Acetone MEK And Methyl Isobutyl Ketone

Acetone, MEK and Methyl Isobutyl Ketone, May 1972

Report No. 77

ACETONE, METHYL ETHYL
KETONE
AND
METHYL ISOBUTYL
KETONE
by SHIGEYOSHI

TAKAOKA

May

1972

A private report by the

PROCESS
STANFORD

ECONOMICS

RESEARCH

INSTITUTE

PROGRAM
I
MENLO
I

PARK,

CALIFORNIA

Acetone, MEK and Methyl Isobutyl Ketone, May 1972

CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SUMMARY

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Acetone ..........................
Methyl Ethyl Ketone ....................
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone ...................

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INDUSTRY STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . ,

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Acetone ..........................
Methyl Ethyl Ketone ....................
Secondary Butanol .....................
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone ...................
Diacetone Alcohol .....................
Mesityl Oxide .......................

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ACETONE BY DERYDROGERATION OF ISOPROPANOL .........

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Chemistry .........................
Mechanism ........................
Kinetics .........................
Review of Processes ....................
Feed Specifications ...................
Catalyst .........................
Reactor .........................
Temperature and Pressure .................
Space Velocity ......................
Conversion, Selectivity, and Yield ............
By-products .......................
Product Purification ...................
Process Description ....................
Process Discussion .....................
Cost Estimates .......................
Capital Costs ......................
Production Costs .....................

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ACETONE BY DIRECT OXIDATION OF PROPYLENE ..........

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Chemistry .........................
Review of'Processes ....................
Feed Specifications ...................
Catalyst .........................
Reactor .........................

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