ISOCMIX PROJECT CONCEPT

This Project will design, finance, build and operate infrastructure to produce a proprietary premix fuel, ISOCMIX®, primarily for 2-stroke outboard motor engines utilising state of the art Isomerisation Technology.                

Once-Through Isomerization                                                                                                                                                              

In a once-through isomerization process, the feedstock is mixed with hydrogen make-up gas. The mixture is then heated and enters a first reactor where benzene saturation and partial isomerization take place.                                 

The gas-product mixture exits the 1st reactor, is cooled and then fed to a 2nd reactor to complete the isomerization reaction at chemical equilibrium. The product mixture from the 2nd reactor is cooled and fed to a gas separator, where the mixture is separated from the excess hydrogen gas. Excess hydrogen is combined with make-up hydrogen and fed through the recycle dryers for blending with feed.                                                                      

Saturated isomerate from the separator is heated and fed to the stabilizer. The stabilizer’s overhead vapours are cooled and fed to a reflux drum. Liquid hydrocarbons from the reflux are returned to the stabilizer as reflux, while uncondensed light hydrocarbons are separated and sent to the off-gas system. The bottom product or isomerate is cooled and sent to gasoline blending to produce Premix Fuel RON 83.

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Feedstock                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Pentanes and Condensate Feedstock from the GNGC – Atuabo Gas Processing Plant will be utilised in the production of ISOCMIX®. The production facility will meet the required premix fuel specifications of the Ghana Standards Authority and a high level of safety and prudent environmental considerations will be embedded in the design.  The condensate feed to the plant site will be C4+.                                                                                                     

Storage Tanks                                                                                                                                                                                             

Storage tanks for the safe reception and efficient storage of the feedstock and product shall be designed and constructed taking into consideration overall facility fire safety considerations and the minimum number of days for stock holding. It shall be complete for measurement devices for transmission of tank levels to a central control room and remotely operated valves. It will have standard loading and metering facilities.                                 

Testing and Analysis Facility                                                                                                                                                               

This will be a laboratory fitted with state of the art analysis and testing equipment for quality assurance process implementation. Environmental compliance analysis will also be conducted in the laboratory.

Auxiliary Equipment – Balance of Plant                         

     §  Hydrogen Production Plant                           §  Power Supply                                                     §  Backup Power Supply                                       §  Pumps                                                                   §  Control Valves                                                     §  Portable and Service Water Systems           §  Compressed Air Systems                                 §  Sewage & Wastewater Systems                     §  Control Room/Operations                             §  Maintenance Room/Workshop                     §  General Office Building                                   §  Cyber Security