Table 1

P OPYLENE PRODUCTION BY THE JGC/MCC DTP™ PROCESS

DESIGN BASES AND ASSUMPTIONS

DME Reactor Fixed-bed reactor

Catalyst Aluminum oxide (y-AbO3)
Reaction tempe ature (°C) 250-300
Methanol conv sion 75%

DTP Reactor Fixed-bee reactor

Catalyst Calcium-containing ZSM-5 zeolite
Reaction tempe ature (°C) 450-550
Reaction press re (barg) 1-4
Methanol conve sion 99.99%
Product selectiv ty (H 2 O-free basis, wt%)
Hydrogen 0.01
co 0.01
Methane 0.90
Ethylene 0.85
Ethane 0.06
Propylene 71.07
Propane 0.98
Butenes 1.33
Butanes 3.75
Pentenes 0.62
Pentanes 3.74
Hexenes 0.21
Hexanes 0.59
Gasoline 15.87

Propylene specific tion Polymer grade, 99.5 wt% min

Propylene product n capacity 500,000 Uyr

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