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Report No. 21
OX0 ALCOHOLS
by RICHARD G. DENNEY
November 1966
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STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA
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Oxo Alcohols, November 1966
I INTRODUCTION. ........................ 1
II SUMMARY ........................... 3
General Aspects ....................... 3
Technical Aspects ...................... 6
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CONTENTS
V (continued)
Other 0x0 Processes ..................... 161
Review of Processes .................... 161
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Process Description .................... 195
Process Discussion .................... 207
Cost Estimates ...................... 209
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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15 0x0 Alcohols by the Aldox Process
Effect of Raw Material Costs and By-Product Credit on
2-Ethylhexanol
Net Total Production Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
16 0x0 Alcohols by the Aldox Process
Effect of Plant Capacity and Production Rate on 2-Ethylhexanol
Net Total Production Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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Net Total Production Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oxo Alcohols by the Oxo-Aldol Process
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Effect of Plant Capacity and Production Rate on
Net Total Production Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
27 Typical Water Soluble Organic Cobalt Salt 0x0 Catalyst Cycle . 175
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28 Typical Inorganic Cobalt Salt 0x0 Catalyst Cycle . . , . . . . 179
ILLUSTRATIONS
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TABLES
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Summary of Costs of Evaluated Processes . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Summary of Technical Aspects of Evaluated Processes . . . . . 7
Oxo Plant Capacities
Americas....................... . . . . 17
4 Oxo Plant Capacities
Europe........................ . . . . 23
5 Oxo Plant Capacities
Asia and Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6 0x0 Alcohols by a One-Step Process
Summary of Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7 0x0 Alcohols by a Low Pressure One-Step Process
Major Process Equipment and Utilities Summary . . . . . . . . 52
a 0x0 Alcohols by a Low Pressure One-Step Process
Stream Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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TABLES
17 Oxo Alcohols
by the Aldox Process
Process Unit and Utilities Investment . . . , . . . . . . . . . 107
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TABLES
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