Olefins
Convert low cost feedstocks into high yields of propylene and ethylene
Olefins, such as propylene and ethylene, are in demand as building blocks for a wide variety of products such as plastics, rubber, synthetics and solvents. Honeywell UOP petrochemical technologies can help you increase the value of your feedstocks by transforming them into olefins.
As an industry leader in petrochemical process technology for more than 70 years, UOP continues to deliver proven, flexible solutions with high yield returns. Whether you have alternative feedstock, such as coal or natural gas, methanol or a traditional feedstock such as propane, UOP has the solution to help make propylene and ethylene at the lowest cash cost of production.
Our featured technology offering is the UOP Oleflextm technology Process. The UOP Oleflex process and services may include:
- Engineering services
- Technical and marketing services
- Design services
- Construction services
- Start-up services
- Staff training
- Maintenance, monitoring and troubleshooting services
UOP’s olefin technology portfolio includes solutions for:
- Ethylene
- Propylene
- Butylenes
- Butadiene
Learn more about our Olefin Solutions:
On-Purpose Propylene
The UOP C3 Oleflex™ process produces polymer grade propylene from a propane feedstock allowing you to participate in the growing propylene market, independent of a steam cracker or FCC unit. As the leading propane dehydrogenation (PDH) technology in the world, Oleflex provides the lowest cash cost of production and highest return on investment when compared to competing PDH processes.
On-Purpose Propylene and Ethylene from Cost Advantaged Feedstocks
The UOP Advanced MTO™ process, which combines the UOP/Hydro MTO (Methanol to Olefins) Process with the Total Petrochemicals/UOP Olefin Cracking Process, converts cost advantaged alternative feedstocks such as coal, natural gas and petroleum coke to light olefins. The process offers increased yields and capacity and lowers catalyst consumption versus competing MTO processes.
On-Purpose Propylene and Ethylene from By-Products
The Total Petrochemicals/UOP Olefin Cracking Process™ (OCP) allows you to maximize production and recovery of light olefins from available feedstock sources by converting low-value olefins in mixed by-product streams to propylene and ethylene at high propylene-to-ethylene (P/E) ratios. The OCP technology can process a wide range of C4 -C8 olefins from steam crackers, refinery FCCs/Delayed Cokers and MTO plants.
On-Purpose Propylene from Refinery FCC
FCC units have long been a source of propylene as a valued by-product of gasoline production. As FCC technology has developed, specialized process designs and catalysts have been developed to increase propylene production. Integration of FCC units with the new UOP Catolene™ process enables full refinery / petrochemical integration.
Butylene Production
The UOP Oleflex™ process can be used for the catalytic dehydrogenation of isobutane, normal butane or mixed butanes to make iso, normal, or mixed butylenes. Traditionally, this process has been used throughout the world to enable the production of gasoline blending components such as MTBE, ETBE, Iso-Octene and Iso-Octane. The process can also be coupled with MTBE decompostion technology to allow for high-purity isobutylene production for applications like butyl rubber or other specialty applications.
On-purpose Butadiene
Traditionally, butadiene – critical to the production of synthetic rubber – has been produced as a byproduct of the naphtha cracking processes. But as refiners move to lighter feedstocks to make ethylene and propylene, less of the byproduct butadiene is produced, creating a growing gap between supply and demand. UOP has partnered with TPC Group to become the exclusive licensor of TPC Group OXO-D™ technology to produce on-purpose butadiene.
