Data and supplementary results underlying the PhD thesis: Reimagining petrochemical clusters by defossilising chemical building blocks

This repository contains all data and supplementary results underlying the doctoral dissertation titled "Reimagining petrochemical clusters by defossilising chemical building blocks" by James Tonny Manalal, written at Delft University of Technology under the supervision of Prof. dr. ir. C.A. Ramírez Ramírez and Dr. ir. M.D.M. Pérez-Fortes. The overarching aim of this PhD thesis was to understand<strong> </strong>the impacts of defossilising the production of chemical building blocks in existing petrochemical clusters. The reference and alternative technologies were modelled in Aspen Plus with design, operating capacities and process complexities similar to those in current chemical building block production (CBB) plants in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The technologies were then assessed using key performance indicators at both process and cluster levels. Finally, this thesis evaluated the technology portfolio required for defossilising the production of CBB (methanol, ethylene, propylene, benzene, p-xylene) and examined how limitations in alternative feedstock availability could affect the design and performance of a defossilised brownfield petrochemical cluster. The repository includes the supplementary information related to Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 of the PhD thesis.

本数据集仓库包含詹姆斯·托尼·马纳拉尔（James Tonny Manalal）于代尔夫特理工大学（Delft University of Technology）完成的博士学位论文《通过脱化石原料生产路径重构石化集群》（Reimagining petrochemical clusters by defossilising chemical building blocks）的全部基础数据与补充结果，该论文由教授、工学博士、工程师（Prof. dr. ir.）C.A.拉米雷斯·拉米雷斯（C.A. Ramírez Ramírez）与博士、工程师（Dr. ir.）M.D.M.佩雷斯-福尔特斯（M.D.M. Pérez-Fortes）担任指导教师。本博士学位论文的核心研究目标，在于厘清现有石化集群中化工基础原料生产脱化石原料转型所带来的各类影响。研究以荷兰鹿特丹港当前的化工基础原料（Chemical Building Blocks，简称CBB）生产装置为参照，在Aspen Plus中对基准技术与替代技术进行建模，使其设计参数、运行负荷与工艺复杂度均与现有CBB生产装置保持一致。随后，研究从工艺与集群两个层级，采用关键性能指标对上述技术开展评估。最后，本论文评估了实现CBB（甲醇、乙烯、丙烯、苯、对二甲苯）生产脱化石原料转型所需的技术组合，并探究了替代原料供给受限对脱化石原料改造的棕地石化集群的设计与运行性能所产生的影响。本数据集仓库包含该博士学位论文第3、4、5、6章的相关补充材料。