Client's Challenge
Acrylonitrile is a clear liquid used in the manufacture of ABS plastic for end use in automotive parts, appliances, acrylic fibers like carpeting and clothing, nitrile rubber and a broad range of consumer products.
The Green Lake expansion comprised the addition of an acrylonitrile train, revamp of recovery and purification units, revamp of acetone cyanohydrin unit and replacement of fire damaged piping system associated with the 21 MW steam turbine/generator set.
The new unit increased plant capacity by 33 percent to one billion pounds per year.