【Major Equipment in the Chemical Equipment Industry】210 – Mobile factory for manufacturing the PDH unit of the IPCI project in Kazakhstan: Propane-Propylene separation tower

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This post was last edited by Desert Fish on 2022-5-12 at 17:21: Red May for chemical workers! Reply reward! ---------------------------------------------- The past decade has been a period of rapid development in China’s chemical industry, marked by the emergence of many new processes, products, and equipment. There has also been significant progress in China’s chemical processing equipment, which has contributed to the swift advancement of the petrochemical sector. Here, we have compiled some of the achievements and breakthroughs made by Chinese equipment manufacturers in terms of larger-scale production and greater use of domestic equipment. We invite everyone to share their insights and discuss these topics together; let’s cheer for Made in China and support the development of chemical processing equipment! ========================== The key equipment in the PDH unit of Kazakhstan’s IPCI project is the propane-propylene separation tower. This tower has an inner diameter of 8400 mm, a wall thickness of 36–43 mm, a length of 105 m, and a net weight of 950 tons; it is considered a super-large-scale tower facility. It represents a key milestone in the IPCI project and is also an important part of the project’s construction process. At the early stage of the project, the IPCI project team held several specialized meetings to discuss specific aspects such as the manufacturing and transportation of the equipment, and ultimately decided to carry out the equipment manufacturing at the Atrau Petrochemical Equipment Manufacturing Plant (ANM), located 50 km away from the project site. In November 2018, the company dispatched a team of 9 technical experts, including those in design, supervision, manufacturing, welding, and fitting, to reside on a long-term basis at the equipment manufacturing plant to oversee and provide guidance on the technical aspects of the production of propane-propylene separation towers.