Techno-economic analysis of process alternatives for the production of ethylene-propylene rubber from forest-based feedstocks

Tappi Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-32

  Mariano, Adriano Pinto ^a   Harlin, Ali ^b   Manninen, Jussi ^b   Chambost, Virginie ^a   Stuart, Paul ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CANCER   (Canada)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOETHANOL; DEHYDRATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE; FEEDSTOCKS; GASIFICATION; INVESTMENTS; KRAFT PULP; METHANOL; OPERATING COSTS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS; PROPYLENE; PURCHASING; RISK PERCEPTION; RUBBER; RUBBER APPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BLEACHED KRAFT PULPS; CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS; CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; ETHANOL DEHYDRATION; ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE RUBBER; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; METHANOL TO OLEFIN; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

DEHYDRATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; ETHYLENE; GASIFICATION; INVESTMENT; KRAFT PULPS; METHANOL; PULP MILLS; PURCHASE; WATER GAS;

EID: 84872824927     PISSN: 07341415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.32964/tj12.1.19     Document Type: Article

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