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Economics of Alternative Olefin Feedstocks PEP Review 75-3-1 Published May 1976 The profitability of new plants using naphtha and especially...

The Economics of Recycling PET in Europe PEP Review 99-12 Published July 2002 This report presents an economic analysis of PET recycling in...

The Economic Viability of Using Membranes in Chemical Processes Involving Hydrogen Transport PEP Review 93-1-3 Recently, scientists in several...

Electrostatic Desalting of Opportunity Crude Oils PEP Review 2010-08 Published December 2010 Desalting is performed to reduce operating and...

Energy Demand, US Chemical Industry PEP Review X-3-4 Published June 1975 A projection of the process energy and feedstock energy demand by the...

Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Using CO2 PEP Review 2011-11 Published December 2011 The purpose of this review is to identify the economics of...

ENI Slurry Hydroprocessing Technology For Diesel Fuel PEP Review 99-2 Published June 2003 The ENI Slurry Technology (EST) developed by Snamprogetti...

Enriched Air by a Membrane Process PEP Review 84-3-2 Published October 1985 This Review briefly examines the economics of a membrane process...

Environmental Regulations PEP Review X-1-3 Published October 1974 At the time of writing, the chemical and petroleum industries were faced with...

Epichlorohydrin from Glycerin PEP Review 2007-4 Published August 2007 The availability of large amounts of by-product glycerin from biodiesel...

Quick Estimates of Production Costs PEP Review 93-1-2 Estimates of production costs are often required in cases where there is not time enough...

Estimating the Carbon Footprint of the Worldwide Chemical Industry PEP Review 2007-15 In recent years, there has been a growing urgency to curb...

Estimating CO2 from Production-Cost Data: What and Why? PEP Review 2005-10 Published July 2005 Many chemical operators are already or soon will...

ETBE Versus MTBE PEP Review 88-3-2 Published January 1990 Several grain-derived ethanol producing plants may find it necessary to close down...

Ethane Recovery from Natural Gas PEP Review X-2-C Published January 1975 Production cost for increased liquids recovery from natural gas is...

Ethanol from Bagasse PEP Review 2003-11 Published December 2003 Ethanol's biggest problem as a fuel is its high cost. The U.S. wholesale price...

Ethanol From Corn Stover PEP Review 2000-7 Published November 2003 Ethanol's biggest problem as a fuel is its high cost. The U.S. wholesale...

Ethanol from Natural Gas PEP Review 85-2-4 A route for making fuel grade ethanol from natural gas has been proposed by Humphreys & Glasgow...

Ethanol from Straw PEP Review 2004-10 Published June 2004 Today's high oil prices are providing an incentive to use ethanol as fuel in North...

Ethanol From Switchgrass PEP Review 2005-04 Published December 2005 Today’s high oil prices are providing an incentive to use ethanol as fuel...

Ethanol Production by Celanese Acetyl Technology PEP Review 2011-10 Published October 2011 This Review presents a techno-economic evaluation...

Ethanol via Hydration of Ethylene PEP Review 98-06 Published July 2001 The subject patent claims the use of the mono- or dipotassium salt of...

Ethyl Acetate by Direct Addition of Ethylene and Acetic Acid PEP Review 2007-9 Published December 2007 In regions where bio-derived ethanol...

Ethylbenzene From Ethylene And Benzene via Zeolite Catalyzed Process (Sept 2003) PEP Review 2002-14 Published September 2003 The 1990's saw...

Ethylene and Coproducts, Value PEP Review X-1-1 Published October 1974 An era of relatively stable prices for hydrocarbons ended around the...

Ethylene By Hydrocracking PEP Review 75-1-5 Published October 1974 The Hydropyrolyse process cracks liquid feedstocks to ethylene in the presence...

Ethylene by Methanol Homologation PEP Review 80-1-3 Published March 1981 The reaction of methanol with H2 -CO synthesis gas to produce ethanol...

Ethylene by the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane PEP Review 85-2-2 Published May 1986 Union Carbide has developed a process for the catalytic...

Ethylene Carbonate From Ethylene Oxide PEP Review 2001-6 Published November 2003 In late 1980s, Asahi Chemical developed a new process for production...

Ethylenediamine Via The Amination of Monoethanolamine PEP Review 98-01 Published September 2000 US Patent 5952529 pertains to the composition...

Ethylene from atmospheric Gas Oil PEP Review 77-3-3 Published October 1978 A hydropyrolysis process being jointly developed by CECA, Heurtey...

Ethylene from Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen PEP Review 76-3-3 Published June 1977 A patent assigned to Ruhrchemie AG covers an improved catalyst...

Ethylene from Crude Oil, UCC/Kureha/Chiyoda PEP Review 78-1-1 Published May 1979 The new UCC/Kureha/Chiyoda cracking process starting with light...

Ethylene from Ethane by Oxydehydrogenation PEP Review 87-1-2 Published May 1988 A recent European patent assigned to Phillips Petroleum discloses...

