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
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
Outline
Objectives
Chemistry
Why EARS?
Route to Solution
Objectives
Design full scale industrial plant
Produce the catalyst in the lab
Economically and environmentally friendly
Optimal location
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!!
Why EARS for Senior Design?
Exploring New Chemistry
Real Application of Design
Design Norms
• Stewardship
• Justice
Route to Solution
Research of Patents
Laboratory Work
Contacts at Dow Chemical
Computer Simulation
Questions?