Under the trademark Lupotech, LyondellBasell offers high-pressure tubular and autoclave process technologies for the production of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymers. The Lupotech T process is the leading high-pressure tubular reactor technology for the production of LDPE and standard EVA. Lupotech A is the high-pressure autoclave reactor process technology for the production of specialty LDPE and EVA copolymers with very high VAM content and various acrylic-based copolymers and terpolymers. More than 60 licenses for these technologies have been granted worldwide, with a total capacity of over ten million tonnes per year. Proven single-line capacities of up to 450 KT per year are available with Lupotech T.
Safety and environment
- State-of-the-art safety design, backed by experience in producing more than 50 million tonnes of LDPE
- Ethylene polymerization possible with the use of process solvents
- Lupotech process plants are in full compliance with environmental and safety requirements
- In the Lupotech process, non-reacted monomers are constantly recovered and recycled
Economics
- Leading operating costs, with lowest raw material and energy consumption among all LDPE technologies
- Low investment costs due to highly efficient design
- Steam generated by the plant can be used elsewhere in the petrochemical complex
- Lupotech process produces premium, high-value products
Product capability and versatility
- Complete range of LDPE products, including EVA and acrylic-based comonomer modified LDPE
- Fast grade changes ensure off-grade material is minimized
- Exceptional homogenous product quality with very low gel levels
- Eliminates need for blending/homogenizing silos due to the inherent consistency of the product quality delivered from the reactor
Operational performance
- Excellent operability rate around 98%; with an average of 2% downtime, less than 1% is due to process features
Design flexibility
- Single-line capacities of up to 450 KT per year for tubular and 125 KT per year for autoclave process technologies are available
- Proven scale-up design philosophy
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Lupotech is a trademark owned or used by LyondellBasell group companies. Trademark Lupotech is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark office.