Ethylene from Ethanol PEP Review 79-3-4 Published January 1980 Process designs and economic estimates are presented for fixed-bed and fluidized-bed...

Ethylene from Hydrocracked Vacuum Gas Oil Produced by the Linde AG Process PEP Review 82-1-3 Published August 1982 The Linde AG vacuum gas oil...

Ethylene from Methane-Chlorine Reaction System PEP Review 82-2-1 Published September 1982 A possible new route to ethylene from methane by its...

Ethylene from Methanol PEP Review 79-3-2 Published January 1980 In this review, the economics of producing 1 billion lb/yr of ethylene from...

Ethylene from Naphtha, Millisecond Cracking PEP Review 77-2-2 Published May 1978 Millisecond cracking is a high-temperature and ultrashort-residence-time...

Ethylene from Natural Gas PEP Review IX-3-2 Published May 1974 In the Process Economics Program Report (PEP) No. 29 on ethylene, it was reported...

Ethylene from Synthesis Gas PEP Review 80-3-2 Published August 1981 The economics of producing 1,000 million lb/yr of ethylene by direct Fischer-Tropsch...

Ethylene Glycol from Formaldehyde via Glycolaldehyde PEP Review 83-3-3 Published November 1984 This review examines the technology and economics...

Ethylene Glycol from Synthesis Gas PEP Review IX-3-3 January, 1975 Published January 1975 Shortages of conventional feedstocks for the production...

Ethylene Glycols, Direct Oxidation PEP Review IX-2-4 Published January 1974 Ethylene and propylene glycols have generally been produced by hydration...

Ethylene Glycol via Oxalate Esters PEP Review 81-2-1 Published March 1981 A process has been evaluated for making ethylene glycol from CO, hydrogen...

Ethylene Glycol via Ethylene Carbonate PEP Review 79-2-1 Published March 1980 There has been recent patent activity with respect to a process...

Ethylene Glycol via Glycol Esters PEP Review X-3-3 Published June 1975 Published information on the technologies of Halcon and Kuraray for manufacturing...

Ethylene Glycol via Oxalate Esters PEP Review 78-2-1 Published September 1979 Patents have been published on a two-stage process for making...

Ethylene Outlook PEP Review 96-11 Published August 1998 SRIC's last in-depth assessment of the profitability cycle in petrochemicals was carried...

Ethylene Oxide Production by Nippon Shokubai Process PEP Review 2010-12 Published March 2010 This Review presents a techno-economic representation...

Ethylene Oxide Update PEP Review 75-2-4 Published January 1976 The economics of ethylene oxide manufacture have been updated to take into account...

Ethylene from Hydrocracked Vacuum Gas Oil Produced by the Unicracking/FPP PEP Review 82-1-2 Published August 1982 Unicracking/FPP (Feedstock...

Reach Briefing: A Review of EU Chemicals' Licensing PEP Review 2007-14 Published November 2007 Over the coming fifteen years, the European Union...

Experience Curve Impact on Capital Cost PEP Review 2004-5 Published February 2004 Experience curves suggest that unit capital costs ought to...

ExxonMobil's Ultra High Viscosity Index Poly Alpha Olefin Lubricant Blend Stock PEP Review 2010-2 Published April 2010 In 2004, ExxonMobil (XOM)...

Feedstock Price Issues for Bio-Derived Materials PEP Review 2007-11 Published December 2007 With the tremendous growth of bio-derived materials...

Fiber S, a Novel Polyamide Blend with the Feel of Cotton PEP Review 85-1-3 Published February 1986 Sun Refining and Snia Fibre recently announced...

Fischer-Tropsch Oxygenated Products PEP Review 2010-4 Published November 2010 Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis, the well-known technology for...

Fischer-Tropsch Reactor System Loop PEP Review 2007-2 Published December 2007 This review presents a discussion of major design considerations...

Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Via Reactive Distillation PEP Review 2000-13 Published April 2003 Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) generally involves...

Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Via Low Boiling Solvent Slurry Phase PEP Review 2000-12 Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) generally involves the synthesis...

Fluidized-Bed Technology For Vinyl Acetate Monomer PEP Review 99-8 Published September 2002 Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) is conventionally produced...

Fluorocarbon Turbines PEP Review 76-1-2 Published September 1976 Waste heat available at moderate temperatures (220° to 350°F) from a process...

Formaldehyde From Methanol PEP Review 96-2 Published April 1998 This review presents designs for three processes for the manufacture of 55.5...

Formaldehyde from Natural Gas PEP Review IX-2-5 Published January 1974 Formaldehyde is produced commercially by the oxidation or dehydrogenation...

Formic Acid by Kemira Process PEP Review 2004-12 Published April 2004 In the production of formic acid without coproducts, most of the world's...

Fuel and Petrochemical Price Relationships in High Crude Oil Price Environment PEP Review 2008-9 Published December 2008 Petrochemical and refined...

