VCM Technology

Introduction – VCM Process

 Introduction – VCM Process
Balance VCM Process
PVC PVC
EDC Cracking VCM
EDC Plant Resin
Unit HCl

Raw Materials

50% Oxy-Chlorination Ethylene

EDC Unit Oxygen

50% Direct- Ethylene

EDC Chlorination
Unit Chlorine
 Introduction – VCM Process
Unbalance VCM Process
PVC PVC
EDC Cracking VCM
EDC Plant Resin
Unit HCl

Raw Materials

50% Oxy-Chlorination Ethylene

EDC Unit Oxygen

50%
Imported
EDC
 Introduction – UnBalance Process
Unit 200
Reaction : Ethylene + 1/2Oxygen + 2HCl  EDC + H2O

OC EDC Ethylene (0.5 mol)

(0.5 mol)
Produced EDC Oxygen (0.25 mol)

HCl (1 mol)

Unit 300 Unit 400

Reaction : EDC  VCM + HCl Unit 500
Pure
PVC
imported EDC VCM, HCl VCM
EDC Purified EDC Cracked EDC Purified VCM Plant
EDC (1 mol)
(0.5 mol)

Recycle EDC Unit 600-900

Support Unit
Waste Water Pretreatment
Incineration Unit
Storage unit
Utilities Supply Unit

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 Unit 200 – Oxy-Chlorination Unit
• Produced EDC from Ethylene + Oxygen + HCl
• Main Equipment : OC Reactor
• Main Reaction : C2H4 + ½ O2 + 2HCl  C2H4Cl2 + H2O + Energy
• Product Property :
– High Impurities : Lights (CCl4 and Chloroform) and Heavies (1,1,2-T
richloroethane)
– Saturated by water

OC Reactor Unit EDC Washing Unit

 Unit 200 OXYCHLORINATION

Recycle Gas Vent Gas to

LS
Incinerator

Oxygen
from BIG Oxy-Reactor Unit Hot Quench column
CO2 Stripper unit
M-DC1201 & Crude EDC Decanter
Ethylene
from NPC/ROC

OC EDC to
EDC Washing
HCl from Hydrogenation Unit System Unit 300
Unit 500 M-DC1202

Hydrogen
from C/A WW to Unit 600

Main Reaction in M-DC1201 : C2H4 + 2HCl + 1/2O2  C2H4Cl2 + H2O

Main reaction in M-DC1202 : C2H2 + H2  C2H4

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 Unit 300 – EDC Purification Unit
• Purified EDC before sent to EDC cracking unit
• Main Equipment : 4 EDC Distillation column
– Heads Column  Separated Lights and water from EDC
– Hiboil Column  Purified EDC to separated Heavies from EDC
– Vacuum Column  Purified EDC to separated Heavies from EDC u
nder Vacuum pressure
– Imported EDC column  Separated water from imported EDC

EDC Purification Unit

 Unit 300 EDC PURIFICATION
Furnace Feed EDC
Storage Tank
Water

Pure EDC Pure EDC

Imported EDC Dehydrator Column
from M/T (M-DA1304) To Unit 400

Pure EDC
Water &
Light Ends
OC EDC
from Unit 200
Heads Column Hiboil Column Vacuum Column
(M-DA1301) (M-DA1302) (M-DA1303)

Heavy
Ends
Recycle EDC
From VCM Purification Unit

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 Unit 400 – EDC Cracking Unit
• Cracked EDC by Heat  VCM and HCl
• Main Equipment : 2-EDC Pyrolysis Furnace (Vapor Feed)
• Main Reaction : C2H4Cl2  C2H3Cl + HCl

EDC Cracking Unit

 Unit 400 EDC CRACKING UNIT
Main Reaction : C2H4Cl2  C2H3Cl + HCl
Thermal cracking of EDC to VCM and HCl at 55% conversion

HCl, VCM
Liquid EDC
to Unit 500
Furnace Feed EDC Furnace System
Storage Tank Vapor EDC (M-BA1401A/B) VCM, EDC
Quench Scrubber
to Unit 500
EDC Vaporizer (M-DA1401A/B)
(M-EA1401A/B)
VCM,HCl,EDC

HS TLE Quench Bottom

(M-EA1402A/B) Stripper
(M-DA1402)

