The company will provide engineering design, technology licensing, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, staff training and technical service for this project.
The new propane dehydrogenation unit will use UOP’s C3 Oleflex technology to convert propane to propylene, a material used in the production of chemicals and materials such as films and packaging.
According to UOP, the Oleflex process uses catalytic dehydrogenation to convert propane to propylene.
The new unit is expected to start up in 2013 and to produce 450,000 metric tons of propylene annually.
UOP is a supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, process plants, and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical and gas processing industries.
