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ICC - Title: MTBE Production from 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>MTBE</b>. MTBE (a.k.a. Methyl tert-Butyl Ether) is a volatile, flammable, and colorless liquid with a minty smell. This ether is a major compound in the octane enhancer industry, its main application area. The remaining MTBE is used as a solvent and in the production of other chemical compounds. It is produced by the reaction of methanol and isobutylene (2-methyl-1-propene) in the liquid state.</p> <h6>Raw Materials</h6> <p><b>Methanol</b>. Methanol is one of the most important chemical raw materials, used as a solvent, starting material in the production of chemicals and in the fuel sector. Currently, more than 95% of commercial methanol is synthetically produced from synthesis gas, or syngas, which is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. </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>
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ICC - Process Schematic Text: <p>The process under analysis comprises three major sections: (1) Butane Isomerization; (2) Isobutane Dehydration; and (3) Isobutylene Etherification.</p><p>Butane Isomerization. Fresh n-butane, recycled isobutane, and a recovered stream from the Depropanizer downstream are fed to the Deisobutanizer Column. The overhead stream, rich in isobutane, is sent to the Dehydrogenation Preheaters, while the bottom stream containing heavier components is burned as fuel, and a side stream rich in butane is directed to the Isomerization Reactor. Hydrogen recovered from the Cold Box downstream is also fed to this reactor, in which butane is converted into isobutane, and sent to the Lights Removal area, where it is recovered to the Deisobutanizer Column, while a light-ends stream is obtained and burned as fuel. </p><p>Isobutane Dehydration. The Deisobutanizer overhead stream is fed to heaters to reach the reaction temperature, and then Dehydrogenation Reactors, where isobutane is converted into isobutylene. A Catalyst Regeneration Unit recovers and returns catalyst to the reactors. The outlet stream from the last reactor is compressed and routed to the Cold Box, where it is liquefied and sent to the Etherification Reactor, while a gaseous stream is routed to a PSA Unit to recover light-ends, burned as fuel, and hydrogen, sent to the Isomerization Reactor upstream.</p><p>Isobutylene Etherification. The liquid stream from the Cold Box is mixed with methanol and fed to the Etherification Reactor, where isobutylene is converted into MTBE. The reactor effluent is sent to the Catalytic Distillation Column, where unreacted isobutylene is converted into MTBE, which is recovered from the bottom and sent to storage. The overhead stream is routed to a Wash Column, where methanol is recovered, distilled, and recycled to the reactor, while a hydrocarbon stream is sent to the Depropanizer Column, which recycles a C4 stream to the Deisobutanizer. </p><p></p>
ICC - Short Description: This report presents a feasibility analysis of an on-purpose Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) production plant from butane and methanol in the United States. Initially, n-butane is isomerized to isobutane, which is then subjected to a dehydrogenation, yielding isobutylene. In the final step, generated isobutylene and methanol react leading to the formation of MTBE. These steps are similar to Butamer, Oleflex and Ethermax processes in sequence.
ICC - Main Product: MTBE
ICC - Plant Capacity: 700.00
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MTBE Production from Butane

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