Butanediol Production From Maleic Anhydride Cost Analysis Butanediol E61a

This report presents a cost analysis of 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) production from maleic anhydride. The process examined is similar to JM Davy process. In this process, tetrahydrofuran (THF) is generated as by-product. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): (1) WO Patent 2006037957, issued to Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies in 2006 (2) WO Patent 9743234, issued to Kvaerner in 1997 Keywords: KPT, Hydrogenation, Butyrolactone, GBL, Dehydration, Dimethyl Maleate