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but also the packaging industry, the furnishing sector as well as the automotive
industries are the major consumers of propylene derivatives.
Propylene is a highly activated synthetic molecule and thus it needs to be converted selectively to its derivatives for their cost-effective production. Both propylene production and its selective conversion processes for the production of other
chemicals have gone through important improvement in recent times. Thus, it is
being felt that it would be interesting to capture the most recent advances in the
processes and catalysts associated with propylene production and subsequent conversion of propylene to important C3 chemicals to global readers. The main aim of
this book chapter is to bring important aspects of various commercial processes and
catalysts involved in the production of propylene and propylene- derived chemicals
namely, propylene oxide, acrylonitrile, isopropanol, and acrylic acid. About twothirds of global propylene is consumed to make polypropylene (PP), which is one of
the most versatile plastic materials with good mechanical and chemical properties.
However, information related to polypropylene production technologies and associated catalysts is beyond the scope of this chapter.
Keywords Heterogeneous catalysts · Selective hydrogenation · Palladium
catalysts · 1,3-Butadiene · 1-Butene · Density functional theory
Abbreviations
2-EHA
2-Ethyl hexyl acrylate
3-HP
3-Hydroxy propionic acid
ABS
Acrylonitrile-butadiene styrene
ACN
Acrylonitrile
atm.
Atmospheres (unit for pressure)
CAGR
Compound annual growth rate
CARENA
Catalytic reactors based on new materials
Conv.
Conversion
DCC
Deep catalytic cracking
DIPE
Diisopropyl ether
DME
Dimethyl ether
DTP
Dominant technology for propylene production
EBHP
Ethylbenzene hydroperoxide process
ECH
Epichlorohydrin
EPS
Expanded polystyrene foam
FCC
Fluid catalytic cracking
GTO
Gas to oil
HPPO
Hydrogen peroxide-to-propylene-oxide
IPA
Isopropyl alcohol
LPG
Liquefied petroleum gas
MMTPA
Million metric ton per annum
C. Samanta and R. K. Das
but also the packaging industry, the furnishing sector as well as the automotive
industries are the major consumers of propylene derivatives.
Propylene is a highly activated synthetic molecule and thus it needs to be converted selectively to its derivatives for their cost-effective production. Both propylene production and its selective conversion processes for the production of other
chemicals have gone through important improvement in recent times. Thus, it is
being felt that it would be interesting to capture the most recent advances in the
processes and catalysts associated with propylene production and subsequent conversion of propylene to important C3 chemicals to global readers. The main aim of
this book chapter is to bring important aspects of various commercial processes and
catalysts involved in the production of propylene and propylene- derived chemicals
namely, propylene oxide, acrylonitrile, isopropanol, and acrylic acid. About twothirds of global propylene is consumed to make polypropylene (PP), which is one of
the most versatile plastic materials with good mechanical and chemical properties.
However, information related to polypropylene production technologies and associated catalysts is beyond the scope of this chapter.
Keywords Heterogeneous catalysts · Selective hydrogenation · Palladium
catalysts · 1,3-Butadiene · 1-Butene · Density functional theory
Abbreviations
2-EHA
2-Ethyl hexyl acrylate
3-HP
3-Hydroxy propionic acid
ABS
Acrylonitrile-butadiene styrene
ACN
Acrylonitrile
atm.
Atmospheres (unit for pressure)
CAGR
Compound annual growth rate
CARENA
Catalytic reactors based on new materials
Conv.
Conversion
DCC
Deep catalytic cracking
DIPE
Diisopropyl ether
DME
Dimethyl ether
DTP
Dominant technology for propylene production
EBHP
Ethylbenzene hydroperoxide process
ECH
Epichlorohydrin
EPS
Expanded polystyrene foam
FCC
Fluid catalytic cracking
GTO
Gas to oil
HPPO
Hydrogen peroxide-to-propylene-oxide
IPA
Isopropyl alcohol
LPG
Liquefied petroleum gas
MMTPA
Million metric ton per annum
C. Samanta and R. K. Das