How much catalyst does a plant with an annual production capacity of 1 million tons of polyethylene consume per year?
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As the title says. If anyone knows, just give a rough range. Thank you!
Your question is really insightful – there are many polyethylene production processes, and there’s more than one type of catalyst available. Each catalyst also has a different level of activity; the differences are quite significant! ! !
I’m an amateur when it comes to aggregation, which is why I ask such amateurish questions. Could you tell me, to the best of your knowledge, how many use the most and how many use the least? An order of magnitude is sufficient; accuracy isn’t necessary. I saw a new Sabic patent related to polyethylene catalysts, one that uses a compound I developed as an additive; I want to figure out what the market potential is for this new approach.
Let me put it this way: the activity of common catalysts for polyethylene varies between 2000 and 20,000 t/kg. Moreover, different catalysts require different additives; I don’t know what type of catalyst you’re referring to, so the figures I’ve given represent a very wide range of values.
Activity of common different types of polyethylene catalysts: 2000–20000 kg/kg