Integration of a Process Waste Gas into A Site's Energy Concept

摘要

In 1996, the BASF Corporation's Geismar, Louisiana, site deter- mined that the increased steam demands of their aggressive investment program would require them to expand their steam generation capacity. The site had operated a gas turbine based generation system since 1985 so they naturally reviewed the economics of another such installa- tion. At the same time, a new acetylene plant was being planned, which generated a large process waste gas stream. Conceptual studies indi- cated that integrating the two projects would provide significant eco- nomic advantages.