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Olefins Value Chain

UOP Olefins & Equipment History

Propylene Production

Butylene Production

Ethylene Production

Equipment For Light Olefins

Ethylene Production

UOP can provide you with the process technology, equipment, catalysts and adsorbents you need to make your ethylene production more cost-effective. Most ethylene used for petrochemical applications is produced by steam cracking of naphtha or natural gas liquids.

The MaxEne process allows ethylene producers and refiners to achieve higher yields and improved competitiveness by optimizing the utilization of their naphtha feedstocks. The MaxEne process separates the naphtha components such that the components best suited for ethylene production can be charged to a steam cracker and the other components (best suited for motor fuel production) can be charged to a reforming unit in a refinery.

The ATOFINA/UOP Olefin Cracking process can be integrated with a steam cracking plant and/or refinery to increase your light olefin yields by converting low value C4 - C8 olefin by-products to ethylene and propylene.

The UOP/HYDRO MTO process enables you to produce ethylene and propylene from natural gas (methane) feedstock by converting methanol to olefins. The MTO process offers a competitive alternative for ethylene and propylene production by utilizing stranded natural gas.

To find out more about these UOP processes, click on the links below.
UOP/HYDRO MTO Process
MaxEne Process
ATOFINA/UOP Olefin Cracking Process
Heat & Mass Transfer Equipment
Ethylene Adsorbents
Cracked Gas Dehydration Adsorbents

To find complementary products and services, click on the following links:
Olefins Value Chain
UOP Olefins & Equipment History
Propylene Production
Butylenes & Butadiene Production
Equipment for Light Olefins Production