Commodity Production Costs Report
Medium-Purity Terephthalic Acid Production
Terephthalic Acid Operating Costs & Plant Construction Costs
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.
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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 p-Xylene separation.
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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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Details: 700 kta United States-based plant | Q3 2024 | 107 pages | Issue B | From $799 USD
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