Lotte GS Chemical has selected Honeywell UOP Q-Max Phenol 3G, and Evonik MSHP technologies for the production of over 565,000 t/y of phenol and acetone at Lotte’s petrochemicals facility in Yeosu, South Korea.
UOP will provide a license for the technology, as well as basic engineering design services, key equipment, catalysts and adsorbents, and technical services.
As part of the project, UOP will supply cumene and phenol units with alpha-methylstyrene (AMS) hydrogenation. The Evonik MSHP process hydrogenates AMS to cumene to be recycled back to oxidation.
The UOP Phenol 3G unit converts cumene into phenol and acetone with high yields and product quality, and low utility consumption.
The combined technologies allow Lotte to produce phenol and acetone derivatives from benzene and polymer-grade propylene. A schedule for the project was not given.
