Medium-Purity Terephthalic Acid Production
Terephthalic Acid Production Costs Report | Issue A | Q4 2024
| Report Details |
| 750 kta United States-based plant | Q4 2024 | 107 pages |
This report presents a cost analysis of a 750 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 Medium-Purity Terephthalic Acid (MTA) production. The analysis is based on a plant located in the United States starting from p-xylene using a typical catalytic oxidation process. In this process, p-xylene is oxidized to terephthalic acid (TPA). Then, the TPA is crystallized and recovered from the liquor and MTA is obtained as the final product.
The report provides a comprehensive study of Terephthalic Acid production and related Terephthalic Acid production cost, covering three key aspects: a complete description of the Terephthalic Acid production process examined; an in-depth analysis of the related Terephthalic Acid plant capital cost (Capex); and an evaluation of the respective Terephthalic Acid plant operating costs (Opex).
The Terephthalic Acid 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 Terephthalic Acid 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 Terephthalic Acid 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 Overview
Product
Terephthalic Acid. Terephthalic Acid is the most important dicarboxylic acid. It is obtained by catalytic, liquid-phase air oxidation of p-xylene. Most of the terephthalic acid produced commercially is purified to then be consumed as precursor to saturated polyesters, primarily PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and, to a lesser extent, PBT (polybutylene terephthalate).
Raw Material
Paraxylene. p-Xylene, or paraxylene is the most important commercial isomer among the xylenes group. Almost all of its production is converted to Terephthalic Acid and dimethyl terephthalate. p-Xylene is primarily manufactured by naphtha catalytic reforming, followed by separation of the xylenes isomers, crystallization or absorption for pxylene separation.
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Content Highlights
Plant Capital Cost Summary
Summary outlining the capital cost required for building the Terephthalic Acid 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 Terephthalic Acid 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 Terephthalic Acid 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 Terephthalic Acid 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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