Technology and economics for methanol production. The economics of Mega-scale (5,000 tons/day) methanol plants are compared with conventionally sized (2,500 tons/day) plants. Methanol supply/demand forecasts are also presented.
Chemistry, process technology and economics of EDC/VCM production. Routes examined include: conventional balanced oxychlorination, acetylene based, and emerging EVC ethane based process. Stand-alone EDC economics are presented. Capacity and supply/demand are included.
Chemistry, process technology and production economics for making dimethyl carbonate by various approaches. The Enichem methanol carbonylation, Ube nitric oxide catalyzed, ethylene carbonate/methanol transesterification and urea methanolysis routes are examined.