Ammonia Production from Natural Gas
Cost Analysis Report | Ammonia E21A
Report Basis: United States | 2019 Q1 | 101 pages
This report presents a cost analysis of a United States-based industrial plant. You can add an extra cost analysis, for another plant location (country), during the order process.
This report presents an up-to-date, detailed cost analysis of Ammonia production from natural gas. The process examined is similar to KBR Purifier process. In this process, syngas is initially produced from natural gas using a process that combines steam and autothermal reforming. Air is fed to the autothermal furnace to provide oxygen to the autothermal reform and nitrogen required in the ammonia synthesis loop. After several purifications steps a stream containing nitrogen and hydrogen is fed to the ammonia synthesis loop to be converted into ammonia.
The study describes an industrial plant, including main process units and site infrastructure, and presents an independent analysis of capital and operating costs.
Key reference(s):
(1) "Ammonia", Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 5th edition
(2) "Introduction to Ammonia Production", CEP Magazine, September 2016
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Report Content
Key Process Information
Assessment presenting relevant technical coefficients, accompanied by process description:
- Raw materials consumption
- Products generation
- Labor requirements
- Main process units description
- Site infrastructure description
- Block Flow Diagram
Capital Cost Analysis
Analysis depicting all costs involved in starting a new industrial plant (capital investment):
- Cost of construction(main process units, infrastructure, contingency)
- Additional owner’s costs
- Working capital
- Plant commissioning and start-up
Utilities Consumption
Detailed assessment of utilities consumption:
- Utility consumption rates per unit of product generated.
- Share of each utility in the total utility costs.
Operating Cost Analysis
Analysis depicting all costs surrounding the production of chemical:
- Raw materials acquisition & utilities generation (manufacturing variable costs)
- Labor wages, maintenance, operating charges, overhead, taxes and insurance (manufacturing fixed costs).
- Corporate overhead costs
Implementation Schedule
Preliminary project implementation schedule, encompassing:
- Basic Engineering
- Detailed Engineering
- Procurement
- Construction
- Plant Start-up
Capacity Analysis
Analysis of process economics for alternative plant capacities:
- Plant costs of construction
- Working capital
- Variable and fixed operating costs
- Depreciation
- Corporate overhead
Process Flow Diagram
Schematic representation of relevant process operations:
- Main process streams
- Main pieces of equipment
- Main utilities consumed
Construction Cost Details
- Process unit (ISBL) cost breakdown
- Infrastructure (OSBL) cost breakdown
- Plant construction cost breakdown per discipline
Costs per functional units (i.e., distillation, reaction, evaporation)
Costs per storage facilities, utilities facilities and auxiliary facilities
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Key Process Information
Capital Cost Analysis
Operating Cost Analysis
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Format: Downloadable PDF
Capacity Analysis
Pricing Basis
Utilities Consumption
Implementation Schedule
Updated with 2019 Q1 Data
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Format: Downloadable PDF
Process Flow Diagrams
Construction Cost Details
Updated with 2019 Q1 Data
Technical Support
Advanced Report Sharing
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