Commodity Production Costs Report
Reformate Production from LPG
Reformate Operating Costs & Plant Construction Costs
This report presents the economics of Reformate production from liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the United States, using a process similar to UOP Cyclar technology. In this process, reformate is passed through dehydrocyclodimerization, forming naphthenes. They are then dehydrogenated to the corresponding aromatics, forming reformate. Hydrogen is also generated as by-product
The report provides a comprehensive study of Reformate production and related Reformate production cost, covering three key aspects: a complete description of the Reformate production process examined; an in-depth analysis of the related Reformate plant capital cost (Capex); and an evaluation of the respective Reformate plant operating costs (Opex).
The Reformate 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 Reformate 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 Reformate plant operating costs analysis covers operating expenses, including variable costs like raw materials and utilities, and fixed costs such as maintenance, labor, and depreciation.
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The process under analysis comprises three major sections: (1) Dehydrocyclodimerization; and (2) Products Separation.
Dehydrocyclodimerization. Initially, an LPG stream is passed through fixed-bed adsorption systems, in which potential reforming catalyst poisons such as water, sulfur, and oxygen compounds are removed. The treated LPG stream is combined with recycle gas rich in unconverted paraffins and preheated by heat-exchange with effluent from the reactors. The first reactions are the dehydrogenation of propane and butane to mono-olefins, which quickly oligomerize forming large intermediates. Such intermediates, in turn, cyclize to naphthenes. All such reactions take place in the presence of bifunctionals catalyst based on a metal modified zeolite. Finally, the naphthenes formed are dehydrogenated to a mixture rich in benzene, toluene and xylene – Reformate. While all such reactions are endothermic, between each reaction stage the charge is reheated to reaction temperature. Coke tend to accumulate on the catalysts, deactivating them over time. Then, they are continually withdrawn from the bottom of the reactor, fed to a separate vessel to burn off the coke and lifted back to reactor,
Separation. The effluent from reactors is fed to a gas/liquid separator, in which it is split into vapor and liquid products. The vapor phase, rich in hydrogen produced from reforming, is split in two fractions: the first one is compressed and recycled to the charge heaters, while the remaining is compressed and sent to a PSA system, in which the hydrogen-rich gas is purified from unconverted paraffins. The liquid phase is also compressed and sent to a column, which strips off light hydrocarbons in the distillate. Reformate is withdrawn from bottom, cooled and stored.
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Plant Capital Cost Summary
Summary outlining the capital cost required for building the Reformate 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 Reformate 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 Reformate 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 Reformate 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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