This report provides an in-depth technology, economic, and market analysis of the acrylic acid and acrylate esters industry. Technologies modeled for economic benchmarking include acrylic acid via two-step propylene oxidation, acrylic acid via polypropiolactone from ethylene oxide, and overviews of developing bio-based routes. Cost of production models for the purification of crude acrylic acid to glacial acrylic acid, as well as the production of acrylate esters (esterification of acrylic acid) are also included.

The chemistry, process technologies and production economics for hydrogen peroxide manufacture are presented.  The costs of the Developing Direct Synthesis, Solvay's high yield anthraquinone auto oxidation process and conventional anthraquinone auto oxidation processes are compared, including economic suitability for HPPO application and concentrating to a transportable 70 wt% product.

This report examines the conventional and developing technologies for hydrogen production and purification/recovery in refineries. Economic analyses of representative technologies are provided for various types of feedstocks (natural gas, naphtha, and residual oil) in different geographic regions.

Implementation of a major petrochemical project involves the management of many inter-related activities over a period of four to five years including market analysis, technology, environmental aspects, and financing.  This report covers the key steps to a successful project implementation, from screening and feasibility studies through plant commissioning.