Hydrogen Energy And Its Future Applications PEP Review 2002-3 Published October 2003 Academics are now proclaiming that hydrogen power is one...

Future Process Technology Developments PEP Review 2000-15 Published September 2003 During the last two years the PEP program has examine a wide...

Gasoline from Natural Gas via Methanol/Mobil PEP Review 81-2-3 Published May 1982 Mobil Research and Development Corporation has developed a...

Glacial Acrylic Acid via Sulzer Falling Film Crystallization PEP Review 2012-12 Published December 2012 Acrylic acid monomer has historically...

Glyphosate PEP Review 97-10 Published April 1999 Monsanto's glyphosate herbicide (trade name: Roundup™ ) is the world's top selling crop protection...

Group-Transfer Polymerization Applications PEP Review 83-2-3 Published February 1984 DuPont chemists have devised an important new type of polymerization...

Haldor Topsoe Alkylation Process PEP Review 93-3-3 Published March 1995 Haldor Topsoe A/S has developed, but has not yet commercialized, a novel...

Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Production by a Biphasic Process PEP Review 2004-9 Published November 2004 Hexafluoropropylene oxide (HFPO) is an...

Hexamethylenediamine And Caprolactam From Adiponitrile by Partial Hydrogenation and Cyclization of Aminocapronitrile PEP Review 96-4 A 660 million...

1-Hexene From Ethylene By The Phillips Trimerization Technology PEP Review 95-1-8 Published December 1997 Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips)...

HF Alkylation Process Incorporating ExxonMobil Concepts Disclosed In US Patent Applications Issued In June/July 2008 PEP Review 2009-1 Published...

High-Purity Isobutylene from t-Butanol by LyondellBasell Process PEP Review 2013-06 Published February 2013 This Review presents a technoeconomic...

High-Purity Isobutylene Production by MTBE Cracking PEP Review 2012-06 Published December 2012 This Review presents a technoeconomic evaluation...

HMDA by Electrolytic Dimerization of Acrylonitrile PEP Review 78-2-3 Published September 1979 This report describes and evaluates Phillips technology...

Hydrocracking Technology for Middle Distillate PEP Review 98-07 Published October 2001 The objective of this review is the production of middle...

Hydrogen by Methanol Decomposition PEP Review 84-1-3 Published May 1985 This review examines technology for the production of hydrogen from...

Hydrogen Cyanide PEP Review X-3-2 Published June 1975 There are four commercial processes for direct synthesis of HCN. The Andrussow process...

Hydrogen Cyanide from Methanol PEP Review 76-3-4 Published June 1977 Patents assigned to Nitto Chemical and Sumitomo Chemical indicate interest...

Hydrogen Outlet For Methanol PEP Review 2001-8 Published September 2003 As the controversial but certain ban lurks on methyl tertiary butyl...

Hydrogen Peroxide by the ARCO Process PEP Review 90-1-2 Published June 1991 ARCO has patented a process that produces hydrogen peroxide by liquid...

Hydrogen Peroxide by Cathodic Reduction of Oxygen PEP Review 84-2-3 Published August 1985 Dow Chemical and Huron Chemical have jointly developed...

Hydrogen Peroxide from H2 and Oxygen, DuPont PEP Review 87-2-1 Early in 1988, Du Pont announced a new method to manufacture hydrogen peroxide...

Hydrogen Sulfide Removal/Unisulf Process PEP Review 88-1-1 Published January 1989 Unocal's Unisulf process uses a regenerable, alkaline, aqueous...

Hydrogen: a Technical Review PEP Review 2007-3 Published March 2007 This Review presents a condensed picture of the research and development...

Hydroquinone From Phenol Using Ti-Si Catalyst PEP Review 2000-03 Published August 2003 Hydroquinone is used in photographic chemicals, rubber...

Hydroquinone from Phenol, Zeolite-Catalyzed PEP Review 85-3-2 Current liquid phase, homogeneous, ion-catalyzed technology for hydroquinone by...

Hydroquinone Processes PEP Review IX-2-3 Published January 1974 There are a number of possible process routes for the manufacture of hydroquinone...

ICI's Polymethyl Methacrylate Tertiary Recycling Technology PEP Review 96-6 Published June 1998 ICI Acrylics (Belgium), a subsidiary of ICI...

Impact Of Biodiesel Growth: A Strategic Assessment PEP Review 2000-9 Published May 2003 In late 2001 the European Commission announced an 'action...

Impact Of The EU's 'Reach' Chemicals Policy PEP Review 2000-10 Published May 2003 The European Commission recently unveiled a new policy for...

Improvement on the Manufacture of Ethylene Oxide By Using a New Silver Catalyst PEP Review IX-1-3 Published September 1973 A new silver catalyst...

INEOS Slurry Loop Polyethylene Process PEP Review 2008-10 Published December 2008 To reduce the cost of polyethylene production by “economy...

