Make aromatics from LPG

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989 · Hydrocarbon Processing; (USA)

OSTI ID:5498660

Doolan, P C ^[1]; Pujado, P R ^[2]

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1. BP Exploration Co. Ltd., London (GB)
2. UOP, Des Plaines, IL (US)

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) consists mainly of the propane and butane fraction recovered from gas fields, associated petroleum gas and refinery operations. Apart from its use in steam cracking and stream reforming, LPG has few petrochemical applications. The relative abundance of LPG and the strong demand for aromatics - benzene, toluene and xylenes (BTX) - make it economically attractive to produce aromatics via the aromatization of propane and butanes. This paper describes the Cyclar process, which is based on a catalyst formulation developed by BP and which uses UOP's CCR catalyst regeneration technology, converts propane, butanes or mixtures thereof to petrochemical-quality aromatics in a single step.

• OSTI ID: 5498660
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Processing; (USA), Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Processing; (USA) Vol. 68:9; ISSN HYPRA; ISSN 0018-8190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020500* -- Petroleum-- Products & By-Products
03 NATURAL GAS
030400 -- Natural Gas-- Products & By-Products
030600 -- Natural Gas-- Economic
Industrial
& Business Aspects
090100 -- Hydrocarbon Fuels-- (-1989)
10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
ALKANES
BUTANE
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC CRACKING
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CRACKING
DECOMPOSITION
ECONOMICS
FLUID INJECTION
FLUIDS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUEFIED GASES
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES
LIQUIDS
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
NATURAL GAS FIELDS
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PROPANE
PYROLYSIS
RECOVERY
RESOURCES
STEAM INJECTION
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES