Honeywell IOS Enhances Naphtha Cracker Performance

Honeywell launches an Integrated Olefin Suite (IOS) of technologies that the company says can increase ethylene production and improve profitability when added to a naphtha steam cracker. IOS provides customers the ability to improve return on investment (ROI), increase operating profits, reduce carbon dioxide footprint and increase the level of control over by-products, according to Honeywell.

IOS reportedly features a collection of commercially proven technologies that create a step change in naphtha cracker performance. By improving the quality of naphtha cracker feeds, the yield of ethylene is increased and the production of lower-value by-products are reduced, according to the company.

IOS includes three main sections. The feed optimization section transforms typical naphthas into a naphtha cracker feedstock that is rich in normal paraffins. Normal paraffins increase the yield of ethylene and decrease the yield of most by-products, which is expected to generate a more valuable product slate. The co-processing section increases propylene by processing propane, generated in the feed optimization section and from other feed sources, in a UOP Oleflex unit. When compared to processing propane in a steam cracking unit, the Oleflex process provides a much higher yield to light olefins, while also generating significant amounts valuable hydrogen, according to Honeywell.

The by-products handling section includes additional processing offerings that can be used to increase, decrease or eliminate the production of by-products such as butadiene, butenes and benzene, says Honeywell.

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