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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814560703321

Autore

Seddon Duncan

Titolo

Petrochemical economics : technology selection in a carbon constrained world / / Duncan Seddon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imperial College Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-76014-9

9786612760143

1-84816-535-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Collana

Catalytic science series ; ; v. 8

Disciplina

338.2/728

338.2728

338.47665538

Soggetti

Petroleum chemicals industry - Costs

Petroleum chemicals industry - Technological innovations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; CONTENTS; Chapter 1: World Ethylene Production by Steam Cracking; Chapter 2: Chemistry of Olefin Production; Chapter 3: Gaseous Feedstocks - Production and Price; Chapter 4: Liquid Feedstock, Production and Price; Chapter 5: Value of Products, Storage and Transport; Chapter 6: Carbon Dioxide Emissions; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; Chapter 7: Ethane Cracking; Chapter 8: LPG Cracking; Chapter 9: Liquid Feedstock Cracking; Chapter 10: Other Routes to Olefins from Hydrocarbons; Chapter 11: Routes to Olefins from Coal; APPENDICES; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This compendium gives an overview of the technologies and economics in the production of olefins in the petrochemical industries. It highlights the options and costs for producing olefins using different technologies and different feedstocks at a time when the cost of carbon dioxide emissions are set to be included in the production cost. Industry professionals, engineers, research scientists and financiers will find this title a valuable resource.