Integrated Hydrogen Peroxide And Propylene Oxide Technology PEP Review 99-9 Published December 2002 Epoxidation of propylene with hydrogen peroxide...

Integrated Production of Toluene Diisocyanate from Toluene PEP Review 2009-3 Published October 2009 Bayer has recently developed a new phosgenation...

Intermaterial Substitution Simulation PEP Review 95-1-12 Published March 1998 Intermaterial competition and substitution have intensified as...

Ion-Exchange Membrane Cells for Electrolysis of Sodium Chloride PEP Review 75-1-1 Published October 1975 Caustic soda produced in diaphragm...

Acrylate-Based Weakly Acidic Cationic Ion Exchange Resins PEP Review 2002-11 Published November 2003 Ion exchange resins have many applications...

Iron Catalysis for Fischer-Tropsch Fuels Production PEP Review 2006-5 Published December 2006 This Review deals with iron catalysts and their...

Isobutane Dehydrogenation by Thermal Cracking PEP Review 91-1-1 Published March 1992 A subsidiary of The Coastal Corporation, through Foster...

Isobutene from Isobutane by Snamprogetti/Yarsintez Dehydrogenation Process PEP Review 92-3-1 Published May 1994 MTBE production based on isobutene...

Isobutene Production by Isomerization Of N-Butene PEP Review 91-2-4 Published February 1993 Since March 1992, Lyondell Petrochemical, Texas...

Isobutylene, High-Purity, by Phenol Alkylation PEP Review 88-1-4 Published May 1989 High-purity isobutylene is utilized in the production of...

Isomerization of n-Butenes in MTBE Manufacture PEP Review 78-3-2 Published January 1980 This study covers a process in which the n-butenes in...

Isononyl Alcohols by Hydroformylation PEP Review 86-1-4 Mitsubishi Chemical Industries (MCI) announced plans in late 1988 to manufacture isononyl...

Isophorone Diisocyanate by a Nonphosgenation Process PEP Review 90-3-2 Published December 1991 Daicel Chemical has developed technology for...

IsoTherming™ Hydrotreating Process for Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel PEP Review 2007-8 Published December 2007 The IsoTherming™ Hydroprocessing...

"Jumbo" Dimethyl Ether Production Process via Toyo Technology PEP Review 2003-9 Published October 2003 With the general worldwide availability...

"Jumbo" Methanol Production Process Via Toyo Technology PEP Review 2001-14 Published September 2003 New discoveries of massive "stranded" natural...

Lactic Acid By Fermentation PEP Review 96-7 Published June 1998 Lactic acid (2-hydroxypropionic acid) is a naturally occurring, chiral, alpha-hydroxy...

Light Naphtha Isomerization by JSC SIE Neftehim IsoMalk-2™ Process PEP Review 2012-14 Published October 2012 This review presents a technoeconomic...

Linear Alkylbenzene By Heterogeneous Catalysis (Update) PEP Review 99-3 Published April 2003 In a changing, competitive global market for surfactant...

Linear Alkylbenzene by Heterogeneous Catalysis PEP Review 90-2-4 Published September 1991 Linear alkylbenzene production from olefins using...

LNG Regasification PEP Review 2005-03 Published January 2005 World LNG imports have increased at an average annual rate of 7.5%, more than doubling...

Lipase Production Using Pseudomonas Alcaligenes PEP Review 99-7 Published August 2002 Lipases are a subclass of esterase enzymes, which can...

Liquefied Natural Gas By The Mixed Fluid Cascade Process PEP Review 2002-7 Published November 2003 The increasing use of natural gas for power...

Physical Property Issues In Simulation: Liquid-Liquid Equilibria PEP Review 2004-6 Published June 2004 As discussed in PEP Reviews 2001-2 and...

Liquid Hydrocarbons from Natural Gas by Exxon's AGC 21 Process PEP Review PEP Review 97-11 Published September 1999 In this review we evaluate...

Liquid Phase Methanol PEP Review 2009-15 Published June 2009 Methanol is an important feedstock for making many other chemicals. It has also...

Lithium for Electric Vehicles—a Technology and Economic Assessment PEP Review 2010-5 Published September 2010 A global race of grid-ready electrical...

Low Pressure Oxo Process with Liquid Recycle PEP Review 90-3-4 Published January 1992 In the 1970s, Union Carbide, Davy McKee, and Johnson Matthey...

Lucky Nonphosgenation Process: MDI and PMPPI by Carbonylation PEP Review 94-1-2 Over the past 25 years, SRI has evaluated many alternative phosgenation...

Lummus/CB&I Hexene-1 from C4 Process (Comonomer Production Technology) PEP Review 2010-10 Published December 2010 Lummus/CB&I has demonstrated...

Lurgi Isothermal Styrene Process PEP Review 84-2-1 Published May 1985 A process developed by Lurgi for making styrene from ethylbenzene by isothermal...

