Replacing an Existing Product's Production Within a Similar Product Production by Using a Replacement Technique

Anita Kovač Kralj, Dejan Bencik

Abstract


Existing processes for specific products cannot sustain operational profitably over a long period. The product’s price is not much higher than the raw material costs and it is necessary to make certain modifications by using savings or replacements during product production. In our case, the production of methanol having a low market value would be replaced by the production of dimethyl ether (DME). This would create greater demand, especially from the environmental perspective, and can be achieved by using replacement technique. We want to keep and transfer as many of the existing units from the previous production to the new production. Dimethyl ether is an organic compound with the formula CH3OCH3.  It is a colourless gas that is a useful precursor to other organic compounds, and an aerosol propellant. DME can act as a clean fuel when burned in engines properly optimized for DME. The direct production of DME would be cheaper than indirect when applied for new buildings. The same applies for retrofits, or the replacing of existing methanol - specific production – a similar DME product plant would be more rational for the direct production of DME, because of greater efficiency, productivity of DME production, profit, and for 20 % more electricity generation.

Key words: Dimetyl ether; Replacement; Methanol process; Indirect method; Direct method; Retrofit


Keywords


Key words: Dimetyl ether; Replacement; Methanol process; Indirect method; Direct method; Retrofit

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/j.est.1923847920110202.103

DOI (PDF): http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/g2119

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