New study looks at economic side of butanol from propylene and syngas

In Texas, Intratec Solutions released a report presenting an economic analysis of n-Butanol production from propylene and syngas, assuming a plant located on the US Gulf Coast. The process under analysis is similar to the LP OXO technology jointly licensed by JM Davy and Dow, employing Selector 30 catalyst.

This detailed study presents plant construction cost, Butanol production cost breakdown, and raw materials consumption figures. It may be extended with supplemental analyses, such as Production Unit Cost Breakdown per Pieces of Equipment and Process Flow Diagrams & Equipment List, among others.