Monday, April 27, 2009: 2:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 15/16 (Tampa Convention Center)
#40 - Ethylene Plant Technology - Trends in Olefin Plant Feedstocks (T4A07)
Ethylene Plant Technology - Trends in Olefins Plant Feedstocks. With recent hike in energy prices and supply/demand of transportation fuels, there is increased pressure on refiners and petrochemical producers to look for feedstock trends that can address the future needs of Olefins Industry. This session will provide a forum to present and discuss some of the following topics: Integration opportunities for feedstock (and by-products etc.) – with gas plants, refineries; Integrated Manufacturing sites of Future; Gas-to-Chemicals; Coal-to-Chemicals; Bio Routes (e.g. ethanol to ethylene) Energy Supply/Demand/Alternate Routes (related to fuels market) and their impact on Olefin Plant Feedstock
Chair:Sanjeev Kapur
CoChair:Aivars Krumins
2:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
2:35 PMFuture Feedstock for Olefin Plants
Mark Eramo
3:00 PMWill Steam Crackers Go the Way of the Dodo?
Mark E. Jones
3:25 PMTrends in Ethylene Plant Feedstocks
Alan Nizamoff
3:50 PMBreak
4:05 PMPanel Discussions
Sanjeev Kapur, Aivars Krumins
5:20 PMConcluding Remarks

See more of Topical 4: The 21st Ethylene Producers’ Conference

See more of The 2009 Spring National Meeting