New Olefin Production Technologies In SINOPEC SRIPT

It is widely recognized that naphtha steam crackers and fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) units are the main current sources of ethylene and propylene. On the condition of high crude oil price, olefin producers are striving to develop new economical routes to produce ethylene and propylene with low-cost feed stocks. As is the case today, the new olefin production is projected to come from a number of sources, which are methanol based, biological materials based or olefinic streams based. SINOPEC SRIPT has developed a number of new olefin production technologies, these alternatives can be categorized into the following three groups: Natural Gas or Methanol to Olefins (MTO and MTP) Biological Ethanol to Olefins (ETO) Olefin Conversion (Olefin Cracking and Metathesis) Each of these alternatives can be the competitive route to ethylene and propylene in certain situations. This paper provides an update from SINOPEC SRIPT on the latest development in these technologies as well as a comparison of these alternatives. SINOPEC has the technologies and experience to help you determine which routes to ethylene and propylene fit your opportunities.