Acetic Acid Production from Methanol - Cost Analysis - Acetic Acid E21A


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This report presents a cost analysis of Acetic Acid production from methanol and carbon monoxide. The process examined is a typical carbonylation process. In this process, the carbonylation is promoted by an iodide rhodium liquid catalyst. The liquid product is sent to a set of distillation columns to recover the Acetic Acid. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): (1) "Acetic Acid", Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 5th edition (2) US Patent 6458996, issued to BP Chemicals in 2002 Keywords: Ethanoic Acid, Monsanto, Iodomethane




Acetic Acid Production from Methanol - Cost Analysis - Acetic Acid E21A


Book Description

This report presents a cost analysis of Acetic Acid production from methanol and carbon monoxide The process examined is a typical carbonylation process. In this process, the carbonylation is promoted by an iodide rhodium liquid catalyst. The liquid product is sent to a set of distillation columns to recover the Acetic Acid. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): (1) "Acetic Acid", Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 5th edition (2) US Patent 6458996, issued to BP Chemicals in 2002 Keywords: Ethanoic Acid, Monsanto, Iodomethane




Acetaldehyde Production from Acetic Acid - Cost Analysis - Acetaldehyde E21A


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This report presents a cost analysis of Acetaldehyde production from acetic acid. The process examined is a typical hydrogenation process. In this process, ethyl acetate is generated as by-product. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): Keywords: Ethanal, Eastman Chemical, Acetic Acid Ethyl Ester




Vinyl Acetate from Acetic Acid and Acetylene - Cost Analysis - VAM E21A


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This report presents a cost analysis of Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) from acetic acid and acetylene In the process examined, acetic acid and acetylene react in the vapor phase in the presence of a supported metal catalyst to produce vinyl acetate. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): (1) "Vinyl Esters," Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 7th edition (2) US Patent 3415872, issued to Blaw Knox in 1968 Keywords: Ethenyl Acetate, Ethanoic Acid, Acetylene, Wacker




Polyethylene Furanoate Production from Glucose - Cost Analysis - PEF E21A


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This report presents a cost analysis of Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF) production starting from glucose and monoethylene glycol (MEG). The process examined is similar to the Avantium YXY process, followed by a process that copolymerizes FDCA and MEG. In this process, a 70 wt% glucose-water syrup feed is isomerized to fructose. Then, fructose is converted to methoxy methyl furan (MMF) intermediate, which is oxidized to FDCA. This process generates methyl acetate and methyl levulinate as by-products. The FDCA generated and MEG are polymerized to PEF in two polymerization steps in order to obtain Bottle-Grade PEF. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): (1) US Patent 8519167, issued to Furanix Technologies B.V. in 2013 (2) US Patent 20160024039, issued to Furanix Technologies B.V. in 2016 (3) WO Patent 2015137807, issued to Furanix Technologies in 2015 Keywords: Polyethylene Furanoate, PEF, Green FDCA, Hydroxyl Methyl Furfural, HMF, Purified Terephthalic Acid, Polyethylene 2,5-Furandicarboxylate, MEG




Polyoxymethylene from Methanol and Acetic Anhydride - Cost Analysis - POM E21A


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This report presents a cost analysis of Polyacetal Resins (also known as Polyoxymethylene, POM) production starting from methanol and acetic anhydride. The process examined is a conventional silver-catalyzed process with methanol recycle, combined with one owned by DuPont for producing the POM. In this process, methanol is converted to Formaldehyde (37wt% solution) over a silver catalyst. The formaldehyde (37wt% solution) is concentrated to a purity higher than 99.9wt% by means of two distillation steps and a treatment step. High purity formaldehyde is then polymerized in an inert cyclohexane medium. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): (1) "Formaldehyde", Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 5th edition (2) "Acetal Resins", Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 5th edition (3) US Patent 2768994, issued to Du Pont in 1956 Keywords: Acetyl resin, polyoxymethylene (POM) resins, polymer of formaldehyde, DuPont, polyformaldehyde, Formalin, silver catalyst, Uhde Inventa Fischer, EMS, formaldehyde solution, incomplete conversion




Methanol Production from Syngas - Cost Analysis - Methanol E21A


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This report presents a cost analysis of Methanol production starting from synthesis gas (syngas). In the process examined, the methanol synthesis is carried out in a dual reactor system, which consists in an isothermal reactor combined in series with a gas-cooled reactor. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): Keywords: Methyl Alcohol, Catalytic Synthesis




CO2 Sequestration and Valorization


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The reconciliation of economic development, social justice and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is one of the biggest political challenges of the moment. Strategies for mitigating CO2 emissions on a large scale using sequestration, storage and carbon technologies are priorities on the agendas of research centres and governments. Research on carbon sequestration is the path to solving major sustainability problems of this century a complex issue that requires a scientific approach and multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary technology, plus a collaborative policy among nations. Thus, this challenge makes this book an important source of information for researchers, policymakers and anyone with an inquiring mind on this subject.




Quantitative Chemical Analysis


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The gold standard in analytical chemistry, Dan Harris’ Quantitative Chemical Analysis provides a sound physical understanding of the principles of analytical chemistry and their applications in the disciplines




Chemical Process Design and Simulation: Aspen Plus and Aspen Hysys Applications


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A comprehensive and example oriented text for the study of chemical process design and simulation Chemical Process Design and Simulation is an accessible guide that offers information on the most important principles of chemical engineering design and includes illustrative examples of their application that uses simulation software. A comprehensive and practical resource, the text uses both Aspen Plus and Aspen Hysys simulation software. The author describes the basic methodologies for computer aided design and offers a description of the basic steps of process simulation in Aspen Plus and Aspen Hysys. The text reviews the design and simulation of individual simple unit operations that includes a mathematical model of each unit operation such as reactors, separators, and heat exchangers. The author also explores the design of new plants and simulation of existing plants where conventional chemicals and material mixtures with measurable compositions are used. In addition, to aid in comprehension, solutions to examples of real problems are included. The final section covers plant design and simulation of processes using nonconventional components. This important resource: Includes information on the application of both the Aspen Plus and Aspen Hysys software that enables a comparison of the two software systems Combines the basic theoretical principles of chemical process and design with real-world examples Covers both processes with conventional organic chemicals and processes with more complex materials such as solids, oil blends, polymers and electrolytes Presents examples that are solved using a new version of Aspen software, ASPEN One 9 Written for students and academics in the field of process design, Chemical Process Design and Simulation is a practical and accessible guide to the chemical process design and simulation using proven software.