32 Developments in Petrochemicals --- Aromatics and Polymers

Monday, March 31, 2014: 1:30 PM
Rosedown Room (Hilton New Orleans Riverside)
Description:
The session on: Developments in Petrochemicals --- Aromatics and Polymers will focus on project and technical developments mainly in the heavier petrochemical product areas, including updates in catalysis, thermodynamic characterization, modelling, economics, and other process innovations. Topic areas can include: polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene, and other polymer areas, as well as the production of aromatics (BTX), and aromatic derivatives such as, but not limited to, ethylbenzene, cumene, linear alkylbenzene (LAB), styrene, phenol, bis-phenol A, teraphthalic acid, polyethyleneteraphthalate, caprolactam, and polycarbonates.

Sponsor:
Fuels and Petrochemicals Division

Chair:
Robert J. Schmidt
Email: robert.schmidt@uop.com

- indicates paper has an Extended Abstract file available on CD.


2:05 PM
(32b) Design & Optimization of Cumene Plant Using Aspen Plus Platform
Basavraj Kamankeri, Sagar Gaikwad and Utkarsh Maheshwari

3:05 PM
File available
4:30 PM