Benzene Production From Toluene Cost Analysis Benzene E34a

This report presents a cost analysis of Benzene production from toluene. The process examined is similar to CB&I Lummus Detol process for toluene hydrodealkylation. In this process, toluene is converted into benzene and mixed xylenes. A mixed xylenes stream is generated as a by-product of this process. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): (1) "DETOL®, LITOL®, and PYROTOL® Hydrodealkylation", Tech Sheet, CB&I Lummus Technology (2) "Benzene", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 7th edition Keywords: On-Purpose Benzene Production, Houdry, Aromatics, BTX, Catalytic Dealkylation