Synthesis Of Propionic Acid from Syngas

Synthesis Of Propionic Acid from Syngas Sabah Basrawi, Alex Guerrero, Mrunal Patel, Kevin Thompson University of Illinois at Chicago Project Struggles •First couldn’t decide whether of not to produce ethylene ourselves •Catalyst information, “Proprietary.” • Liquid Death (Nickel Carbonyl) •First catalyst chosen can kill people in multiple ways •If inhaled (also permeates through skin), carbon monoxide poisoning, nickel will affect heme groups on blood. •Ignites at 140°F •Side reaction selectivity was discovered late in the project, caused an entire process overhaul Motivation We use relatively cheap reactants to produce a product that is of higher market value. With the amount that we are producing we would be a major component of the world market for propionic acid. Process Flow Diagram Plant Layout •Plant to be located in Morris, IL just north of Lyondellbasell •Just southeast of Team Foxtrot’s Syngas plant •Adjacent to two railroads lines for feed and product transport •Near Interstate 80 for freight transfer Design Basis •33,000 tons/year •Inlet feeds of Syngas taken from Team Foxtrot and ethylene taken from Lyondellbasell •Formation of the Propionaldehyde will take place under a Rhodium based catalyst •Propionaldehyde then oxidized using a Cobalt ion catalyst Economics •Capital Cost: $57.8 million •NPV: -$20 million •IRR: 4% •Yearly Profit: $28.8 million •Yearly Cost:$28.6 million •Yearly Syngas Cost: $ 5 million Uses of Propionic Acid •Mold inhibitor for various animal feed •Preservative in cheeses and baked goods to prevent mold •Precursor in many industrial processes •Pharmaceuticals •Plastics •Plasticizers •Textile and rubber auxiliaries Process Floor Plan 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Average Price of Propionic Acid Series1 Year Price Per Pound 20% 22% 24% 26% 28% 30% 32% 34% 0.00E+00 2.00E+06 4.00E+06 6.00E+06 8.00E+06 1.00E+07 1.20E+07 Syngas Price Sensitivity Series1 IRR Syngas Cost ($/year) Block Flow Diagram

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Synthesis Of Propionic Acid from Syngas Sabah Basrawi , Alex Guerrero, Mrunal Patel, Kevin Thompson University of Illinois at Chicago. Economics. Design Basis. Process Flow Diagram. 33,000 tons/year Inlet feeds of Syngas taken from Team Foxtrot and ethylene taken from Lyondellbasell - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Synthesis Of Propionic Acid from SyngasSabah Basrawi, Alex Guerrero, Mrunal Patel, Kevin Thompson

University of Illinois at Chicago

Project Struggles• First couldn’t decide whether of not to produce ethylene

ourselves• Catalyst information, “Proprietary.”• Liquid Death (Nickel Carbonyl)

• First catalyst chosen can kill people in multiple ways• If inhaled (also permeates through skin), carbon monoxide

poisoning, nickel will affect heme groups on blood.• Ignites at 140°F

• Side reaction selectivity was discovered late in the project, caused an entire process overhaul

MotivationWe use relatively cheap reactants to produce a product that is of higher market value. With the amount that we are producing we would be a major component of the world market for propionic acid.

Process Flow Diagram

Plant Layout• Plant to be located in Morris, IL just north of Lyondellbasell• Just southeast of Team Foxtrot’s Syngas plant• Adjacent to two railroads lines for feed and product transport• Near Interstate 80 for freight transfer

Design Basis• 33,000 tons/year• Inlet feeds of Syngas taken from Team Foxtrot and ethylene taken

from Lyondellbasell• Formation of the Propionaldehyde will take place under a

Rhodium based catalyst• Propionaldehyde then oxidized using a Cobalt ion catalyst

Economics• Capital Cost: $57.8 million• NPV: -$20 million• IRR: 4%• Yearly Profit: $28.8 million• Yearly Cost:$28.6 million• Yearly Syngas Cost: $ 5 million

Uses of Propionic Acid• Mold inhibitor for various animal feed • Preservative in cheeses and baked goods to prevent mold• Precursor in many industrial processes

• Pharmaceuticals• Plastics • Plasticizers• Textile and rubber auxiliaries

Process Floor Plan

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 201040

100 Average Price of Propionic Acid

Series1

Year

Pri

ce P

er P

20% 22% 24% 26% 28% 30% 32% 34%0.00E+00

2.00E+06

4.00E+06