Isomerization Units for Sale

Used 20,000 BPD C4 Isomerization Unit built in 1982 The C4 Isom converts normal butane into isobutane through Isomerisation reaction. This process is important to produce high purity iC4 for the use on the Refinery’s Alkylation Unit. The Isomerisation process takes place in four stages: The drying stage where catalyst contaminants are removed (mostly water). The Deisobutaniser (DIB) separation stage where iC4 are separated from nC4 and heavier hydrocarbons. The reactor circuit where the Isomerisation reaction converts nC4 into iC4. The stabiliser section where light ends from the reactor rundown stream are removed as off gas. The C4 Isom has two main feed streams: Imported refrigerated of normal and isobutane mixtures, the composition of which varies between 0-50% iC4 depending economic drives and unit operation/strategy. The normal composition is about 60% nC4 and 40% iC4. If we have 100% IC4 the ISOM unit will be bypassed. Hydrogen Rich Gas comes from the Continuous Catalytic Reformer, this contains approximately 86% Hydrogen (H2).

Used 18,000 TPD Isomerization Unit (C5/C6 Isom Unit) & Penex/Molex Unit built in 1993. The Isomerisation unit can be considered to be made up of three separate processing facilities, a Dehexaniser unit, an Isomerisation unit (Penex) and a Molecular Sieve separation unit (Molex). Its purpose is to take a C5 /C6 fraction out of pre-treated naphtha, supplied from the naphtha hydro-treaters, and process it in such a way that the resulting C5 /C6 product stream has the highest octane number achievable. Without the unit, the C5 material would be blended directly into finished gasoline and the C6 material fed to the CCR, where part of it would be converted to Benzene. The quantity of Benzene produced, when blended into finished product, would cause some grades of gasoline to be out of specifications. The C5 /C6 stream produced as an overhead liquid product from the Dehexaniser contains a mixture of iso and normal C5's and iso and normal C6's. Isomerisation involves converting the low octane normals to their higher octane isomers. This is accomplished by passing the feed over a fixed catalyst bed in the presence of hydrogen. The hydrogen is continuously recycled around the reactor circuit. Because it is an equilibrium reaction, 100% conversion of the normals is not achieved. The maximum octane of the product is obtained by separating the unconverted normals, using a molecular sieve, and recycling them back to the reactor. This separation occurs because of the difference in physical shape between the iso and normal molecules. The high octane isomers are routed to storage for blending into finished gasoline.