Paraffin Wax from Slack Wax (Cap: 100 MT/Day)

PARAFFIN WAX FROM SLACK WAX (CAP: 100 MT/DAY)

[EIRI/EDPR/4503] J.C.: 2719INR,2719US$ 

Paraffin waxes constitute the major bulk of such waxes, the other two types; produced in comparative quantities; also command a good market because of their certain specific end uses. The paraffin waxes are solid hydrocarbons at room temperature.

Slack wax is a refinery term for the crude paraffin wax separated from the solvent dewaxing of base stocks. Slack wax contains varying amounts of oil (ranging from 20 to 50wt. %) and must be removed to produce hard or finished waxes. If the slack wax separated from residual oil fractions, the oil-bearing slack is frequently called petrolatum.

Slack wax is petroleum product; the raw material of paraffin wax, Slack wax is a mixture of oil and wax in yellow or brown color, processed by pressing to decrease the oil content and discoloring by special powders after heating to produce paraffin wax. Slack wax verifies from light to heavy grades based on its melting point. Melting point 50-52 C is categorized in light grades and 53-55 C is heavy grade. All the types of slack wax are used as blending components or waterproofing agents in the manufacture of various industrial products.

Hard Paraffin Wax, also known as paraffin wax, is a white to an off-white crystalline purified mixture of solid hydrocarbons derived from petroleum. Paraffin wax is ideally suited for the manufacture of premium quality candles, cosmetic creams & pharmaceutical ointments, petroleum jelly, and as a general purpose lubricant in industry.

Petroleum waxes are broadly defined as the waxes naturally present in the various fractions of crude petroleum. The presence of wax in lubricating oils is determental and it must be removed from the oils. However, after separation from lubricating oils, wax constitutes a valuable and interesting product with special characteristics for a number of important uses.

Petroleum wax like other petroleum derivatives, is essentially a mixture of hydrocarbons. It differs from other petroleum products in the fact that wax consists of hydrocarbon belonging mostly to one family- the paraffin series. The paraffin present in wax are mostly of long chain molecules and are, therefore, solid at normal temperature.

In normal paraffins the carbon atoms are joined together in one continuous chain.

COST ESTIMATION

Plant Capacity            100 MT/Day  

Land & Building (16,000 sq.mt.)    Rs. 9.35 Cr    

Plant & Machinery                    Rs. 20.00 Cr 

Working Capital for 1 Month    Rs. 35.84 Cr 

Total Capital Investment          Rs. 65.83 Cr 

Rate of Return                          22%

Break Even Point                      55%

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

SLACK WAX

BEHRAN SLACK WAX

TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS

FOOTS OIL

TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS

USES AND APPLICATIONS

PARAFFIN WAX QUALITY CONTROL

POINTS BELOW ARE SCHEMATIC OF PARAFFIN WAX TEST.

TYPES OF WAXES

FIGURE: OPTICAL IMAGE OF THE COLOR OF THE PARAFFIN WAX

PROPERTIES COMPOSITION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PARAFFIN WAX

PROPERTIES OF PETROLEUM WAXES

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

FOOD GRADE PROPERTIES

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF PETROLEUM WAXES

MACROCRYSTALLINE WAXES (PARAFFIN WAXES)

MICROCRYSTALLINE WAXES

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE

VISCOSITY & VOLATILITY

MELTING POINT

OTHER PROPERTIES ARE GIVEN BELOW:

DENSITY AND TENSILE STRENGTH

TRUE DENSITY OF AND VOLUME PERCENT IN SOLID COMMERCIAL PARAFFIN WAXES

DUCTILITY

HEAT OF FUSION

EXPANSION

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF WAXES (FROM EXPANSION MEASUREMENTS)

MELTING POINT

STABILITY

A) TO LIGHT

B) TO OXIDATION

GRADES OF PARAFFIN WAX

REFINED WAX

INSOLUBLE IN WATER, COLD ALCOHOL

CRUDE SCALE WAX

SEMIREFINED WAX

B.I.S. SPECIFICATION

SPECIFICATION OF PARAFFIN WAX

FULLY REFINED PARAFFIN WAX SPECIFICATION

SEMI REFINED PARAFFIN WAX SPECIFICATION

MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS OF PARAFFIN WAX

MARKET OVERVIEW OF PARAFFIN WAX

OPPORTUNITIES

DEVELOPMENTS AND AWARENESS

RESTRAINTS/CHALLENGES

ADVERSE IMPACT ON HEALTH

AVAILABILITY OF ECO-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES

APPLICATION

PRODUCT TYPE

FORM

SOME OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS OPERATING IN THE PARAFFIN WAX MARKET ARE

PARAFFIN WAX DEMAND (GLOBAL) (MARKET SHARE)

MANUFATURE OF PARAFFIN WAXES

SOLVENT DE-OILING PROCESS

SWEATING PROCESS

TECHNOLOGIES FOR PARAFFIN WAX FROM SLACK WAX DEOILING & CRYSTALLIZATION

HYDRO FINISHING

MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF PARAFFIN WAX FROM SLACK WAX BY DEOILING & CRYSTALLIZATION

CRYSTALLIZATION

FILTERATION

SOLVENT RECOVERY

DECOLORING AND DEODORIZATION

PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM

WAX DEOILING TECHNOLOGY

ESTABLISHED SULZER DEOILING PROCESS

CHANGE OF MARKET

NEW PROCESS FOR SYNTHETIC PARAFFIN

ADVANTAGES OF THE CRYSTALLIZER

DETAILS OF DEOILING & CRYSTALLINATION

DETAILS OF DE-WAXING PROCESS

FIGURE: TYPICAL REFINING SCHEME FOR PARAFFINIC WAX PRODUCTION

FIGURE: A SIMPLIFIED FLOWSHEET OF DE-WAXING PROCESS

PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE OF PARAFFIN WAX (SWEATING PROCESS)

CONTENTS ARE THOROUGHLY MIXED

DETAILS OF SWEATING PROCESS

DETAILS OF SOLVENT-PRESSING PROCESS

PROCESS FLOW SHEET

MANUFACTURE OF PETROLEUM WAXES

PLANT LAYOUT

SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIAL (GLOBAL)

TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIERS (GLOBAL)

SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY (GLOBAL)

SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY (INDIAN)

SUPPLIERS OF REACTOR (JACKETTED)

SUPPLIERS OF FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION UNIT

SUPPLIERS OF ROTARY DRUM FILTER

SUPPLIERS OF SOLVENT RECOVERY UNIT

SUPPLIERS OF STORAGE VESSEL (STORAGE TANKS)

SUPPLIERS OF MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENTS

SUPPLIERS OF INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCESS CONTROL EQUIPMENTS

SUPPLIERS OF PACKAGING MACHINE

SUPPLIERS OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS

SUPPLIERS OF BOILERS

SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIAL (INDIAN)

SUPPLIERS OF TOLUENE

SUPPLIERS OF LABORATORY CHEMICALS

SUPPLIERS OF PACKAGING MATERIALS (HDPE WOVEN LAMINATED BAGS)

APPENDIX – A:

01. PLANT ECONOMICS

02. LAND & BUILDING

03. PLANT AND MACHINERY

04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS

05. FIXED CAPITAL

06. RAW MATERIAL

07. SALARY AND WAGES

08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS

09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL

10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT

11. COST OF PRODUCTION

12. TURN OVER/ANNUM

13. BREAK EVEN POINT

14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE

15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS

16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS

17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS

18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)