KA Oil Production
KA Oil Production Costs Report | Issue A | Q2 2024
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300 kta United States-based plant | Q2 2024 | 107 pages | Delivered in PDF |
This report presents a cost analysis of a 300 kta (kilo metric ton per annum) United States-based plant. You can add a customized cost analysis, assuming another location (country), when ordering a premium edition of this report.
Report Abstract
This report presents the economics of Ketone-Alcohol (KA) Oil production from cyclohexane in the United States. In this pricess, cyclohexane is initially oxidized with air to produce a mixture of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone, also known as KA Oil.
The report provides a comprehensive study of KA Oil production and related KA Oil production cost, covering three key aspects: a complete description of the KA Oil production process examined; an in-depth analysis of the related KA Oil plant capital cost (Capex); and an evaluation of the respective KA Oil plant operating costs (Opex).
The KA Oil production process description includes a block flow diagram (BFD), an overview of the industrial site installations, detailing both the process unit and the necessary infrastructure, process consumption figures and comprehensive process flow diagrams (PFD). The KA Oil plant capital cost analysis breaks down the Capex by plant cost (i.e., ISBL, OSBL and Contingency); owner's cost; working capital; and costs incurred during industrial plant commissioning and start-up. The KA Oil plant operating costs analysis covers operating expenses, including variable costs like raw materials and utilities, and fixed costs such as maintenance, labor, and depreciation.
Process Schematic
The process under analysis comprises two major sections: (1) Oxidation; and (2) Purification.
Oxidation. Initially, cyclohexane is fed to the first of several staged air oxidation vessels, along with meta-boric acid. The cyclohexane is oxidized in the liquid-phase to cyclohexyl hydroperoxide (CHHP). In the presence of boric acid, the cyclohexyl hydroperoxide is trapped as cyclohexyl perborate ester, which in turn reacts with cyclohexane yielding borate ester and cyclohexanol. The borate ester formed is relatively stable, in such a way that the generation of undesired by-products is minimized. Next, the ester is hydrolyzed, yielding cyclohexanol and boric acid, in organic and aqueous phases, respectively. Subsequently, CHHP still present in the oxidation product is decomposed by another oxidation reaction over a fixed bed of cobalt catalysts, yielding a cyclohexanol-cyclohexanone mixture (KA oil). The boric acid present in the aqueous phase is crystallized, dehydrated, and recycled to the first oxidation reactor.
Purification. The organic effluent from CHHP oxidation goes through a series of purification steps. First, unreacted cyclohexane is stripped and recovered. Second, heavy ends are removed via distillation to be used as fuel, yielding the refined KA Oil product.
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Plant Capital Cost Summary
Summary outlining the capital cost required for building the KA Oil production plant examined
Plant Capital Cost Details
Detailing of fixed capital (ISBL, OSBL & Owner’s Cost), working capital and additional capital requirements
Plant Cost Breakdowns
Breakdown of KA Oil process unit (ISBL) costs and infrastructure (OSBL) costs; plant cost breakdown per discipline
Operating Costs Summary
Summary presenting the operating variable costs and the total operating cost of the KA Oil production plant studied
Operating Cost Details
Detailing of utilities costs, operating fixed costs and depreciation
Plant Capacity Assessment
Comparative analysis of capital investment and operating costs for different KA Oil plant capacities
Production Process Information
Block Flow Diagram, descriptions of process unit (ISBL) and site infrastructure (OSBL)
Process Consumptions
Raw materials and utilities consumption figures, by-products credits, labor requirements
Process Diagrams
Process flow diagrams (PFD), equipment list and industrial site configuration
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