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    The document discusses new energy efficient designs for Linear Alkylbenzene plants. It describes improvements being made to alkylation, pretreatment, and fractionation processes that significantly reduce energy and capital costs for LAB plants. These new designs allow for a 25% reduction in both energy costs and capital costs.

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    Linear_Alkylbenzene_6035_Layout 1 4/19/13 4:06 PM Page 1

    Energy Efficient Plant Designs


    for Linear Alkylbenzene (LAB)
    by: UOP LLC, A Honeywell Company:
    Larry C. Erickson, Stephen W. Sohn and Yuree K. Whang

    Cost reduction improvements are being implemented


    into the latest LAB plant designs for a significant reduction
    in energy and capital requirements.
    Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate (LAS) accounts for more than
    40% of all surfactants used in household laundry detergents

    Solid Bed Alkylation (Detal-Plus) is the alkylation technology


    of choice for new LAB plants
    Kerosene

    Crude Oil

    Fuels

    Refinery

    Kerosene
    (n-Paraffins)

    Prefractionation
    and
    Unionfining

    Benzene

    Return
    Kerosene

    LAB Plant

    LAS Plant

    LAS Based
    Detergents

    UOP
    MolexTM
    Process

    UOP
    n-Paraffins PacolTM and
    DeFineTM
    Processes

    Stripper

    UOP/CEPSA LAB
    Detal-PlusTM
    Process

    UOP Molex Process


    Improvements
    Molex
    Adsorbent
    Chambers

    Light
    Kerosene (C9-)

    UOP
    PEPTM
    Process

    Heavy
    Alkylate

    Recycle n-Paraffins

    UOP
    Molex
    Process

    Kerosene Pretreatment
    Improvements

    Aromatics

    Hydrogen

    Return
    Kerosene

    Prefractionation
    and
    Unionfining

    Benzene

    Light
    Ends

    Extract and
    Raffinate
    Columns

    Rotary
    Valve

    Light
    Kerosene (C9-)

    DWC

    Rerun

    Kerosene

    C10-13

    Kerosene

    Desorbent

    C10-13

    Raffinate

    Heavy
    Kerosene
    (C14+)

    Heavy
    Kerosene
    (C14+)

    Extract
    n-Paraffins
    Product

    Feed

    Single Dividing Wall Column (DWC) replaces traditional


    2-column unit for reduced capital and utility requirements
    Newly developed catalysts result in operation at lower
    separator pressures

    UOP
    Pacol and
    DeFine
    Processes

    UOP Pacol Process


    Improvements
    Increased catalyst space
    velocity reduces the
    catalyst requirement and
    the reactor size
    Latest DeH-15 catalyst
    exhibits improved
    selectivity, reducing the
    size of the reactor

    Reduced Rotary Valve cycle times increase throughput


    The addition of a tertiary flush, and reduction in circulation
    and reflux rates reduce the size of the columns in the unit
    and the utilities requirements

    UOP/CEPSA
    Detal-Plus
    Process

    H3C(CH2)x

    UOP Detal-Plus Process


    Improvements
    New ZDA-2 catalyst allows
    for significantly reduced
    (CH2)yCH3
    benzene circulation rates,
    which results in reduced
    vessel sizes and utility
    requirements

    LAB

    Improved reactor and


    fractionation column
    designs also result in
    reduced vessel sizes and
    utility requirements

    Optimized hydrogen-tohydrocarbon ratio reduces


    utilities

    25% reduction in energy costs and capital


    costs from latest LAB plant technologies!
    * 100 KMTA LAB Plant

    reduction
    in energy cost

    2013 Honeywell International Inc.

    6035-1

    reduction
    in capital cost

    improvement
    in the IRR

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