Download or read book Vinyl Acetate from Acetic Acid and Ethylene - Cost Analysis - VAM E11A 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 Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) from acetic acid and ethylene. The process examined is a typical vapor phase oxidation process. In this process, vapor acetic acid, ethylene and oxygen react in a catalytic multi-tube reactor, producing Vinyl Acetate. After separation/purification steps, VAM is obtained as the final product and unreacted ethylene and acetic acid are recycled back to the reactor. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): (1) "Vinyl Esters," Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 7th edition (2) US Patent 9573877, issued to Celanese in 2017 Keywords: Ethenyl Acetate, Ethanoic Acid, Ethene, Oxidation, Vapor Phase, VAM