Contents

1.0 PROCESS BACKGROUND

1.1.0 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................................
1.1.1 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PROPANOL ...........................................................................................................
1.2.0 MANUFACTURING PROCESS .....................................................................................................................................
1.2.1 PRODUCTION OF PROPANOL VIA HYDROGENATION OF ACETONE ..........................................................
1.2.2 PRODUCTION OF PROPANOL VIA HYDROFORMYLATION OF ETHYLENE ..................................................
1.2.3 PRODUCTION OF PROPANOL VIA FERMENTATION OF MULTIPLE SUBSTRATES IN A SYMBIOTIC
MANNER .............................................................................................................................................................
1.3.0 PROCESS SELECTION ...................................................................................................................................................
1.4.0 PROPERTIES OF RAW MATERIAL...............................................................................................................................
1.4.1 ETHYLENE ...........................................................................................................................................................
1.4.2 SYNTHESIS GAS ..................................................................................................................................................
1.4.2.1 CARBON MONOXIDE ...........................................................................................................................
1.4.2.2 HYDROGEN............................................................................................................................................
1.4.3 CATALYST USED .................................................................................................................................................
1.4.3.1 COBALT (II) ACETATE ...........................................................................................................................
1.4.3.2 NICKEL ...................................................................................................................................................
1.4.4 PROPERTIES OF SIDE PRODUCT ......................................................................................................................
1.4.4.1 ETHANE..................................................................................................................................................
1.4.4.2 PROPYL PROPIONATE ..........................................................................................................................
1.4.4.3 DI-N-PROPYL ETHER.............................................................................................................................
1.4.5 CHEMICAL KINETIC ............................................................................................................................................
1.4.6 THERMODYNAMICS TABLE OF PROPANOL ...................................................................................................
1.5.0 SUPPLY AND DEMAND STUDY...................................................................................................................................
1.5.1 CAPACITY ESTIMATION OF RAW MATERIAL ................................................................................................
1.6.0 BREAK EVEN ANALYSIS ...............................................................................................................................................
1.6.1 FIXED CAPITAL COST/INVESTMENT ................................................................................................................
1.6.2 OPERATING CAPITAL COST ..............................................................................................................................
1.6.3 ANNUAL COST OF RAW MATERIAL.................................................................................................................
1.6.4 ESTIMATION OF OPERATING LABOR COST .....................................................................................................
 1.6.5 CATALYST ANNUAL COST ...................................................................................................................................
1.6.6 ESTIMATION OF UTILITIES COST .......................................................................................................................
1.6.7 START-UP COSTS .................................................................................................................................................
1.6.8 TOTAL INVESTMENT ...........................................................................................................................................
1.6.9 TOTAL REVENUE ..................................................................................................................................................
1.6.10 BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS.....................................................................................................................................
1.6.11 LIMITATIONS ON BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS .....................................................................................................
1.7.0 CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................................................
1.8.0 BIBLIOOGRAPHY ..........................................................................................................................................................