Production Cost Report
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ICC - Title: Polybutadiene Production from n-Butane
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ICC - Plant Capacity Unit Name: kilo metric ton per annum
ICC - Plant Capacity Unit Short Name: kta
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ICC - Process Overview Text: <h6>Product</h6> <p><b>Butadiene Rubber</b>. Butadiene Rubber (also known as BR and polybutadiene) is a diene polymer produced from butadiene. Being one of the largest volume synthetic rubber produced, this elastomeric polymer can have a variety of different properties depending on the ratio of its microstructural units and its tacticity. Most of its production is destined to the tires industry, followed by the improvement of plastics mechanical properties. In the polymerization, the butadiene monomer can connect to the polymer chain in three different ways – referred to as cis, trans and vinyl -, in such a way that polymers with different properties can be produced, for different end-uses. The type and properties of the Polybutadiene are dictated by a number of factors, such as the catalyst used, monomer concentration, addition of modifiers, etc. In fact, a number of forms can result from the polymerization of butadiene, including high cis, medium cis, low cis, trans, and high vinyl polybutadiene.</p> <h6>Raw Materials</h6> <p><b>Chemicals</b>. </p> <b>n-Butane</b>. n-Butane is a saturated hydrocarbon containing 4 carbons, with unbranched structure. It is mainly used for gasoline blending, as a fuel gas and as a feedstock in the production of ethylene and Butadiene. Occurring in natural gas and in crude oil, butane is obtained mainly during the separation of natural gas into its components. The mixture of butane and propane is commercially referred as liquefied petroleum gas (or LPG).</p> <b>n-Hexane</b>. Hexane is a liquid alkane widely used in the chemical industry. This hydrocarbon can be isolated from light gasoline, BTX raffinates, etc, by superfractionation or by molecular sieve separation. The main applications of hexane are as a solvent in chemical reactions, in adhesive formulations and for the extraction of vegetable oils.</p>
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ICC - Process Schematic Text: <p>The process under analysis comprises 4 major sections: (1) n-Butane dehydrogenation; (2) 1,3-Butadiene purification; (3) Polymerization; and (4) Rubber molding.</p><p>n-Butane dehydrogenation. Butane and butenes are heated to dehydrogenation temperature. They pass through fixed beds of chromia-alumina catalysts in the reactors and are converted into butadiene. </p><p>1,3-Butadiene purification. The reactor product is quenched for removal of polymeric compounds. The quenched gas is compressed and partially condensed. The liquid condensate, containing butadiene, is fed to a series of distillation columns, from which a butadiene-rich C4 stream is obtained. This stream is then submitted to extractive distillation in the presence of N-methylpyrrolidinone used as solvent, yielding high-purity Butadiene. Recovered butane and butenes are recycled to dehydrogenation, while other hydrocarbons are used as fuel. </p><p>Polymerization. High-purity Butadiene is pre-treated for removal of polymerization inhibitors as well as residual impurities. The treated Butadiene is dissolved in hexane and fed to a series of two continuously stirred polymerization reactors. Polymerization takes place in those reactors and is only interrupted by stopping agents when the desired molecular-weight is achieved.</p><p>Rubber molding. The polymer slurry from polymerization is passed through a flasher and subsequently through a steam stripper for hexane solvent recovery. Hexane recovered by flashing is directly recycled while hexane recovered via stripping must be further separated from water before being recycled. A crumb-water slurry is obtained and fed to a drying step. The dried crumbs are cooled with air, weighed, baled and stored.</p>
ICC - Short Description: This report presents an economic analysis of an integrated unit for producing Polybutadiene starting from n-butane located in the United States. Initially, n-butane is dehydrogenated to butadiene, using a process similar to Lummus Catadiene. Then, the butadiene is polymerized to polybutadiene via a typical solution process.
ICC - Main Product: Butadiene Rubber
ICC - Plant Capacity: 120.00
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Polybutadiene Production from n-Butane

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Breakdown of Butadiene Rubber process unit (ISBL) costs and infrastructure (OSBL) costs; plant cost breakdown per discipline

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