Plastics industry: rational use of energy program pilot study. [PVC production]

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:5352982

This report presents the results of a study of energy consumption in the production of polyvinyl chloride in Italy, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Comparative data on energy consumption have been assembled, and a series of recommendations for R and D work related to the efficient use of energy in the chemical industry has been developed. Previous studies have been reported on cement and steel. The major objectives of the Data Base Project are to collect data on industrial energy consumption for specific industries in different countries, to identify and analyze significant differences in energy consumption, to document technology transfer ideas, and to develop recommendations for research and development of energy-efficient technology in major industrial sectors. The comparative energy-consumption data assembled during this study include the energy requirements for all process steps needed to transform raw materials into PVC. This includes production of crude oil (or natural gas), naphtha (or ethane), and ethylene; mining of rock salt; production of chlorine; synthesis of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM); and polymerization of VCM to PVC. A range of 67 to 83 GJ/metric ton of PVC (including feedstock energy) was found for the participating nations, with the United Kingdom and The Netherlands lowest and the United States highest.

• Research Organization: Gordian Associates, Inc., New York (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5352982
• Report Number(s): NATO/CCMS-58
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
298000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Consumption & Utilization
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320303 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Equipment & Processes
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AGREEMENTS
CCMS
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DATA ACQUISITION
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EUROPE
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRY
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
POLYMERS
POLYVINYLS
PRODUCTION
PVC
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
UNITED KINGDOM
USA