Methyl Methacrylate is a chemical with organic components for leather coatings, the cosmetics industry, the paint industry, the household equipment industry, the polymer industry and for other industries. The manufacture of Methyl Methacrylate at this factory uses the ACH process. This factory is planned to operate for 330 days per year and work continuously 24 hours/day with a capaci…
Toluena (toluol, methylbenzene, phenylmethane) is an organic solvent widely used in many industrial processes including plastics production, chemical synthesis and gasoline manufacturing. Toluena oxidation technology is used to convert toluena into benzoic acid. The main raw materials used in the production of benzoic acid are toluena and oxygen. The selected process used for the product…
Indonesia, as a developing country, continues to experience growth in various sectors, including the chemical industry. Catechol, as a vital component in the chemical industry, draws special attention due to its significant market growth, reaching USD 155.4 million by 2027. Dependence on catechol imports in Indonesia reached 955,184 kg in 2021, as there are no catechol production plants…
T-Butyl Alcohol was one of the four isomers of Butanol which was also known by the name of t-Butyl Alcohol, 2-Methyl-2-Propanol, Trimethyl Carbinol, often abbreviated by the name TBA and has the molecular formula C4H9OH. The process of making t-butyl alcohol was carried out by reacting isobutene and water added to the dowex 50 catalyst in the reactor and separated on a flash drum (FD- …
Polyethylene terephthalate (abbreviated as PET, PETE or formerly PETP, PETP) is a thermoplastic plastic polymer resin of the polyester group. The process of making polyethylene terephthalate at this factory uses a direct esterification process (TA process). The raw materials used are ethylene glycol, terephthalic acid and antimony trioxide catalysts. The established plant will operate fo…
Acrylic acid is an important chemical in the industrial world because acrylic acid is an intermediate chemical that is widely used in industrial production processes and consumer products. Acrylic acid is mainly used as a raw material in the manufacture of acrylic esters, as a monomer for polyacrylic acid and its salts, as a comonomer for use as a flocculent and ion exchange resin polym…
Adipic acid is generally produced as a raw material for making nylon and fiber. The purpose of establishing an adipic acid plant is to meet the domestic demand for adipic acid so as to reduce the amount of imports. Adipic acid is produced through Cyclohexane oxidation process and KA oil oxidation process. The cyclohexane oxidation process takes place in a bubble reactor at 139°C and 3 …
Benzotrichloride was a derivative of toluene. Benzotrichloride was widely used in the synthetic dye industry, organic synthesis, as an intermediate in the chemical industry, in the production of benzoyl chloride, chlorinated toluenes, benzotrifluoride, benzoic acid, and as an intermediate for dyes. The demand for benzotrichloride in Indonesia and globally continued to increase, giving t…
Imports of caprolactam for domestic fulfillment have reached 30,000 to 35,000 tons per year over the last five years. Caprolactam is produced using the Toyo Rayon Photonitrosation process which converts cyclohexane into cyclohexanone oxime through an oximation reaction between cyclohexane and nitrosyl chloride in a photonitrosation reactor (R-101), then reacted again with trifluoroaceti…
Methyl Methacrylate is a chemical with organic components for leather coatings, the cosmetics industry, the paint industry, the household equipment industry, the polymer industry and for other industries. The manufacture of Methyl Methacrylate at this factory uses the Direct Oxidative Esterification process. This factory is planned to operate for 30 days per year and work continuously 2…
Preliminary Design of Propylene Oxide Plant Using Epoxidation Process With The Main Equipment Design of Propylene Oxide Distillation Column (T-401) Propylene oxide is a compound used as a reaction intermediate in the production of polyether polyol, propylene glycol, ether glycol and ethylene glycol. Supply for propylene oxide in Indonesia is by importing from Germany, Singapore, Japan a…
Citric acid is widely used in the food and beverage industry, household detergent industry, and the textile, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and other industries. The need for citric acid in Indonesia has not been met by local producers, so they have to import from abroad. This is because there are still very few citric acid factories in the country. Seeing that the need for citric acid in Ind…
Acetic acid is a widely used raw material in the chemical industry, both in the production of cellulose acetate, ethyl acetate, acetic anhydride, and in the textile industry. The demand for acetic acid in Indonesia has not been met by local producers, thus necessitating imports from abroad. This is due to the limited number of acetic acid plants in the country. Seeing the increasing dem…
Methanol (methyl alcohol) is a chemical in the form of a clear, flammable liquid with the molecular formula CH3OH. Methanol acts as an intermediate compound that becomes the raw material for various industries. Coal gasification technology is used to convert coal into syngas which is then processed into methanol. The main raw materials used in methanol production are coal and oxygen. Th…
Indonesia is one of the developing countries that has been actively involved in development across various sectors, especially in the chemical industry. The benzoic acid industry in Indonesia is one with promising prospects. Benzoic acid is utilized as a preservative, flavor enhancer, additive, nucleating agent, intermediary, and stabilizer or catalyst. The pre-design objective of this …
Diphenylamine is a solid crystalline organic compound with the chemical formula (C6H5)2NH. Diphenylamine is a derivative of aniline, where the amine is capped by two phenyl groups. Diphenylamine is used as a dye fixative, an ingredient in medicines, as a product preservative in the agricultural industry, as an explosive, and as a fragrance in the cosmetics industry. The manufacture of d…
Formaldehyde (CH2O) is a finished and intermediate compound that can be used in various industrial and consumer applications. Formaldehyde has several anvantages in various industries, for example as a resin (usually used in the manifacture of particle board, plywood, furniture, and coating), as an intermediate material for the synthesis of other chemical compounds, and man more. Formaldeh…
Steam turbines have outputs in the form of electricity, steam (sootblower, MP and LP) and condensate. The MP and LP steam needs of the area every day are certainly different and the ability of the Turbine to produce MP and LP every day is different depending on the power or load requirements needed by the area. To meet the unmet needs of MP and LP steam, the Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV…
Brine treatment system is the purification process of salt solutions from impurities or dirt contained in the salt solution. It is used to keep the cell electrolyzer where the electrolysis process occurs. The research was carried out to determine the influence of flow brine in saturator or salt solution and flow barium chloride (BaCl2) on the levels of sodium sulfate. (Na2SO4). The raw …
The bleaching process is a process to chemically remove materials or dyes from the pulp to increase the degree of brightness. This research aims to determine the brightness performance against chlorine dioxide (ClO2), production rate, temperature at the initial dioxide (DO) stage, brightness performance against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) peroxide oxidation extraction stage (EOP). The par…