Propylene Production Via Metathesis

Propylene has its production via metathesis from ethylene and butenes reviewed. This alternative path to the traditional steam cracking or fluid catalyst cracking (FCC) units is one on-purpose method that is increasingly growing in importance in propylene production. The Report provides a process description, flow diagrams and the economics of a process similar to the Lummus OCT process. Both the capital investment and the operating costs are presented for different locations, including US Gulf Coast, Germany and Brazil.

About the Publication Program

The Technology Economics Program is a program that provides, by way of periodic reports, in-depth techno-economic assessments covering mature process technologies used by the chemical, polymer, refining and allied industries. Each report presents the following topics:

• process flow diagrams and description
• heat and material balances
• major equipment list
• equipment cost estimates
• bulk material and installation costs
• inside and outside battery limits capital costs
• process yields, raw material and utility consumptions
• fixed costs contributions
• process profitability by location