Ethane to Ethylene (G1)
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Team G1 Final Report
Authors: Tahir Kapoor, Brandon Muncy, Alex Valdes
Instructors: Fengqi You, David Wegerer
March 13, 2015
Executive Summary
Introduction
The goal of this project is to design a process for the manufacture of ethylene from shale gas. Ethylene is a fundamental chemical in the production of various important polymers, including poly(ethylene terephthalate), low density polyethylene, and high density polyethylene. For this reason, ethylene is the most produced organic chemical in the world and demand will soon surpass 200 million metric tons per year.