Hydrochloric Acid

Oleic acid is a fatty acid that occurs naturally in various animal and vegetable fats and oils. It is an odorless, colorless oil, although commercial samples may be yellowish. In chemical terms, oleic acid is classified as a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, abbreviated with a lipid number of 18:1 cis-9.

This plant produces 150 kt/y of Acetic Acid, consuming 87000 t/y of methanol and 81150 t/y of carbon monoxide, produced by FN.P.C. methanol and carbon monoxide plants. Acetic Acid is the product of the reaction between methanol and carbon monoxide at 185 °C and 27.5 bar pressure in a fluidized bed reactor with Rhodium containing complex catalyst and methyl iodide as promoter. The process technology of which and BEP acquired from KMT Company in Ukraine and the detail design and procurement carried out jointly by OIEC from Iran and LG from Korea.

Acetic acid, also known as ethanoic acid and methanecarboxylic acid (CH3COOH), is a colorless liquid that has a strong and distinct pungent and sour smell. It is the product of the reaction between methanol and carbon monoxide at 185 ᵒC and 27.5 bar in a fluidized bed reactor with rhodium containing complex catalyst and methyl iodide as promoter. Acetic acid is a global product. China, the United States, the rest of Asia, and Western Europe include the major market for this product. These regions account for more than 90 percent of the world capacity (virgin acid). Vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) is the largest end use for this product in the four regions and constitutes 30 percent of global consumption. VAM is used in polymer manufacture for adhesives and coating.