Download or read book Benzene Production from Toluene - Cost Analysis - Benzene E31A written by Intratec and published by Intratec. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents a cost analysis of Benzene production from toluene. The process examined is a typical selective toluene disproportionation process (STDP). In the STDP, toluene is converted into benzene and xylenes (mainly, p-xylene). Benzene is recovered from the reactor output via distillation and p-Xylene is separated as a by-product using a crystallization unit. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): (1) US Patent 7230152, issued to UOP in 2007 (2) US Patent 4097543, issued to ExxonMobil in 1978 Keywords: Aromatics, BTX, ExxonMobil PxMax, UOP Px Plus, GTC GT-STDP