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2017 Project - EG
1. Antifreeze agent
2. Dehydrating agent
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www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/7424/global-overview-market-trend-and-forecast-for-meg
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www.fibre2fashion.com/textile-market-watch/analyst-corner/Rising-demand--PET-resin-polyester-fibres-antifreeze-global-MEG-Market/68
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Australian Plastics
PET has the highest recycling rate
BUT
Domestic
Recycling
<15% !!
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Meteor Most
Effective Technology
for Ethylene Oxide
Reactions
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The advantage of Shell Omega is that it only produces MEG (no DEG or TEG)
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Sustainability Considerations
1. Market size
2. Feedstock availability
3. Inherent Safety
4. Process Economics
5. Environmental factors
6. Community acceptance
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Oxygen CH3OH
NO
CO 2. Reaction/Sepn 3. Nitrous acid
of DMO ester regeneration
Syngas 1. Syngas
separation DMO
MEG
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Syngas
Biomass (wet)
Biomass Char Pyrolysis CO2
Dryer Combustor Reactor separator
CO2
Flue gas Air
Advantages
1. No production of ethylene oxide intermediate
2. Potentially very low cost feedstock Municipal
greenwaste cost Nil
Cost $/t (db)
3. Low carbon footprint, due to carbon neutral
feedstock Green waste Nil
Straw pellets 100
Bagasse 100
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Weak DtBP
formaldehyde
CH3OH 3-4 Redox 5-6 Refining and
Reactor/Sepns purification
t-butanol MEG
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Redox Process
Advantages
1. Relatively simple process
Disadvantages
Depends also on market for co-product
Best suited to an oil refinery integration
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Singapore (9)
Raon Thailand (10) Locations
Dilli (8)
Darwin (7)
Burrup (6)
Brisbane
(13/14)
Botany (11)
Kwinana (5)
New Zealand
Melbourne (1) New Plymouth (3)
SA (15/16) Geelong (2) & Marsden Pt. (4)
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1. Ethylene Liquid
2. Methanol Liquid
3. Formaldehyde Liquid (30wt% or 37wt%)
Iso-butane in pressurised storage bullet at average
ambient temperature
* CO2 streams leave the Regererator Column saturated in water
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Bibliography
1. Rebstad, S, and Mayer, D., 2012, Ethylene Glycol, Ullmanns Chemical Encyclopedia, Wiley-
VCH Verlag GmbH.
2. Roy, S. 2016, Rising demand for PET resin, Polyester fibres, and Antifreeze to drive the
Global MEG Market, http://www.fibre2fashion.com/textile-market-watch/analyst-
corner/Rising-demand--PET-resin-polyester-fibres-antifreeze-global-MEG-Market/68/, sighted
20 July 2017.
3. HIS Markit, 2016, Chemical Economics Handbook, Ethylene Glycols,
https://www.ihs.com/products/ethylene-glycols-chemical-economics-handbook.html,
sighted 20 July 2017.
4. OFarrell, K, 2011, National Plastics Recycling Survey, publ. PACIA,
https://chemistryaustralia.org.au/mediacentre/media19012012, sighted 20 July 2017.
5. Kollar, J., 1984, Ethylene glycol from syngas, Chemical Technology, 504-511 and p578.
6. MEGlobal, http://www.meglobal.biz/monoethylene-glycol/sales-specs, sighted 20 July 2017.
7. CME Group, NYMEX Rulebook, https://www.cmegroup.com/rulebook/NYMEX/3/368.pdf,
sighted 20 July 2017.
8. R. Agrawal and R. M. Thorogood, 1991, Production of medium pressure nitrogen by
cryogenic air separation, Gas Separation & Purification, 5, (4), 203-209
9. C. Fu, T. Gunderse, 2011, Power reduction in air separation units for oxy-combustion
processes based on exergy analysis, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 29, 1794-1798.
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Week 1
Decide on feedstock (Leader to inform Andrew by email by Monday
31/7)
Prepare Project Plan (based on advice on 26/7) Hand in Friday 28/7
Aspen Computer Tutorial Gibbs Reactor (3 of 6 team members)
Prepare Special Task (these will be issued on Tuesday 25/7) First
presentations 31/7
Week 2
Mass balances assuming reaction conversions and separation
Aspen Computer Tutorial Gibbs Reactor (3 of 6 team members)
Make list of issues to be resolved & search literature for answers
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Week 3
Start work on computer simulations (break into manageable
pieces)
Aspen Computer Tutorial - Distillation (3 of 6 team
members)
Week 4
Start to think about flowsheet optimisation
Aspen Computer Tutorial - Distillation (3 of 6 team
members)
Prepare data for heat integration studies
Start drawing PFDs
PFD Interviews (Thursday/Friday) CHE4170: 2016 33
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