CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) announced that it has been awarded a contract by Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co. The project scope includes the license and engineering design of a grassroots propane and butane dehydrogenation unit to be built in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
The unit will use CB&I’s CAtofin catalytic dehydrogenation technology and Clariant’s tailor-made Catofin catalyst to process feedstock containing 300,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) of propane and 600,000 m.t./yr of isobutane for the joint production of propylene and isobutylene. The unit is said to be the largest single-train dehydrogenation plant in the world.
“CB&I’s CATOFIN technology provides our customers with proven reliability and the flexibility to co-process multiple feed compositions at world scale capacities,” said Daniel McCarthy, President of CB&I’s Technology operating group. “In addition to this award, CLG, CB&I’s joint venture with Chevron, was awarded the ISODEWAXING catalytic isomerization and ISOFINISHING hydrofinishing processes for this project. This multi-technology award underscores CB&I’s broad portfolio of technology solutions.”