Honeywell Company, UOP has been awarded an order from Jiangsu Haili Chemical Industry to provide process technologies for producing phenol, cumene and propylene.
UOP will deliver UOP Phenol, UOP Q-Max and UOP C3 Oleflex process technologies. These technologies will be used at Jiangsu Haili Chemical’s facility in Dafeng City, China.
UOP Phenol and UOP Q-Max process technologies will be deployed to change cumene to phenol and UOP C3 Oleflex technology will be used to transform propane to propylene. Phenol is a key ingredient for materials like nylon and plastic and propylene is used to produce films and packaging materials.
Jiangsu Haili Chemical’s new facilities are expected to commence operation in 2014 and they will produce 360,000 t of phenol, 473,000 t of cumene and 510,000 t of propylene per year. UOP will offer adsorbents, catalysts, equipment, technology licensing, engineering design, technical service and staff training for the project.
The UOP C3 Oleflex process employs catalytic dehydrogenation to produce propylene. The technology provides maximum operating flexibility, high propylene yield, high reliability and low capital and operating costs. Thus, it lowers production costs and provides the highest ROI. The UOP Q-Max technology produces cumene via alkylation of benzene with propylene and the resulting cumene is subsequently processed using the UOP Phenol process to make high-quality phenol with less utility requirements and feedstock.
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