Lyondell Direct-Oxidation Propylene Oxide Technology PEP Review 2005-05 Published October 2005 Epoxidation of propylene with hydrogen peroxide...

L-Lysine by Fermentation with Recovery by Ion-Exchange PEP Review 97-9 Published March 1999 L-Lysine [2,6-N-diamino-hexanoic acid; NH2 (OH2...

Lysine-Sulfate Production by Fermentation with Recovery by Spray Drying PEP Review PEP Review 97-8 Published February 1999 L-Lysine [2,6-diamino-hexanoic...

Major Trends Affecting the Chemical Industry PEP Review 2006-8 Published June 2006 Energy and basic hydrocarbon raw materials are important...

An Inorganic Process for Making Hydrogen Peroxide PEP Review 76-3-2 Published June 1977 Tokuyama Soda has disclosed a new process for making...

Maleic Anhydride from n-Butane by the Boc/Mitsubishi Technology PEP Review 2000-02 Published August 2003 BOC Gases and Mitsubishi Chemical have...

Maleic Anhydride From n-butane; Fixed Bed Reactor; Organic Solvent Recovery PEP Review 93-2-3 Published February 1995 Considerable research...

Maleic Anhydride from Butene or Benzene PEP Review X-3-1 Published June 1975 The Chevron Research Company has developed a vanadium/phosphorus...

Maleic Anhydride from Butene, Benzene, Butane PEP Review 77-2-1 Published May 1978 BASF has patented a highly active V-P-Ti catalyst for converting...

Mega Ammonia PEP Review 2004-11 Published December 2004 Recent developments in oxygen assisted reforming, often referred to as "Mega Reforming"...

Melamine By the Melamine Chemicals M-II Process PEP Review 92-2-1 Published August 1993 Melamine Chemicals' M-II process simplifies the production...

Methanol from Natural Gas with Entrained Catalyst System PEP Review 86-3-3 Published February 1988 In this review we evaluate the concept of...

Methanol from Natural Gas by BNL Low Temperature Catalyzed Synthesis PEP Review 88-2-3 Published August 1989 This review evaluates a novel...

Methanol from Natural Gas by ICI's LCM Process PEP Review 91-3-2 Published March 1993 ICI has recently developed an improved methanol process...

Methanol from Natural Gas by the Lurgi Combined Reformining Process PEP Review 89-3-1 Published October 1990 In addition to conventional natural...

Methanol from Non-Hydrocarbon Sources PEP Review IX-1-2 Published September 1973 Process patents to Tenneco chemicals for the separation of...

Methanol Production via Toyo Process PEP Review 2011-14 Published December 2011 This Review updates PEP Review 2001-14 by presenting a techno-economic...

Methanol Profitability: History and Outlook PEP Review 93-2-2 Published November 1994 Methanol prices have recently surged to record levels...

Methanol To Propylene By The Lurgi MTP Process PEP Review 98-13 Published August 2002 Proven world natural gas reserves, which currently exceed...

Methyl Chloride Manufacture PEP Review 92-3-3 Published April 1994 Methyl chloride is manufactured by chlorination of methane or by hydrochlorination...

Methyl Ethyl Ketone by Oxidation of n-Butenes PEP Review 87-2-3 The Wacker process, which is used commercially for the direct oxidation of ethylene...

Methyl Formate by Dehydrogenation of Methanol PEP Review 87-2-4 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) is constructing a 44 million lb (20,000 metric...

Methyl Isobutyl Ketone by Direct Condensation of Acetone PEP Review 81-1-2 Published December 1981 Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK), second to...

Methyl Methacrylate from Isobutylene via Methacrylic Acid PEP Review 76-2-1 Published January 1977 Asahi Glass Co. has recently announced a...

Methyl Methacrylate By Lucite's Alpha Technology PEP Review 99-14 Published January 2003 Lucite (formerly Ineos Acrylics) and Kvaerner have...

Methyl Methacrylate from Allyl Acetate PEP Review 79-1-4 Published January 1980 A new route to methyl methacrylate has been made possible by...

Methyl Methacrylate from t-Butanol PEP Review 78-2-4 Published September 1979 t-Butanol has been evaluated as a feedstock for making methacrolein...

Methyl Methacrylate from Ethylene PEP Review 87-3-4 Published October 1988 BASF constructed a 38,000 t/yr methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant at...

Methyl Methacrylate from Ethylene PEP Review 78-3-1 Published January 1980 Methyl methacrylate can be made by the reaction of methyl propionate...

Methyl Methacrylate from Isobutylene PEP Review 79-2-4 Published July 1980 A variation in the isobutylene route to methyl methacrylate has been...

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether PEP Review 78-1-3 Published May 1979 This Review covers a process for producing the ether from Isobutylene and methanol...

Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Production from Steam Cracker C4 Stream PEP Review 2012-07 Published December 2012 This Review presents a technoeconomic...

