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| Stock Number: |
600029 |
| Capacity: |
75,000 TPY |
| Year Built: |
1981 |
| Raw Material: |
Metaxylene
- Acetaldehyde as catalyst promoter |
| Documentation: |
AVAILABLE |
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| Products Produced: |
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| - Isophthalic acid
- Glacial acetic-acid (by-product) |
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| Utilities Consumed: |
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| 14 MW |
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| Upgrades: |
| Several revamping, the last one was in 1999 |
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| Brief Overview: |
| This 75,000 TPY isophthalic acid plant was shut down during September 2000. It has by-product of 16,500 TPY glacial acetic-acid. Several major upgrades were done. The most recent major upgrade was done in 1999, which included: three Pannevis band filters, two Bird rotary drum filters, three Turbo-dryers, a distillation column for glacial acetic acid, two oxidation reactors, and Nash stainless steel vacuum pumps. Most of the equipment are stainless steel (AISI 316L). |
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| Major Equipment: |
- 3 Pannevis band filters
- 2 Bird Rotary Drum Filters
- 3 turbo-dryers
- Distillation column for glacial acetic acid
- 2 Oxidation reactors
- Nash SS vacuum pumps
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