SOCAR selects Axens’ ParamaX® technology suite

SOCAR Turkey Energy has selected Axens’ ParamaX® Technology Suite for its project of aromatics & PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid) complex in the future petrochemical site in Aliaga, Turkey. When the final investment decision is taken, this future complex will aim at satisfying domestic market needs in PTA.

For this project, Axens offered its second generation energy efficient ParamaX® Suite of technologies for cost-effective production of benzene, paraxylene and orthoxylene, in combination with its Pygas hydrogenation technology for steam cracking gasoline treatment.

ParamaX® Suite consists in the following technologies:
•   Eluxyl®, 1.15 paraxylene purification technology originally developped by Axens
•   Morphylane, aromatics Extractive process originally developed by ThyssenKrupp Uhde Engineering Services
•   XyMax-2, C8 aromatics isomerization technology originally developed by ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing
•   TransPlus-5, aromatics transalkylation technology originally developed by ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing.

Axens second generation energy efficient ParamaX® Suite delivers superior products yields while greatly reducing plant energy consumption and enabling to control investment for cost-advantaged aromatics production.

In addition, Axens will provide catalysts, adsorbents, equipment and full services offer from plant personnel training to plant successful start-up, followed by plant performances monitoring services.

The future aromatics complex is expected to produce 1,162,000 tons per year of paraxylene, orthoxylene and benzene.

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Axens

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