What to do with C5?
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Besides oil adjustment, what other uses does catalytic reforming of C5 have?
Used as naphtha feedstock for ethylene production
This post was last edited by qwl_qrc on 2017-2-14 at 12:25; it is possible to go to a heterogenization unit or a naphtha reforming unit to increase the octane number before adjusting the gasoline
It can be used to produce solvent oil, it can also be used in isomerization to produce gasoline, and it can serve as a raw material for ethylene.
C5 can have the isopentane extracted from it to be used as a component in gasoline blending, while the remainder can be used as feed for ethylene cracking. Alternatively, C5 and C6 can be sent to an isomerization unit for isomerization, to serve as components for blending gasoline.
Consider the benefits to decide whether to go with ethylene or isomerization
Is there a need for C5? Foamed C5 or reformed C5, shipped by sea?
It mainly involves adjusting the oil; the downstream market has no demand for C5.
Isoprene can polymerize, and it is difficult to separate
Isn’t it done through extraction? It seems that BASF is involved in this