Microbial Insecticides: BacillusThuringiensis PEP Review 92-1-2 Published May 1993 This review concerns the oldest microbial insecticide currently...

Mitsui's Acetone Recycling Technology in Phenol Manufacturing PEP Review 95-1-11 Published March 1998 Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd....

Mobil Diisopropyl Ether Process PEP Review 92-1-3 Published May 1993 Mobil Research and Development Corporation recently announced the development...

Molecular Sieve Drying of 190 Proof Ethanol PEP Review 85-2-3 Union Carbide Corporation has developed an adsorptive heat recovery drying system...

Monetizing Carbon Dioxide Into Synthesis Gas PEP Review 2003-3 Published November 2003 Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) is mostly generated as waste byproduct...

MTBE from Butadiene Rich Mixed C4s PEP Review 87-3-1 Published October 1988 A process for production of MTBE from mixed C4 streams rich in butadiene...

MTBE from n-Butane PEP Review 79-1-2 Published December 1979 This study considers the economics of producing 10,000 bbl/day (432,000 metric...

Naphtha Etherification PEP Review 87-1-3 Published July 1988 Until the mid 1980s, MTBE was the only ether used as a high octane gasoline blending...

Natural Detergent Alcohols by a Vapor-Phase Ester Hydrogenation Process PEP Review 93-2-1 Natural detergent alcohols (NDA) are produced by esterification...

Natural Gas Combined-Cycle Power Plant PEP Review 2008-8 Published December 2008 Natural gas fired power plants currently supply close to 20...

Natural Gas Pricing Mechanisms PEP Review 94-3-1 Published January 1996 Natural gas and associated natural gas liquids (NGLs) are projected...

Natural Gas Recovery from Methane Hydrates via Depressurization PEP Review 2009-13 Published December 2009 Methane hydrates are solid crystalline...

Natural Gas to Liquid Hydrocarbons Technology Based on the Syntroleum Process PEP Review 96-8 Published June 1998 This review examines the technology...

New Methyl Methacrylate Process Via Acetone Cyanohydrin PEP Review 89-1-1 Published March 1990 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) has developed a...

NExOCTANE™ Isooctane Process PEP Review 2003-12 Published November 2003 The NExOCTANE™ process developed by Fortum's Neste Engineering Oy and...

Tipping Point for Power Generation: New NGCC vs Legacy Coal PEP Review 2012-15 Published December 2012 Coal-fired electric power generation...

Nitrobenzene by Adiabatic Nitration PEP Review 78-1-2 Published May 1979 A continuous adiabtic nitration process for producing nitrobenzene...

Nitrogen from Air by Pressure Swing Adsorption PEP Review 86-1-1 This review considers the economics and technology for on-site production of...

The Nitto Chemical Methylamines Process PEP Review 89-3-4 Published February 1991 Methylamines are produced conventionally by reacting gaseous...

Nonmanufacturing Overhead Spending in the Chemicals Industry PEP Review 89-2-4 Published August 1990 Historical data on nonmanufacturing (corporate)...

New Nonphosgenation Process for MDI by Asahi Chemical Industry PEP Review 83-2-2 Published March 1984 In this review, SRI has evaluated a new...

Norbornene from Dicyclopentadiene and Ethylene PEP Review 95-1-5 Published July 1997 Norbornene, or bicyclo[2.2.1]-2-heptene, has been used...

North American Ethylene Feedstocks PEP Review 2006-9 Published July 2006 The North American ethylene feedstock situation has undergone dramatic...

Nylon 12,12 Resin from Butadiene by Du Pont Technology PEP Review 89-2-2 Published April 1990 In mid 1988, Du Pont completed its first production...

Nylon 4,6 PEP Review 88-1-3 Published January 1989 In 1990, DSM of the Netherlands brought on-stream the world's first commercial scale facility...

Olefinic Block Copolymer Production Using Dow Chemical's Chain Shuttling Process PEP Review 2008-5 Published October 2008 The Dow Chemical Company...

The Olefins Industry in the New EU Member States: Profile And Competitive Assessment PEP Review 2001-10 Published July 2003 On May 1, 2004...

Olefins, Light, from Ethylene PEP Review 79-3-1 Published June 1980 SRI initiated this study to examine the potential of producing light olefins...

C3-C4 Oligomerization for Gasoline PEP Review 2009-14 Published December 2009 Oligomerization is a process that converts light olefins, usually...

One-Step Oxo Process For 1,3-Propanediol PEP Review 94-2-2 Published November 1995 Shell Chemical Company recently announced plans to commercialize...

New One-Step Oxo Process for 1,3-Propanediol PEP Review 2003-10 Published October 2003 The carpet fibers market, historically dominated by nylon...

One Step Phenol from Benzene by the AlphOx Process PEP Review PEP Review 97-6 Published December 1998 Solutia (formerly the chemical division...