EDC to Vacuum
Column
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 Unit 500 – VCM Purification Unit
• Purified VCM before sent to PVC plant
• Main Equipment : 3-Distillation column + 1-Reactor
– HCL Column  Separated HCl from EDC and VCM
– VCM Column  Purified VCM
– VCM Stripper Column  Stripped HCl from VCM product
– Lights Chlorinator  Convert Lights in EDC to Heavies by chlorine
before sent to Hiboil column
• VCM Product Quality  VCM Acidity base
– Acetylene, Methyl Chloride, 1,3-Butadiene, Mono Vinyl Acetylene,
Ethyl chloride, EDC component ,Acidity/Alkalinity, Moisture, Fe

VCM Purification Unit Refrigeration Unit

 Unit 500 VCM PURIFICATION UNIT
HCl gas
to Unit 200
VCM VCM NaOH
Vapor Feed
from Unit 400
HCl column VCM column VCM Stripper VCM Dryer
(M-DA1501) (M-DA1502) (M-DA1503) (M-FA1504A/B)
Liquid Feed
from Unit 400

VCM, EDC
Recycled EDC

Chlorine Lights Chlorinator

from C/A,Thasco VCM VCM Product
(M-DC1501)
to PVC Plant

Recycled EDC
to Unit 300

Main reaction in M-DC1501 : C4H5Cl + Cl2  C4H4Cl2 + HCl

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Unit 600 – Waste Water Pretreatment Unit
• Stripped EDC or Hydrocarbon and remove sludge cake from W
aste water before sent to WWT Plant
• Main Equipment : Stripping column, Clarifier unit

Waste Water Pretreatment Unit

 Unit 600 WASTE WATER PRETREATMENT UNIT

HCl EDC to
NaOH Unit 200
Waste Water
from Unit 800
Neutralization Waste Water Clarifier WW to
unit Stripper Unit System WWT-3
Waste Water
from Unit 200
Sludge
WW
WW

Thickener
Contaminated
Stormwater
Contaminated
Sewer WW Sludge
Water Sump

Sludge to
Centrifuge Genco

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 Unit 700 – Storage Tank Farm system
• Storage EDC, VCM, 24%NaOH, 18%HCl etc.
• Main Equipment : Tank , Vessel

VCM Storage Tank EDC Storage Tank

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 Unit 800 – Incineration Unit
• Eliminated waste gas + waste liquid under high temperature (1,
100 o C) and produce 18%HCl
• Main Equipment : 2-Incinerator
– Waste Gas Incinerator Incineration Unit
– Waste Liquid Incinerator
• Raw Material & Product
– R/M  Waste Gas or By-product
– Product  18%HCl
 Unit 800 INCINERATION UNIT
Vent gas
HS
from Unit 200
Generated

WVH
Waste Gas HCl Soln to
DVH Thermal Waste Heat Quench
Unit 600
Knock out Drum Oxidizer Recovery Unit Pot
LVH from
Unit 600
HCl Soln
Wet Byproduct
From M-DA1301
Liquid Waste HCl Absorber
Dry Byproduct Feed Drum
From M-DA1303
18%HCl Soln 18%HCl Soln
35%HCl Sol n

Storage Tank Storage Tank

HCl Concentration HCl Purification

Unit Unit
35%HCl 18%HCl

35%HCl For Sell 18%HCl For Sell

18%HCl to Unit 600 & WWT-3

Main reaction : CnHmClo + O2  CO2 + Cl2 + HCl

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 Unit 900 – Utilities Supply Unit
• Support utilities to Main Plant such as cooling water system, st
eam condensate system etc.
• Main Equipment : Cooling water unit, Steam condensate syste
m, Air compressor unit etc.

Cooling Water System

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VCM Control Room

Control Room Station

 Introduction – VCM Process
Unit 200
Reaction : Ethylene + 1/2Oxygen + 2HCl  EDC + H2O

OC EDC Ethylene (0.5 mol)

(0.5 mol)
Produced EDC Oxygen (0.25 mol)

HCl (1 mol)

Unit 300 Unit 400

Reaction : EDC  VCM + HCl Unit 500
Pure
PVC
imported EDC VCM, HCl VCM
EDC Purified EDC Cracked EDC Purified VCM Plant
EDC (1 mol)
(0.5 mol)

Recycle EDC Unit 600-900

DC EDC
Unit 100
Support Unit
Waste Water Pretreatment
Ethylene
Produced EDC Incineration Unit
Chlorine Storage unit
Utilities Supply Unit
Reaction : Ethylene + Chlorine  EDC

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