Honeywell today announced that Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical Co., Ltd. will use the C3 Oleflex technology from Honeywell UOP to produce 700,000 tons of polymer-grade propylene per annum at its Lianyungang City facility in the Jiangsu Province of China.
Jiangsu Sailboat will expand its existing facility to produce ethylene and propylene using the Honeywell UOP Methanol-to-olefins (MTO) process. The additional propylene output of the facility will further assist China in meeting its demand for plastics used to produce a wide range of consumer goods.
Honeywell UOP, a leading oil and gas technology provider, will provide the project with licensing and a package of process design, equipment, on – site operator training, technical services, and catalysts and adsorbents.
“As demand for propylene derivatives for consumer products in China continues to rise, UOP’s Oleflex technology provides greater energy and cost efficiency than other propane dehydrogenation technologies,” said Bryan Glover, vice president and general manager of Honeywell UOP’s Process Technology and Equipment business. “Customers such as Jiangsu Sailboat also find the technology to be environmentally preferable and provide a higher return on investment.”
To convert propane to propylene, Honeywell UOP’s C3 Oleflex technology uses catalytic dehydrogenation. Its low energy consumption, low emissions and fully recyclable catalyst system helps to minimize its environmental impact. It is designed to have lower production cash costs and higher investment returns compared to other technologies. The independent reaction and regeneration sections enable stable operations, enhanced operating flexibility and a high on-stream factor and reliability.
Honeywell UOP also licenses C4 Oleflex technology, which converts isobutane into isobutylene, the main ingredient in the production of high-octane fuel additives and synthetic rubber.
Global production capacity of propylene from Oleflex technology now stands at approximately 7.3 million metric tons per year.