Acetone MEK And Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
Acetone, MEK and Methyl Isobutyl Ketone, May 1972
Report No. 77
ACETONE, METHYL ETHYL
KETONE
AND
METHYL ISOBUTYL
KETONE
by SHIGEYOSHI
TAKAOKA
May
1972
A private report by the
PROCESS
STANFORD
ECONOMICS
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
PROGRAM
I
MENLO
I
PARK,
CALIFORNIA
Acetone, MEK and Methyl Isobutyl Ketone, May 1972
CONTENTS
a
1
INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
2
SUMMARY
3
3
4
5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acetone ..........................
Methyl Ethyl Ketone ....................
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone ...................
3
6
11
INDUSTRY STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . ,
15
Acetone ..........................
Methyl Ethyl Ketone ....................
Secondary Butanol .....................
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone ...................
Diacetone Alcohol .....................
Mesityl Oxide .......................
15
20
21
22
25
26
ACETONE BY DERYDROGERATION OF ISOPROPANOL .........
27
Chemistry .........................
Mechanism ........................
Kinetics .........................
Review of Processes ....................
Feed Specifications ...................
Catalyst .........................
Reactor .........................
Temperature and Pressure .................
Space Velocity ......................
Conversion, Selectivity, and Yield ............
By-products .......................
Product Purification ...................
Process Description ....................
Process Discussion .....................
Cost Estimates .......................
Capital Costs ......................
Production Costs .....................
27
27
28
30
31
31
38
38
38
39
39
39
40
46
48
48
49
ACETONE BY DIRECT OXIDATION OF PROPYLENE ..........
59
Chemistry .........................
Review of'Processes ....................
Feed Specifications ...................
Catalyst .........................
Reactor .........................
59
64
71
71
72
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Acetone, MEK and Methyl Isobutyl
Report No. 77
ACETONE, METHYL ETHYL
KETONE
AND
METHYL ISOBUTYL
KETONE
by SHIGEYOSHI
TAKAOKA
May
1972
A private report by the
PROCESS
STANFORD
ECONOMICS
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
PROGRAM
I
MENLO
I
PARK,
CALIFORNIA
Acetone, MEK and Methyl Isobutyl Ketone, May 1972
CONTENTS
a
1
INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
2
SUMMARY
3
3
4
5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acetone ..........................
Methyl Ethyl Ketone ....................
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone ...................
3
6
11
INDUSTRY STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . ,
15
Acetone ..........................
Methyl Ethyl Ketone ....................
Secondary Butanol .....................
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone ...................
Diacetone Alcohol .....................
Mesityl Oxide .......................
15
20
21
22
25
26
ACETONE BY DERYDROGERATION OF ISOPROPANOL .........
27
Chemistry .........................
Mechanism ........................
Kinetics .........................
Review of Processes ....................
Feed Specifications ...................
Catalyst .........................
Reactor .........................
Temperature and Pressure .................
Space Velocity ......................
Conversion, Selectivity, and Yield ............
By-products .......................
Product Purification ...................
Process Description ....................
Process Discussion .....................
Cost Estimates .......................
Capital Costs ......................
Production Costs .....................
27
27
28
30
31
31
38
38
38
39
39
39
40
46
48
48
49
ACETONE BY DIRECT OXIDATION OF PROPYLENE ..........
59
Chemistry .........................
Review of'Processes ....................
Feed Specifications ...................
Catalyst .........................
Reactor .........................
59
64
71
71
72
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Acetone, MEK and Methyl Isobutyl