Online Process Economics Optimizers PEP Review 2003-6 Published September 2003 On-line process economics optimizers were developed in the oil...

Online Trading for Chemicals: Status Outlook PEP Review 2004-13 Published April 2004 Five years ago, the concept of online trading in chemicals...

On-Purpose Butadiene Production PEP Review 2011-05 Published June 2011 1,3-Butadiene is currently almost entirely produced as a by-product of...

Options for Procuring Oxygen PEP Review 89-3-3 Published January 1991 Improvements in molecular sieve pressure swing adsorption (PSA) and hollow...

Outlook for Ammonia Industry PEP Review 75-2-2 Published January 1976 Historically the ammonia industry has been a cyclical one as periods of...

Outlook For Propylene Availability in Asia-Pacific PEP Review 96-1 Published April 1998 High demand for propylene derivatives led to widespread...

para-Xylene from Toluene and Methanol PEP Review 83-1-1 Published August 1983 This review examines the economics of para-xylene synthesis by...

Passenger Car Motor Oil: Development and Future Trends PEP Review 2007-12 Published November 2007 This report provides an overview of the manufacturing...

PEP Cost Index-China East Coast PEP Review 2006-1 Published March 2006 This report extends SRIC’s work on PEP Cost Indices to include China...

PEP Cost Index Methodology Update Review 2012-08 Published September 2012 As part of the integration of the Process Economics Program (PEP)...

PET Bottle Resin by Pyromellitic Dianhydride Process PEP Review 97-1 Published September 1998 This PEP review examines a technology developed...

Petrochemical Industry Cyclicality and Outlook PEP Review 94-3-3 The recent sharp upturn and equally precipitous downturn in petrochemical profitability...

Petrochemicals Price Behavior PEP Review 89-1-2 Published April 1990 We have gained new insights on the relationships between petrochemicals...

Petroleum Coke Gasification PEP Review 2001-4 Published September 2003 Following an episode of intensive interest during the late 1970s and...

Phenol by Direct Oxidation of Benzene PEP Review 76-2-4 Published January 1977 Shell has developed a process for the production of hydrogen...

Phenol from Ethylbenzene, Coproduct VA PEP Review 80-2-1 Published March 1981 Oxidation of ethylbenzene in the presence of acetic anhydride...

Phenol from Toluene, Coproduct Formaldehyde PEP Review 80-2-2 Published February 1981 A process for making phenol from toluene with coproduction...

Phosgene PEP Review 79-2-2 Published April 1980 A possible new route to phosgene has been opened up by the discovery that certain phosphine...

Physical Property Issues In Simulation: Gas Solubility PEP Review 2001-2 Published December 2003 The engineering aspects of process design attempt...

Physical Property Issues In Simulation: Vapor-Liquid Equilibria PEP Review 2004-1 Published May 2004 As discussed in PEP Review 2001-2, the...

Phytoremediation PEP Review 97-14 Published May 2000 The remediation of contaminated sites remains a significant cost and liability risk for...

Piperidine from Furfural by Mitsubishi Technology PEP Review 87-2-2 Published October 1988 Mitsubishi Petrochemical recently announced the development...

Plastic Bottles for Carbonated Beverages Polyester Versus Nitrile PEP Review 75-1-4 Published October 1975 Competing plastic bottles for carbonated...

p-Methylstyrene PEP Review 79-3-3 Published January 1980 This review presents process designs for vapor phase ethylation of toluene to p-ethyltoluene...

PMPPI and MDI from Nitrobenzene PEP Review 79-1-3 Published December 1979 Atlantic Richfield's carbonylation process is advantageously used...

PMPPI from Nitrobenzene by Carbonylation PEP Review 80-1-4 Published February 1981 A revised evaluation is made on polymethylene polyphenylene...

Polyamide (Nylon) 6 PEP Review 2012-13 Published November 2012 Zimmer AG's continuous two-stage polymerization process is widely licensed for...

Polycarbonates From Bisphenol Compounds Via Cyclic Oligomers By GE Plastics Technlogy PEP Review 91-3-1 Published November 1992 In the mid 1980s...

Polycarbonate via Dow Phosgenation Process PEP Review 2011-08 Published November 2011 PEP has studied a number of polycarbonate processes over...

Polyethernitrile (PENI) Heat Resistant Polymer From 2,6-Dichlorobenzonitrile and Resorcinol PEP Review 93-2-4 Published February 1995 PENI is...

Polyethylene by Basell's Hostalen Process PEP Review 2006-13 Published November 2006 Basell’s Hostalen process can be used to produce unimodal...

Polyethylene By Basell’s Spherilene Process PEP Review 2006-10 Published October 2006 Basell’s Spherilene process can be used to produce specialty...

Polyethylene By Borealis’ Borstar Process PEP Review 2005-06 Published December 2005 Borealis’ Borstar process can be used to produce specialty...

