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Title: Techno-economic analysis of aniline production via amination of phenol
Advisor(s): Tarazona Vásquez, Francisco
OCDE field: https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#2.04.01
Issue Date: 22-Dec-2020
Institution: Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología; Elsevier
Abstract: The purpose of this research is to demonstrate through a techno-economic assessment that aniline can be industrially produced using a profitable and inherently safer process than the ones currently employed. The aniline production process was designed using process simulation software. From this, the mass and energy balances were determined, the equipment sizing was performed and the net present value (NPV) was calculated to be USD 93.5 million. Additionally, a heat integration analysis was carried out in order to improve process profitability, obtaining a new NPV of USD 97.5 million. The economic sensitivity analysis showed that the process could withstand fixed capital investment changes of up to +89%, weighted average cost of capital changes between 16–24% and a decrease in cyclohexylamine demand of up to 44%. The conceptual design is still profitable when aniline price is varied in a range of 1224–1840 $/t and phenol cost in a range of 815–1178 $/t.
Note: Artículo sustentado el 13 de Julio 2021 para la obtención del título profesional de Ingeniero Químico.
Discipline: Ingeniería Química
Grade or title grantor: Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología. Ingeniería Química
Grade or title: Ingeniero Químico
Juror: Araujo Pantoja, Patricia; Tarazona Vásquez, Francisco; Rodríguez Zúñiga, Ursula
Register date: 10-Aug-2021



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