DL-Methionine from Methional and Hydrogen Cyanide - Cost Analysis - Methionine E11A

This report presents a cost analysis of DL-Methionine production from methional and hydrogen cyanide (HCN). The process examined is a typical carbonate process. This process is a multi-step process including: hydantoin intermediate production; reaction of hydantoin with potassium carbonate to produce potassium methioninate; and methioninate conversion to DL-Methionine. This in-depth, independent study provides readers with key and hard-to-find information regarding a production process technology and its economics, such as a description of the manufacturing process and industrial site installations, plant construction cost breakdown, production cost breakdown, and raw materials consumption figures. It was developed according to a consistent methodology refined by Intratec Solutions over more than 12 years, which involves extensive bibliographic research and data gathering/validation, process simulations and robust cost models.