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Viva selects UOP/Hydro MTO process technology
10 Mar '08
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“We are very pleased to see the substantial progress that Viva Methanol Limited has made towards the implementation of this project,” said Jim D'Auria, director of UOP's petrochemicals business. “The natural gas to olefins route will provide a significant competitive edge to petrochemicals producers.”
UOP previously completed the basic engineering design for an earlier version of this project in 2003, but the project will now take advantage of the latest advances in methanol, methanol-to-olefins, and olefin cracking technologies to achieve significantly greater economies of scale and unparalleled yields and efficiencies with this facility.
The MTO technology, jointly developed by UOP and Norsk Hydro ASA, converts methanol to ethylene and propylene. The process, based upon proprietary UOP catalysts, is proven to provide high yields with minimal byproducts.
It is designed for flexibility of the quantity of each product produced, which allows producers to adjust levels to match shifting market demands.
The Olefin Cracking process, jointly developed by UOP and Total Petrochemicals, can be integrated with the MTO process to increase the yield of ethylene and propylene within the plant and minimize hydrocarbon byproducts.
Viva Methanol Limited is a Nigerian subsidiary of Eurochem Corporation Pte Ltd a privately owned company based in Singapore.
UOP previously completed the basic engineering design for an earlier version of this project in 2003, but the project will now take advantage of the latest advances in methanol, methanol-to-olefins, and olefin cracking technologies to achieve significantly greater economies of scale and unparalleled yields and efficiencies with this facility.
The MTO technology, jointly developed by UOP and Norsk Hydro ASA, converts methanol to ethylene and propylene. The process, based upon proprietary UOP catalysts, is proven to provide high yields with minimal byproducts.
It is designed for flexibility of the quantity of each product produced, which allows producers to adjust levels to match shifting market demands.
The Olefin Cracking process, jointly developed by UOP and Total Petrochemicals, can be integrated with the MTO process to increase the yield of ethylene and propylene within the plant and minimize hydrocarbon byproducts.
Viva Methanol Limited is a Nigerian subsidiary of Eurochem Corporation Pte Ltd a privately owned company based in Singapore.
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