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Recovery of ethylene from catalytic cracking dry gas.(PROJECT NEWS)(Brief Article)

The first unit for the recovery of ethylene from catalytic cracking dry gas in China has recently started production in Refinery of Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Company Ltd. China has a catalytic cracking capacity of 93 million t/a today. Around 4.14 million tons of catalytic cracking dry gas is produced a year. It contains 730 000 tons of ethylene, 720 000 tons of ethane, 110 000 tons of propylene, 40 000 tons of butene, 110 000 tons of alkanes such as propane and butane and 110 000 tons of hydrogen.

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