Comparative economic evaluation of caprolactam production: Conventional processes including: DSM, Allied Signal phenol, Capropol process, SNIA process, and Toray process. Emerging Enichem hydrogen peroxide process is also presented. Regional supply/demand forecasts are given.
Technoeconomic evaluation of acetylene production routes: partial oxidation, calcium carbide route, recovery from steam crackers, and electric arc route. Regional demand outlook.
Chemistry, process and economics of 1,3-propanediol production: Shell ethylene oxide based route and Degussa acrolein based route. Applications of 1,3-PDO also presented.
Process descriptions and economics of EPDM production: slurry process, solution process; granule production via gas phase process; POE pellets via Dow solutuion process. Regional supply/demand forecasts.