Impartial feasibility studies focused on adipic acid manufacturing economics, showing CAPEX, OPEX, key process indicators and process diagrams. Know more at www.intratec.us/products/adipic-acid-production-processes

1. Know the capital
investment
required
Examine the
operating costs &
raw materials
consumption
Adipic Acid is one of the most commercially important aliphatic dicarboxylic acids. The majority of its
worldwide consumption is destined for the manufacture of nylon 6,6 fibers and resins, and a small
amount is still used captively to produce adiponitrile.
The Intratec portfolio (www.intratec.us/our-portfolio) includes reports examining specific Adipic Acid
production processes. Each report presents one-time costs associated with the construction of an
industrial plant and the continuing costs associated with the daily operation of such a plant. General
information included in our reports is presented below.
AN INTRODUCTION TO ADIPIC ACID
PROCESS TECHNOLOGY THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING
* Description & applications
* Production pathways diagram
* Product(s) generated & raw material(s) consumed
* Physico-chemistry highlights
* Industrial site production capacity definition
* Detailed process block flow scheme & description
* Key process input & output figures (including raw material(s) consumption)
* Labor requirements
CAPITAL INVESTMENT BREAKDOWN
* Total fixed capital required (ISBL, OSBL and contingency)
* Working capital
* Costs incurred during industrial plant commissioning and start-up
* Multi-regional fixed capital analysis
PRODUCTION COST DETAILED LOOK
* Manufacturing variable costs (raw materials and utilities required)
* Manufacturing fixed costs (e.g., labor and maintenance costs, operating charges, plant overhead)
* Depreciation and corporate overhead costs
* Production cost history (4-year timeframe)
Understand Adipic
Acid production
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Industrial Process Economics
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Coverage of Adipic Acid Process Economics Reports
Each report examines one specific Adipic Acid production process, including:
PROCESS ECONOMICS QUICK SUMMARY TABLE
LABOR WAGE RATES AND PRICING BASIS
REFERENCES & ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY

2. About our Methodology
Intratec has distilled the expertise gained from more than a decade supporting companies worldwide to devise consistent
methodologies, which ensures the development of holistic, coherent and consistent reports.
Intratec's highly experienced engineers start the development of process economics reports with in-depth, comprehensive research on
the technology examined, encompassing patents and available technical literature, non-confidential information provided by
technology licensors and Intratec's in-house database.
This exhaustive research provides a clear and consistent understanding of the process technology studied, including chemical,
biological and/or physical transformations occurring in the target process, as well as reactants required and products formation. That
knowledge is compiled into a detailed process block flow scheme and a mapping of key process input & output figures (including raw
materials consumption).
Finally, in the assessment of the economic figures of the process technology under analysis, Intratec’s team relies on an extensive in-
house database and robust cost models. Our cost models were founded on a number of established cost-estimating methods, based
on mathematical and statistical processing of an extensive volume of actual cost data of well-known industrial processes.
For a 10-page description of our methodology, visit www.intratec.us/reports/industrial-processes-economics
Reports Focused on Adipic Acid Production Economics
ECONOMICS OF ADIPIC ACID PRODUCTION FROM CYCLOHEXANE (ADIPIC ACID E11A)
This report presents the economics of Adipic Acid production from cyclohexane in the USA using a two-stage oxidation process
similar to the one proposed by Invista. In the process examined cyclohexane is oxidized with air to produce KA oil, which is then
oxidized with nitric acid to produce Adipic Acid.
ECONOMICS OF BIO-ADIPIC ACID PRODUCTION FROM GLUCOSE (ADIPIC ACID E22A)
This report shows a feasibility study of Bio-Adipic Acid production from glucose syrup in the USA. The process examined is a two-
step catalytic process similar to Rennovia process.
ECONOMICS OF BIO-ADIPIC ACID PRODUCTION FROM GLUCOSE (ADIPIC ACID E23A)
This report assesses the economics of bio-based Adipic Acid in the USA. Different from the report “Adipic Acid E22A”, the process
examined in this report is a fermentation process similar to BioAmber process.
ECONOMICS OF BIO-ADIPIC ACID PRODUCTION FROM RAW SUGAR (ADIPIC ACID E31F)
This feasibility study is about bio-based Adipic Acid production from raw sugar. The process depicted is the same as the examined in
the report “Adipic Acid E23A”, with two exceptions (1) the plant is constructed in Brazil; and (2) the raw material used in the
fermentation is raw sugar.
ECONOMICS OF ADIPIC ACID PRODUCTION FROM BENZENE (ADIPIC ACID E41A)
This report presents the economics of Adipic Acid production from benzene in the USA using a two-stage oxidation process similar to
Invista process. In this process, the Adipic Acid plant is integrated upstream with a plant for cyclohexane production from benzene.
For a complete and updated list of available reports, visit www.intratec.us/products/adipic-acid-production-processes

3. Reports Focused on Adipic Acid Production Economics
ECONOMICS OF ADIPIC ACID PRODUCTION FROM BENZENE (ADIPIC ACID E44A)
This report presents the costs associated with the construction of an industrial plant, in the USA, for Adipic Acid production from
benzene. Different from the report “Adipic Acid E41A”, the process examined in this report is similar to Asahi Kasei process, which
involves the generation of cyclohexene and cyclohexanol as intermediates.
ECONOMICS OF ADIPIC ACID PRODUCTION FROM PHENOL (ADIPIC ACID E51A)
It presents the economics of Adipic Acid production from phenol in the USA using a typical hydrogenation process. In the process
examined, phenol is hydrogenated to produce KA oil, which is then oxidized with nitric acid to produce Adipic Acid.
ECONOMICS OF ADIPIC ACID FROM BENZENE AND PROPYLENE (ADIPIC ACID E61A)
This feasibility study assesses the production of Adipic Acid from benzene and propylene in the USA. The process depicted in this
report is the same as the examined in the report “Adipic Acid E51A” for Adipic Acid production from phenol integrated upstream with a
plant for phenol production from benzene and propylene.
For a complete and updated list of available reports, visit www.intratec.us/products/adipic-acid-production-processes

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Intratec's Industrial Process Economics reports are a family of reports presenting techno-economic evaluations of specific processes
employed in the production of chemicals or utilities. Our portfolio includes more than 600 of these reports, covering established and
early-stage process technologies used in the chemical, petrochemical, oil, plastic, renewable, alternative energy & allied sectors.
See below the list of chemicals and utilities whose processes are covered in our process economics reports. For a complete and
updated list, visit www.intratec.us/our-portfolio.
3-Hydroxypropionic Acid
Acetone
Acetylene
Acetyls
Acrylic Acid and Derivatives
Acrylic/Maleic Copolymer
Acrylonitrile
Adipic Acid
Aldehydes
Alkylbenzenes
Amino Acids
Ammonia
Aniline
Biodiesel
Bisphenol A
BTX
Butadiene and C4's
C6's
Caprolactam
Carbon Monoxide
Chlorine and Derivatives
Chloroprene
Citric Acid
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Detergents
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Dimethyl Terephthalate
Diols
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Isoprene
Lactic Acid
Linear Alpha Olefins
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MTBE
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Nylon
Oxalic Acid
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Pentaerythritol
PET
Pharmaceuticals
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Phosgene
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Polyacrylate
Polyacrylonitrile
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Resins
Silanes
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Sodium Hydroxide
Speciality Polymers
Styrenics
Succinic Acid
Sulfuric Acid
Synhetic Rubbers
Synthesis Gas
Vitamins
Terephthalic Acid
Trimethylolpropane
Urea
Vinyls

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