2020 REFINING PROCESSES HANDBOOK PROCESS CATEGORIES COMPANY INDEX AROMATICS Benzene Alkylation Badger Cumene Process Description: ExxonMobil's zeolite catalysts are the heart of the Badger Cumene process. Originally developed by Mobil Oil, the MCM-22 family of zeolite catalysts revolutionized the production of cumene. With their high activity and selectivity to cumene, ExxonMobil catalysts enable a simple, liquid phase process that replaced the older aluminum chloride and solid phosphoric acid technologies-all while setting the standard for cumene product purity. With TechnipFMC Badger Process Technology, and building upon our 35+-yr relationship, the cumene technology continues to be improved. The result is a highly energy efficient, low environmental impact process that is easy to maintain and operate and offers low capital and operating costs for the production of cumene in the phenolics value chain. Cumene product Benzene recycle Propylene feed Alkylation reactor PIPB recycle Transalkylation reactor Benzene recovery Benzene feed Cumene recovery PIPB recovery Residue Products: Cumene Advantages: Design expertise * Routinely revamp AlCl3 plants * Production of cumene from any commercial grade of propylene High reliability * High purity cumene product * Minimal production downtime * Stable yields throughout the catalyst life * Long catalyst life with fewer replacements. Economics: Low variable operating costs * Ultra-high yields minimize raw material consumption * Low B/P and B/PIPB ratios minimize recycle and energy consumption Low capital investment * High selectivity to cumene reduces distillation column sizes * High-activity catalyst enables a smaller reactor volume and catalyst quantity * Low temperature, pressure and noncorrosive operating conditions. Development/delivery: ExxonMobil continues to be one of the leading cumene catalyst suppliers in the world. Installations: As of early 2020, ExxonMobil catalysts were deployed to more than 30 customers around the world in the Badger Cumene process. Together, these customers using ExxonMobil catalysts account for more than 10 MM metric tpy of cumene-more than half of the world's total installed capacity-and represent some of largest grassroot units and revamps in the world. ExxonMobil catalysts have successfully produced high-quality cumene from every commercial grade of propylene and its cumene product has been a feedstock to every major Phenol process technology. Licensor: TechnipFMC Badger Process Technology Website: www.catalysts-licensing.com Contact: www.exxonmobilchemical.com/en/resources/contact-us Copyright © 2020 Gulf Energy Information. All rights reserved.http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/ http://www.catalysts-licensing.com http://www.exxonmobilchemical.com/en/resources/contact-us