New direct route from butane to 1,4-butanediol

A joint development programme by BP Chemicals and Lurgi has introduced a new technology, Geminox, for production of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) using butane as the feedstock.  It combines existing technologies of the two companies and offers a 40 per cent economic saving over other technologies.

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Andrea Ochs, Lurgi AG

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1997 / Q1

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Petrochemicals

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