Process Description
Fatty Alcohol is manufactured in a high pressure reactor (300 degC & 300 barg) from Fatty acid and Hydrogen in the presence of a Cu/Cr catalyst. The Hydrogen is made in a Gas Reformer where Natural gas and steam are converted into high purity Hydrogen over a high temperature catalyst. Hydrogenation catalyst is manufactured by precipitation from a mixture of Copper Nitrate, Barium Nitrate and Ammonium Chromate followed by separation and high temperature calcination. The crude Fatty alcohol is refined by distillation to give the required C12/14 Fatty alcohol product.
Raw Materials
- Fatty acid
- Natural gas
- Nitric acid 60%
- Copper
- Barium Nitrate
- Ammonia solution 31 %
- Chromic acid
Finished Products - Fatty alcohol
- NCE grade (C12/14)
- L1 grade (C12/18)
