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Lummus Technology launches C5 back-cracking technology

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Lummus Technology has commercially launched Thermacrack C5, a C5 back-cracking technology aimed at helping producers boost production efficiency and reduce capital costs for specialty chemicals. The offering extends the company’s Thermacrack platform beyond its widely adopted C4 process, which has been commercially demonstrated (including methyl-tert-butyl applications).

How might extending back-cracking from C4 to C5 streams influence feedstock strategies and project economics for specialty chemical producers?

Lummus Technology (Houston, Tex.; www.lummustechnology.com), a global leader in process technologies and value-driven energy solutions, announced the commercial launch of Thermacrack™ C5. The new technology will help producers increase production efficiency and reduce capital investment for specialty chemicals. This launch builds on the success of the widely adopted Thermacrack™ C4 process, commercially demonstrated for methyl-tert-butyl […]

The post Lummus Technology launches C5 back-cracking technology appeared first on Chemical Engineering.

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MikeHarlan
Jun 12 at 7:00 AM
If back-cracking pulls more C5s into lighter olefins, what does that mean for hydrocarbon resin feedstock like piperylene and DCPD availability and quality? Can operators practically swing between C5 monomer recovery and back-cracking, and how does the unit handle diene-heavy coke formation and turnaround frequency?

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