PDH plant hits record production rates
Published by Callum O'Reilly,
Senior Editor
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
CB&I and SK Advanced Co. Ltd (SKA) have announced that they have achieved record production rates and outstanding operation of a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant in Seoul, South Korea.
The plant uses CB&I’s CATOFIN® technology and Clariant’s most advanced dehydrogenation catalyst for the nameplate production of 600 000 tpy of propylene. CB&I announced the license and basic engineering contract for this plant in March 2013.
Brian Muldoon, CB&I’s Senior Vice President of Petrochemicals, said: “We congratulate SKA on achieving more than 110% of the nameplate production in the first year of operation […] Our proven CATOFIN propane dehydrogenation technology offers the customer both highest reliability and highest yield of any commercially available dehydrogenation technologies.”
On 8 March 2017, a small ceremony was held at the SKA headquarters to commemorate the first anniversary of the successful operation of the PDH project. In its first year, the plant has experienced record production rates as well as record on-stream time.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/gas-processing/19062017/pdh-plant-hits-record-production-rates/
You might also like
Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast
Mike Logue, Owens Corning Global Business Director – Mechanical Insulation, delves into factors that can support the performance, safety and longevity of insulating systems installed in hydrocarbon processing environments, including cryogenic facilities.
US EIA reports a slight decrease in oil prices and refinery margins
Oil prices and refinery margins fell slightly in 1Q25 according to a recent report from the US Energy Information Administration.
