Modelling, simulation, exergy and economic analyses of thermal cracking of propane using CO2 and steam as diluents

• Published in: Computer Aided Chemical Engineering Vol. 53; pp. 691 - 696
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yao, Yan, Hui, Chong, Daotong, Cordiner, Joan, Wang, Meihong
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: economic analysis; ethylene manufacturing; exergy analysis; First principles modelling; process simulation; thermal cracking furnace; First principles modelling; ethylene manufacturing; process simulation; thermal cracking furnace; economic analysis; exergy analysis

Introduction of diluents can increase the yield of valuable products and reduce the coking rate during thermal cracking of propane. Use of captured CO2 as diluent for the ethylene manufacturing is preferred to avoid high cost of CO2 transport and storage. A 1-dimentional pseudo-dynamic model of plug...