Ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) is a colorless and odorless liquid, relatively volatile with low viscosity. Ethylene glycol is used mainly as an antifreeze in automobile radiators and as a raw material for the manufacture of polyester fibers, in addition to that as an auxiliary material in the latex industry and a coolant in compressors. The process of making ethylene glycol is carried out by reacting…
Butanediol is a bifunctional alcohol widely used in various industrial and medical applications. In the industry, butanediol is used as an organic solvent and as an intermediate in the manufacturing of several types of plastics and synthetic fibers. The butanediol plant is planned to be operational in 2030. To meet the demand for butanediol, a plant with a capacity of 30,000 tons per year is de…
Sodium Lignosulfonate is a type of surfactant widely used in the industry due to its ability to reduce surface and interface tension,as an emulsion system stabilizert and as a good despering agent. The manufacture of Sodium Lignosulfonate at this factory uses the Sulfonation process. This factory is planned to operate for 330 days per year and work continuously 24 hours/day with a capacity of 2…
Isopropyl alcohol (C3H7OH) is a colorless, volatile and flammable liquid. Isopropyl alcohol has various uses, both as a final product and intermediate. Some examples of isopropyl alcohol as a final product are: as a solvent, the manufacture of chemicals in agriculture, additives in medicines, and antiseptic ingredients. As an intermediate product, isopropyl alcohol is used for the production of…
Methanol (methyl alcohol) is a colorless liquid at room temperature with a characteristic light alcoholic odor with the molecular formula CH3OH. Methanol acts as a basic chemical which is widely used in various industries as an intermediate compound which is a raw material for various industries. The main raw materials used in making methanol are coal and oxygen. Coal gasification technology is…
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 330 days per year and work continuously 24 hours…
Vinyl chloride is commonly produced as an ingredient for polymers, especially polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The purpose of establishing a vinyl chloride plant is to increase domestic production capacity and build Indonesia's ability to become an exporter. Vinyl chloride is produced through a direct chlorination process with ethane and chlorine as the main raw materials. The process takes place in a…
Ethyl benzene is a single-ringed aromatic alkyl organic compound. These aromatic hydrocarbon compounds are important compounds in the petrochemical industry as intermediate compounds in producing styrene. Ethyl benzene is also used to make other chemicals, namely as a solvent in ink, adhesive rubber, varnish and paint. The need for ethyl benzene, both domestic and foreign, increases every year.…
The need for caprolactam is increasing every year, while the availability of caprolactam in the country is non-existent. Until now, the need for caprolactam in Indonesia is met by importing it from other countries, such as China, Japan, India, Hong Kong and the United States. Over the last four years, imports of caprolactam have been relatively large, namely around 29,000 tons to 35,000 tons pe…
Caprolactam is one of the petrochemical industry products that is currently increasingly needed. The use of caprolactam products in the industrial world is very extensive. This can be seen from its use in the caproic amino acid plastics industry, polyurethanes, car paints, and mainly used as raw material for nylon-6. Caprolactam is also required in the film, imitation leather, synthetic fiber, …
Rice (Oryza Sativa) is one of the main agricultural products in Indonesia. In the rice processing proses, a by product is produced in the form of rice husks. Rice husk waste has not been utilized optimally even though it is a raw material that can be developed and is available in large quantities and cheaply. Rice husks have a high carbon content, therefore rice husks can be used as raw materia…
Duri Steam Flood is the largest hot steam injection project in Indonesia, so efforts are needed to prevent the decline in production rates. Well layers x, yz in the Duri Field have experienced a decrease in production due to sedimentation, after testing the formation water using the Stiff and Davis method. Based on the Stability Index (SI) value which is greater than 0, namely 1.431, scale tend…
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 the benzo…
This report presents an analysis of carbonate residuals in limestone used by PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper in the pulp and paper production process, using two test methods: Ahlstrom and Econotech. The background to this research is based on the importance of limestone quality as the main raw material in production as well as the company's need to ensure efficiency and quality of production res…
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 demand for …
Sago bark is biomass waste produced from the sago processing which not been utilized optimally. The lignin content in sago bark is quite high, around 32.29%, which has the potential to be used as biomass pellets. The water content and calorific value of sago bark pellets still do not meet standards, through the torrefaction process the quality and quality of the pellets can be improved. This re…
Isopropyl alcohol (C3H7OH) is a colorless, volatile and flammable liquid. Isopropyl alcohol has various uses, both as a final product and intermediate. Some examples of isopropyl alcohol as a final product are: as a solvent, the manufacture of chemicals in agriculture, additives in medicines, and antiseptic ingredients. As an intermediate product, isopropyl alcohol is used for the production of…
Vinyl acetate is an intermediate material that has an influence on the chemical industry in Indonesia with the molecular formula CH3CO2CH=CH2 which is one of the raw materials for the polymer industry with a stable condition or not easily decomposed. Vinyl acetate is widely used to produce other chemicals, such as polyvinyl acetate which is widely used in producing synthetic plastics, the paint…