team #7: adam jones, larae baker, mike heslinga, maxine bent, jonathan bush chemical engin-ears e...
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Team #7:
Adam Jones, Larae Baker,
Mike Heslinga, Maxine Bent,
Jonathan Bush
Chemical Engin-EARS
Engineering an Alternate Route to
Styrene
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Styrene
Used to make polystyrene and ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) polymers.
28 billion dollar industry1
11.9 billion pounds of Styrene produced per year2
1www.styrene.org/economy.html
2Chemical and Engineering News
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Outline
Objectives
Chemistry
Why EARS?
Route to Solution
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Objectives
Design full scale industrial plant
Produce the catalyst in the lab
Economically and environmentally friendly
Optimal location
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The Chemistry
Begins with Benzene and Ethylene,
but…
Steam
-H2
F.C. Alkyl
AlCl3
Initiator
Courtesy of Dr. Keith Watson, Dow Chemical; Oct. 5, 2005
Ethane is Cheaper!!
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Why EARS for Senior Design?
Exploring New Chemistry
Real Application of Design
Design Norms
• Stewardship
• Justice
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Route to Solution
Research of Patents
Laboratory Work
Contacts at Dow Chemical
Computer Simulation
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Questions?