Maximizing Ethylene Production Yield by Modifying the Methanol to Olefin Process with the Addition of a Distillation Tower

Ethylene is a feedstock that produces polyethene and other industrial chemicals such as ethylene oxide. The methanol-to-olefins process is a technology designed to transform methanol into light olefins like ethylene and propylene, which are crucial raw materials in the petrochemical industry. The fi...

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Main Authors: Arnanda R.H Sitio, Dini Salwa Azahra, Fatimah Nur Zahrani, Reyna Zahwa Muji Martantri, Sendy Nanda Ajitira
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Published: Universitas Diponegoro 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20278
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author Arnanda R.H Sitio
Dini Salwa Azahra
Fatimah Nur Zahrani
Reyna Zahwa Muji Martantri
Sendy Nanda Ajitira
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Fatimah Nur Zahrani
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description Ethylene is a feedstock that produces polyethene and other industrial chemicals such as ethylene oxide. The methanol-to-olefins process is a technology designed to transform methanol into light olefins like ethylene and propylene, which are crucial raw materials in the petrochemical industry. The first reaction involves the production of dimethyl ether and water from methanol. The second reaction consists of the conversion of dimethyl ether to ethylene and water. This paper will explain how to maximize ethylene production yield by modifying the methanol to olefin process. The process modification was carried out by adding a distillation tower. Based on process modifications increased the ethylene quantity from 21,070 tons/year to 179,400 tons/year. The case study results indicate an increasing yield of the product exiting. Copyright © 2024 by Authors, Published by Universitas Diponegoro and BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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spelling doaj-art-c73f3edf455f4fa1b0e53ff6a9232b5e2025-08-20T02:40:33ZengUniversitas DiponegoroJournal of Chemical Engineering Research Progress3032-70592024-12-011220020910.9767/jcerp.202788493Maximizing Ethylene Production Yield by Modifying the Methanol to Olefin Process with the Addition of a Distillation TowerArnanda R.H Sitio0Dini Salwa Azahra1Fatimah Nur Zahrani2Reyna Zahwa Muji Martantri3Sendy Nanda Ajitira4Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang, 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang, 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang, 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang, 50275, IndonesiaDepartement of Chemical Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Sendowo, Sinduadi, Kec. Mlati, Kabupaten Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, 55284, IndonesiaEthylene is a feedstock that produces polyethene and other industrial chemicals such as ethylene oxide. The methanol-to-olefins process is a technology designed to transform methanol into light olefins like ethylene and propylene, which are crucial raw materials in the petrochemical industry. The first reaction involves the production of dimethyl ether and water from methanol. The second reaction consists of the conversion of dimethyl ether to ethylene and water. This paper will explain how to maximize ethylene production yield by modifying the methanol to olefin process. The process modification was carried out by adding a distillation tower. Based on process modifications increased the ethylene quantity from 21,070 tons/year to 179,400 tons/year. The case study results indicate an increasing yield of the product exiting. Copyright © 2024 by Authors, Published by Universitas Diponegoro and BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20278ethylenemethanol to olefinsdistillationmaximizing yieldcumene oxidation
spellingShingle Arnanda R.H Sitio
Dini Salwa Azahra
Fatimah Nur Zahrani
Reyna Zahwa Muji Martantri
Sendy Nanda Ajitira
Maximizing Ethylene Production Yield by Modifying the Methanol to Olefin Process with the Addition of a Distillation Tower
Journal of Chemical Engineering Research Progress
ethylene
methanol to olefins
distillation
maximizing yield
cumene oxidation
title Maximizing Ethylene Production Yield by Modifying the Methanol to Olefin Process with the Addition of a Distillation Tower
title_full Maximizing Ethylene Production Yield by Modifying the Methanol to Olefin Process with the Addition of a Distillation Tower
title_fullStr Maximizing Ethylene Production Yield by Modifying the Methanol to Olefin Process with the Addition of a Distillation Tower
title_full_unstemmed Maximizing Ethylene Production Yield by Modifying the Methanol to Olefin Process with the Addition of a Distillation Tower
title_short Maximizing Ethylene Production Yield by Modifying the Methanol to Olefin Process with the Addition of a Distillation Tower
title_sort maximizing ethylene production yield by modifying the methanol to olefin process with the addition of a distillation tower
topic ethylene
methanol to olefins
distillation
maximizing yield
cumene oxidation
url https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20278
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