Steffen Krill

How we develop the best process October 5, 2017, Essen

for methyl methacrylate

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What methacrylates are used for

Construction Electronics Automotive Aerospace industry

Chemical dowels Optical specialty products Rear lights

Cabin windows
Cement additives for LED applications Car body panels

MMA and derivatives

Pharmaceuticals and medical tech Raw-material extraction Paints and coatings Communication

Tablet coatings Flow improver for oil and Gloss effects

Light-guiding PMMA films
Implants gas transportation Brilliant depth effect

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How MMA is produced

SHARE OF GLOBAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY (2017)

C3 ACH sulfo process

MMA
Acetone 60%
Methyl-
Meth-
C4 Direct oxidation Acrylate

Isobutene 30%

Cracker C2 ALPHA process

Petroleum
Ethylene <10%
Natural gas

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LiMA combines proven technology and our own development

Development goals LiMA (Leading in MethAcrylates) process overview

Proven technology Evonik’s development

Higher
efficiency Ethylene Methacrolein
(C2H4)

Synthesis gas Propionaldehyde

(CO/H2) (C3H6O) Direct
Less Oxidative
Esterification
environmental impact Natural gas
(DOE)
Air Formalin
(O2) (CH2O)
MMA
Higher
Methanol
supply reliability (CH3OH)

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LiMA uses an intelligent process and an efficient catalyst

Higher
efficiency Intelligent
process

Less
environmental impact

Efficient
Higher catalyst
supply reliability

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LiMA is best in class for production of MMA

Higher Fewer emissions

efficiency Intelligent
High raw-material efficiency process

Less High plant availability

environmental impact
Improved raw-material
availability Efficient
Higher catalyst
supply reliability
Simplified process

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How LiMA increases efficiency

INTELLIGENT PROCESS
 Robust technology: All steps in the liquid phase under moderate reaction conditions
 This leads to increased availability and minimizes technical complexity
EFFICIENT CATALYST
 High selectivity leads to almost complete raw material yield
 This increases the overall yield to more than 90%

Yields of the
87%
87 ~90%
90 >90%
various processes
65
65%

Source: C4 process C3 process C2 ALPHA LiMA

PERP08/09-07, Nexant Inc.

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How LiMA decreases environmental impact

INTELLIGENT PROCESS
 Low wastewater streams, reduced recycle streams
 This simplifies the overall process and minimizes energy and steam requirements
EFFICIENT CATALYST
 Catalyst is highly active at moderate temperatures
 This minimizes by-products and reduces wastewater volumes and thus CO2 emissions

Metric tons CO2

4.5
equivalent 3.7 3.8
per metric ton of
MMA 2.5
(industry average)

Source: C4 process C3 process C2 ALPHA LiMA

CEFIC, internal calculation

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How LiMA improves supply reliability

INTELLIGENT PROCESS
 Ethylene and methanol can be used highly efficiently as raw-material sources
 Their excellent availability ensures sustainable supply and economy of scale
EFFICIENT CATALYST
 New catalyst accesses C2 raw-material sources for MMA production
 LiMA complements Evonik’s range of raw materials

Global 150
annual production
in millions of metric
75
tons

15
5
Source: C4 - Isobutene C3 - Acetone C2 - Methanol C2 - Ethylene
IHS Markit

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LiMA shows outstanding results in pilot operation

EFFICIENCY
ROBUST TECHNOLOGY High
More than 8,000 hours High plant availability
raw-material efficiency
of pilot production prove that all
development goals were reached
Improved raw-material
PRODUCT QUALITY availability
MMA produced with LiMA can be Lower
used even for most demanding emissions
optical applications

BEST IN CLASS SUPPLY

in efficiency, environmental RELIABILITY
impact, and raw-material
availability ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT Simplified process

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