Polyethylene by Chevron-Phillips Slurry Loop Process PEP Review 2005-14 Published October 2005 Chevron-Phillips Chemical Company has made substantial...

Polyethylene, High Density, Gas Phase Process PEP Review 79-1-1 Published December 1979 Standard Oil Company (Indiana) has developed a new gas...

Polyethylene, Low Density, Union Carbide Process PEP Review 77-3-1 Published October 1978 Union Carbide has developed a new LDPE process that...

Polyethylene Production By A Solution Process Using Loop Polymerization Reactors PEP Review 2009-8 Published November 2009 Dow Chemical Company...

Polyethylene Terephthalate Recycle by Depolymerization PEP Review 90-3-1 Published October 1891 Currently, to help alleviate landfill problems...

Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Organic Wastes PEP Review 2002-8 Published September 2003 Poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) are linear aliphatic polyesters...

Polymeric Polyisocyanates (PMPPI) or Polymeric MDI by Carbonylation Process PEP Review 77-2-5 Published May 1979 A new process for making polymeric...

Polymers, Specialty, R&D Trends PEP Review 86-1-3 R&D trends within competitive companies can be an important factor in analyzing competitors'...

Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) PEP Review 2009-6 Published August 2009 Demand for polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) has been growing rapidly in recent...

Polyphosphazenes PEP Review 86-2-4 Polyphosphazenes, which contain alkoxy, aryloxy, and(or) fluoroalkoxy substituents, are commercial semi-inorganic...

Polypropylene PEP Review X-1-2 Published October 1974 When Ziegler polyethylene was first revealed (1954), there was much speculation that the...

Polypropylene By a Vertical Stirred-Bed Process (BASF Technology) PEP Review 91-2-3 Published November 1992 With the constant growth in applications...

Polypropylene by LyondellBasell's Spheripol Process PEP Review 2011-15 Published November 2011 LyondellBasell's Spheripol process is the most...

Polypropylene, El Paso Process Using Mitsui/Montedison Catalyst PEP Review 81-2-2 Published April 1982 In the El Paso polypropylene process...

Polypropylene by INEOS Technologies Innovene™ PP Process Review 2012-09 Published September 2012 The INEOS Technologies Innovene™ polypropylene...

Poly(Proypylene Carbonates) PEP Review 86-3-2 Poly(propylene carbonates) are copolymers of propylene oxide and carbon dioxide Companies such...

Polytetramethylene Glycol from Tetrahydrofuran via a Diacetate Intermediate PEP Review 94-3-2 Published May 1996 In January 1994, DuPont announced...

Polyvinyl Alcohol Production PEP Review 2010-1 Published January 2010 In this review, the process to produce polyvinyl alcohol from vinyl acetate...

Polyvinyl Chloride by a Continuous Suspension Process PEP Review 85-3-4 The polyvinyl chloride industry has recently increased its interest...

PolyvinylChloride, Vapor Phase Bulk Polymerization PEP Review IX-1-6 Published September 1973 Polyvinyl chloride is produced mainly by suspension...

Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) By A Supercritical CO2 Process PEP Review 2002-4 Published September 2003 Vinylidene fluoride (VDF) is typically...

Power Costs for Chemical Companies Operating in the Houston, Texas Area PEP Review 75-3-2 Published May 1976 This paper outlines the trends...

Hydrogen Energy And Its Present Applications PEP Review 2002-2 Published August 2003 The US consumed 7.9 million barrels of gasoline per day...

Price, Labor Cost and Labor Productivity Indices for PEP Cost Index China PEP Review 2006-2 Published November 2006 Over the past two decades...

A Process for Making Polyethylene Polyamines PEP Review 84-3-1 Published October 1985 A Union Carbide patent describes a process that combines...

Process for Production of Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer PEP Review 2003-5 Published November 2003 Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH)...

Processing Acidic Crude Oils PEP Review 2008-14 Published December 2008 Acidic crude oils are grades of crude oil that contain substantial amounts...

Process Water Management and Treatment PEP Review 2008-15 Published December 2008 With increasing pressure on water resources worldwide, increasing...

Production of Ethylene-Based Elastomers by a Solution Process with Exxpol™ Metallocene Catalyst PEP Review 2005-08 Published January 2005 In...

Production of Isobutylbenzene via The Alkylation of Toluene With Propylene PEP Review 98-08 Published September 2000 Production of isobutylene...

Production of Perfluorodioxole and Amorphous Fluoropolymer PEP Review 2002-9 Published December 2003 Perfluorodioxole is an important class...

Production of Phenol From Benzene and Hydrogen Peroxide PEP Review 98-11 Published May 2002 Phenol is produced by reacting benzene with hydrogen...

Production of Propylene from C4 PEP Review 98-12 Published August 2002 Due to the higher annual growth rates of propylene compared to ethylene...

Production of Propylene from Fluid Catalytic Cracker Naphtha Streams PEP Review 2006-11 Published September 2006 Fina Research S.A. was recently...