Paraxylene Purification & Production

Paraxylene (PX) is widely used as a feedstock to manufacture other industrial chemicals, notably PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid), to produce PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) plastic bottles and polyester fibers. As distillation points of xylenes (PX-MX-OX) and ethylbenzene are close, paraxylene cannot be obtained using conventional distillation columns.

Using a technology based on adsorption, the Eluxyl® allows the production of very high purity paraxylene with high recovery. High purity metaxylene (MX) or orthoxylene (OX) can be produced as an option.

Eluxyl® - ParamaX® Suite

Eluxyl® technology employs a state of-the-art, simulated counter-current adsorption concept for paraxylene puriﬁcation and production from a C8 aromatics stream.

Eluxyl® is an innovative technology enabling the end user to capitalize on future process and molecular sieve improvements.

Benchmark technology for paraxylene purification

Proven lowest CAPEX & OPEX technology

Unmatched SCS (Sequential Control System) reliability and tuning capabilities

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