2016 AIChE Spring Meeting and 12th Global Congress on Process Safety

Session: Feed Flexibility – Converting Ethylene Plants from Heavy Feeds to Light Feeds

Chair

Chepda, A., Total Petrochemicals & Refining

Co-Chair

Emmert, T., The Linde Group

Presentations

08:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

08:05 AM

(199a) Global Ethylene Operating Rates - What Is It Really Telling Me?

Lewandowski, S.

08:30 AM

(199b) Feed & Byproduct Flexibility for New and Existing Crackers

08:55 AM

(199c) Cracker Feedstock Flexibility from Naphtha to Ethane: Design Criteria and Concepts for Quench Water and Quench Oil System

Emmert, T., Antonas, S.

09:20 AM

Intermission

09:40 AM

(199d) Ethane Cracking in Existing Liquid Crackers - Effects on CGC, Cold Fractionation and Refrigeration

10:05 AM

(199e) Conversion of a Flexible Cracker to a Mostly Ethane Feed

10:30 AM

Concluding Remarks