Technical renovation project for the 100,000 tons per year styrene unit at Shandong Kenli Petrochemical

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Recently, the first public announcement regarding the environmental impact assessment for the technical renovation project of Shandong Kenli Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd.’s 100,000 tons per year styrene production facility was made. Project Name: Technical renovation project for the 100,000 tons/year butadiene plant
Location: The project is situated at No. 1001, Shengxing Road, Kenli District, Dongying City, Shandong Province.
Construction Scope: Building on the existing 100,000 tons/year butadiene plant, the oxidation-dehydrogenation and solvent absorption units, as well as the post-acetonitrile and product purification units will be phased out. The existing etherification and pre-acetonitrile units will be reused. Equipment such as reactors, towers, heating furnaces, heat exchangers, air coolers, and compressors will be purchased, while hydrogenation and isomerization units as well as an MTBE unit will be constructed through renovation. Upon completion of the renovation, it will be able to produce 106,500 tons of MTBE per year, along with 76,800 tons of isobutane, 57,400 tons of n-butane, and 5,800 tons of light hydrocarbons as by-products.