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Interoffice Communication
to G. L. Foshee prom p. D. Despres Date May 29, 1981 Subioct Status of the VCM Plant By-Products To assist in the upcoming negotiations for the sale of the VCM Plant's by-products, composition and production figures have been updated. The attached tables list historical composition ranges and both current and projected heavy and light ends production. The projected quantities are based on the VCM Plant expansion design material balance. If there are any questions, please contact me at 5060.
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CONOCO VCM PLANT LIGHT ENDS BY-PRODUCTS ANALYSIS
Typical compositional component ranges are shown below.
Ethyl Chloride Trichloromethane (chloroform) 1.2 - Dichloroethane Tetrachloromethane (Carbon Tetrachloride) 1,1 - Dichloroethene (Vinylidene Chloride) T - 1,2 - Dichloroethene C - 1,2 - Dichloroethene 1,1, Dichloroethane Vinyl Chloride 1.1.2 - Trichloroethylene Water
WT. % 25 - 50 15-30
3-16 5-15 1- 8 nil - 7 nil - 5
2-6 1 -5 nil - 0.3 30 - 3000 ppm
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CONOCO VCM PLANT HEAVY ENDS BY-PRODUCT ANALYSIS Typical compositional component ranges are shown below.
1.1.2 - Trichloroethane 1.2 - Dichloroethane (EDC) 2 - Chloroethanol 30 - 40 Chlorinated C^'s and Heavier Non-Volatiles Acid (as HC1) Water
WT % 35 - 65
8 - 25 0.5 - 2.0
20 - 35 2- 6
500 - 2000 ppm nil - 400 ppm
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CONOCO VCM PLANT BY-PRODUCT PRODUCTIONS
MM LBS./YR.
Current 1 Projected Maximum
Light Ends 5.03 - 10.29
19.64
Heavy Ends 12.08 - 16.41
18.87
1 Historical Basis
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Liqht Ends Analysis'*'
Ethyl Chloride Chloroform Ethylene Dichloride Carbon Tetrachloride 1,1 - Dichloroethane Vinyl Chloride Vinylidene Chloride Ethylene T - 1 ,2-Dichloroethene C-l,2-Dichloroethene Water 2-Chloroethanol
WT % 37.8 25.5 15.4 12.7
4.7 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.1 trace 50 ppm 0.046 ppm 100%
2 Heavy Ends Analysis 1,1,2-Trichloroethane Ethylene Dichloride BisfChloroethyl)Ether 2-Chloroethanol 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane Perchloroethylene 30-40 Chlorinated C.'s
and Heavier
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^Monthly Averages, 1981 ^Compiled July, 1980
WT % 52.5 13.3
3.3 1.2 0.8 0.3 28.6
100%
Year
1981 (Projected) 1980 1979 1974
ANNUAL PRODUCTION, MM LBS.
Liqht Ends
10.24 5.03 6.63
10.29
Heavy Ends
12.75 12.08 13.58 16.41
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