CHE 4170 2017 - DATA GATHERING

SUBJECT : ETHYLENE GLYCOL MANUFACURE

NO LITERATURE TOPIC

1. Global supply demand situation, market trends, leading manufacturers, capacities and plant occupacities,
pricing structure, cycles, seasonal
2. Site Selection criteria, raw material sourcing, routes to markets, Feedstock and product specifications,
quality assurance, product differentiators
3 Technology selection, process options and process alternatives available for ethylene glycol
manufacture, ISD considerations at each level.
Preliminary process economics and techno-commercial viability of project
4 Process Decription, Development of PFDs - Process synthesis, mass and heat transfer, reaction kinetics,
thermodynamics, separartion processes;process optimisation and process integration
5 Development of process specification sheets and detailed design: Design basis, Material specifications,
Standards and Codes; ASME, BS, ISO etc. Fabrication details, Performance Guarantees, Testing
6 Development of P&IDs - Process Control philosophy; types of systems, types of process interlocks, control
loops, control of critical operating parameters, safety critical systems, alarm management, security, process
redundancies
7 HSE challenges in Ethylene Glycol manufacture- Temperatures/Pressures/Hazardous materials, Storage
considerations, Inventory mangement, Process Hazard Analysis (Hazops, Bow Ties) , Life Cycle Assessment,
ERPs, Legislative Considerations and regulatory impacts

NOTES :
Presentation will be in Groups but marks will be individualised
One topic will be assigned to each team members (Team Leaders to distribute the topic in consultation with team
members).
Each individual is required to present 3 relevant pieces of information concerning 3 items under each topic
For topic 3 preliminary economics is a Must.
Each piece of information is worth 1 mark.
Each presentation will typically include 3 content slides and 1 slide for reference.
The time for each presenter/presentation is 2 mins.