Ethane to Ethylene¤
Introduction¤
Ethane (C2H6) to Ethylene (C2H4) is a process to transform ethane to ethylene thanks to a serie of thermochemical processes such as ethane steam cracking. Ethane hydrocarbon feed is mixed with superheated steam and sent into a cracking furnace where the feedstock is briefly heated to very high temperature. Hydrocarbons are broken down to smaller and lighter olefins including ethylene and propylene. The furnace outlet stream is subsequently fed to a water-based quench, to prevent further reactions.The stream goes to a serie of separation column to remove byproducts such as methane. Then, a separation column called C2-splitter allows to recover high purity ethylene. Ethylene is the most commonly manufactured petrochemical as it is the root chemical for plastics and synthetic products.
ES Model Parameters¤
All the parameters concerning the Ethane to Ethylene are listed in the table below.
| entry_key | value | unit | sets | source_reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2_A (layer) | 0.09 | kt/GWh | Towler, Gavin P.; Sinnott, Ray, (2012): "Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design" | |
| ETHANE (layer) | -1.49254 | - | Towler, Gavin P.; Sinnott, Ray, (2012): "Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design" | |
| ETHYLENE (layer) | 1 | - | Towler, Gavin P.; Sinnott, Ray, (2012): "Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design" | |
| c_inv | 1710 | MCHF/GW | Towler, Gavin P.; Sinnott, Ray, (2012): "Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design" | |
| c_maint | 85.5 | MCHF/GW/yr | Towler, Gavin P.; Sinnott, Ray, (2012): "Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design" | |
| c_p | 0.86 | - | Towler, Gavin P.; Sinnott, Ray, (2012): "Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design" | |
| gwp_constr | 0 | kt/GWh | Towler, Gavin P.; Sinnott, Ray, (2012): "Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design" | |
| lifetime | 25 | y | Towler, Gavin P.; Sinnott, Ray, (2012): "Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design" | |
| ref_size | 0.001 | GW | Towler, Gavin P.; Sinnott, Ray, (2012): "Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design" | |
| trl | 9 | - | Towler, Gavin P.; Sinnott, Ray, (2012): "Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design" |
References¤
| Data Sources |
|---|
| Towler, Gavin P.; Sinnott, Ray. (2012). "Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design" |