

Detailed process description

Products, by-products, wastes, and emissions

Technical and commercial status

10.2. Uop/hydro mto process

Mto technology

Economic basis

Investment estimates

Economic comparisons

Economic sensitivity

Conclusions

10.3. Uop oleflex? process

Dehydrogenation plants

Propylene production economics

10.4. Abb lummus global propylene production via olefins conversion technology

Conclusion.

10.5. Propylene via catofin? propane dehydrogenation technology

Feedstock and utility consumption

Product quality and by-products

Catalyst and chemical consumption

Environmental emissions

Summary of technology features

K. Part 11: styrene

11.1. Lummus/uop "classic" styrene technology and lummus/uop smart^sm styrene technology

Process descriptions

11.2. Stone and webster (badger) styrene technology

Styrene industry

Use of styrene monomer

Properties

Styrene manufacturing

Product specification

11.3. Polimeri europa styrene process technology

Process and mechanical design advanced features

L. Part 12: terephthalic acid

12.1. E pta: the lurgi/eastman/sk process

Chemistry overview and product specification

Highlights and benefits of e pta technology

Economics of e pta technology

M. Part 13: xylenes

13.1. Exxonmobil pxmax^sm p-xylene from toluene

Operating performance

Pxmax retrofit and debottleneck applications

Aromatics complex and pxmax unit description

Case i: grassroots pxmax unit

Case ii: retrofit of selective tdp to pxmax

Case iii: retrofit of nonselective tdp to pxmax

13.2. Exxonmobil xymax^sm xylene isomerization

Xymax cycle length

13.3. Uop parex? process for p-xylene production

Parex versus crystallization

Equipment considerations

Bibliography.

N. Part 14: polyethylene

14.1. Basell spherilene technology for lldpe and hdpe production

General process description

Process chemistry and thermodynamics

Spherilene process perspective

Products and applications

14.2. Borstar lldpe and hdpe technology

Advanced process control

Capacities and locations of borstar pe plants

Borstar pe products

14.3. Chevron phillips slurry-loop-reactor process for polymerizing linear polyethylene

Slurry-loop reactor

Polymer finishing and packaging

Utilities

Technical advantages of the chevron phillips slurry-loop process for pe

Summary

14.4. Exxonmobil high-pressure process technology for ldpe

Reaction mechanism

Process overview/description

Ldpe versus lldpe

Product capability/grade slate

Ldpe markets

Strengths of exxonmobil technology

Disclaimer

14.5. Polimeri europa polyethylene high-pressure technologies

Polimeri europa trademarks

Chemistry and thermodynamics

High-pressure reactor technologies

Reactor safety discharge system

Plant battery limits

14.6. Basell hostalen technology for bimodal hdpe production

Hostalen process perspective

Product range and applications

14.7. Basell lupotech g technology for hdpe and mdpe production

Lupotech g process perspective

14.8. Basell lupotech t technology for ldpe and eva-copolymer production

Lupotech t process perspective

14.9. Unipol? pe gas-phase process: delivering value to the pe industry

Product and by-product specifications

14.10. Nova chemicals sclairtech? lldpe/hdpe swing technology

Chemistry and catalysis

Advantages of the sclairtech technology platform

Product capability

Commercial installations

Acknowledgment

O. Part 15: polyethylene terephthalate

15.1. Uop sinco solid-state polymerization process for the production of pet resin and technical fibers

Melt-phase polymerization

Ssp process chemistry

Crystallization of pet

Sticking tendency of pet

Reactions of the catalytic nitrogen purification system

Oxidation of pet

Process variables

Feed properties

Product properties

Product yield

References.

P. Part 16: polypropylene

16.1. Basell spheripol technology for pp production

Spheripol process perspective

16.2. Basell spherizone technology for pp production

Spherizone process perspective

16.3. Borstar polypropylene technology

Features of the borstar pp process technology

Production cycle and grade transitions

Catalyst

Environment

Products

16.4. Unipol? polypropylene process technology

General unipol pp process description

Products and by-products

Unipol pp product attributes summary

16.5. Chisso gas-phase polypropylene process

Technology background and history

Polymerization mechanism and polymer type

Safety and environmental considerations

Product capabilities

Reference plants

Q. Part 17: polystyrene

17.1. Bp/lummus technology for the production of expandable polystyrene

Operating plants

Feedstock/product specifications

Waste and emissions

17.2. Bp/lummus technology for the production of general-purpose and high-impact polystyrenes

Feedstock and product specifications

17.3. Polimeri europa general-purpose polystyrene process technology

Process advanced design features

Plant capacity

The edistir gpps product portfolio

17.4. Polimeri europa expandable polystyrene process technology

Description of process flow

The extir eps product portfolio

17.5. Polimeri europa high-impact polystyrene process technology

The edistir hips product portfolio

R. Part 18: vinyl chloride and polyvinyl chloride

18.1. Vinnolit vinyl chloride and suspension polyvinyl chloride technologies

Company introduction

Vinnolit vinyl chloride monomer (vcm) process

Vinnolit direct chlorination process

Vinnolit oxychlorination process (fig. 18.1.3)

Vinnolit thermal cracking process of 1,2-dichloroethane to vinyl chloride

Vinnolit suspension polyvinyl chloride (s-pvc) process

Abbreviations and acronyms

18.2. Chisso polyvinyl chloride suspension process technology and vinyl chloride monomer removal technology

Chisso polyvinyl chloride suspension process technology

Chisso vinyl chloride monomer removal process technology.

Notes:

"McGraw-Hill Handkbooks."-- Cover.

"Process details, with flow diagrams and mass and energy balances; Detailed analyses of all process products and by products; Capital cost and price ranges for each applicable product."-- Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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