PRODUCTION OF

STYRENE MONOMER
TASK 1 : PROJECT AND SITE SELECTION
GROUP : INFINITY
TEAM MEMBER: 1. AMIRUL AFIQ HAMIZAM
2. ATIERA BT MOHD ASRI
3. NURAMIRA BT HASAN
4. TAN SHIAU NEE
5. VOON HUI CHIN
6. YAP JIAN JIE

Commercial Flow Diagram

Dehydrogenation of Ethyl Benzene

Commercial Flow Diagram

Oxidation of Ethyl Benzene

Commercial Flow Diagram

Alkylation of toluene and methanol

Market Survey

SBR = Styrene Butadiene Rubber

SBL = Styrene Butadiene Latex
ABS = Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Styrene
SAN = Styrene Acrylonitrile Resins
EPS = Expandable Polystyrene
PS = Polystyrene

Styrene Global Demand by Derivative (2020)

Market Survey

Styrene Global Supply and Demand

Synthesis of Styrene Monomer

Reaction 1: Dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene

C6H5CH2CH3 C6H5CH=CH2 + H2
Reaction 2: Oxidation process
C6H5CH2CH3 + O2 C6H5CH(OOH)CH3
C6H5CH(OOH)CH3 + CH3CH=CH2 C6H5CH(OH) CH3 +
CH3CH(O)CH2
Reaction 3: Alkylation of toluene and methanol
C7H8 + CH3OH C8H8 + H2O + H2

Gross Profit Calculation

Chemical

Price (RM/kg)
USD/kg

RM/kg

1.45

6.09

Ethyl benzene, C8H10

Hydrogen, H2

4.20
4.20

1.3

5.46

0.68

2.86

12.6

Toluene, C7H8

0.95

Methanol, CH4O

0.7

3.99
2.94

Oxygen, O2

Water, H2O

Styrene, C8H8

Propylene Oxide, C3H6O

Phenethyl alcohol, C8H10O
Propylene, C3H6

Weightage and Ranking Method for Process Screening

Weightage
(%)

Reaction 1

Reaction 2

Reaction 3

Profit (20%)

RM1.89
/kg

-RM0.35/kg

RM1.73/k
g

Conversion
(30%)

0.85

0.70-0.99

0.68-0.82

Temperature
(20%)

580-610

125-160

480-525

Pressure
(20%)

138kPa

8001500kPa

400kPa

Complexity
(10%)

Simple

Complex

Medium

Total Rank
(Point x wt)

2.6

1.7

1.7

Site Selection
SITE LOCATION
Tanjung Langsat
Teluk Kalong
Industrial Area,
Industrial Area,
Johor.
Terengganu

FACTORS

Raw Material

EthylBenzene

Power
Utilities
Water
NaturalGas
Available Area
Land Price
Cost Of Living
Roadway
Transportation
airport
seaport
Environmental impact and effluent disposal
Local community consideration
Total Score
Percentage (%)
Ranking

10

7
9
10
8
6
7
8
10
10
8
10
103/120
85.83%
1

8
7
1
4
5
5
8
10
10
8
10
79/120
68.83
2