A manufacturing system for producing polyolefin includes a polymerization reactor, a flash chamber, and a purge column. In certain embodiments, the purge column may receive a solids stream directly from the flash chamber. Further, the purge column may function as a feed tank for an extruder within a
A manufacturing system for producing polyolefin includes a polymerization reactor, a flash chamber, and a purge column. In certain embodiments, the purge column may receive a solids stream directly from the flash chamber. Further, the purge column may function as a feed tank for an extruder within an extrusion/loadout system. According to certain embodiments, the manufacturing system may be configured to consume less than 445 kilowatt-hours of energy per metric ton of polyolefin produced based on consumption of electricity, steam, and fuel gas.
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1. A polyolefin manufacturing system, comprising: a polymerization reactor configured to produce a slurry comprising polyolefin particles and diluent;a flash chamber configured to receive the slurry and separate a majority of the diluent from the polyolefin particles to produce a flash stream compri
1. A polyolefin manufacturing system, comprising: a polymerization reactor configured to produce a slurry comprising polyolefin particles and diluent;a flash chamber configured to receive the slurry and separate a majority of the diluent from the polyolefin particles to produce a flash stream comprising separated diluent, and a solids stream comprising the polyolefin particles and residual diluent;a purge column configured to receive the solids stream directly from the flash chamber, generate a discharge stream comprising the residual diluent, feed the discharge stream to a fractionation system, and generate a fluff stream comprising the polyolefin particles;an extruder configured to receive the fluff stream from the purge column and extrude the polyolefin particles to form extruded polyolefin, wherein the purge column is configured to feed the fluff stream to the extruder; anda pelletizer configured to pelletize the extruded polyolefin to produce polyolefin pellets. 2. The polyolefin manufacturing system of claim 1, wherein the polyolefin manufacturing system is configured to consume less than about 445 kilowatt-hours of energy per metric ton of polyolefin pellets produced based on consumption of electricity, steam, and fuel gas. 3. The polyolefin manufacturing system of claim 1, wherein the polyolefin manufacturing system is configured to consume less than about 325 kilowatt-hours of electricity per metric ton of polyolefin pellets produced. 4. The polyolefin manufacturing system of claim 1, wherein the polyolefin manufacturing system is configured to consume less than about 144 kilograms of steam per metric ton of polyolefin pellets produced. 5. The polyolefin manufacturing system of claim 1, wherein the polyolefin manufacturing system is configured to consume less than about 2.8 kilograms of fuel gas per metric ton of polyolefin pellets produced. 6. The polyolefin manufacturing system of claim 1, wherein the purge column, the extruder, and the pelletizer are disposed within an extrusion/loadout system, and wherein the purge column is configured to function as a feed tank for the extruder. 7. The polyolefin manufacturing system of claim 6, wherein the polyolefin manufacturing system is configured to utilize a pressure in the flash chamber to convey the polyolefin particles to the extrusion/loadout system. 8. The polyolefin manufacturing system of claim 6, wherein the polyolefin manufacturing system does not employ a blower system to convey the polyolefin particles to the extrusion/loadout system. 9. A polyolefin manufacturing system, comprising: a polymerization reactor configured to produce a slurry comprising polyolefin particles and diluent;a flash chamber configured to receive the slurry and separate a majority of the diluent from the polyolefin particles to produce a flash stream comprising separated diluent, and a solids stream comprising the polyolefin particles and residual diluent; andan extrusion/loadout system configured to receive the solids stream directly from the flash chamber, wherein the extrusion/loadout system comprises: a purge column configured to purge the solids stream, generate a discharge stream comprising the residual diluent, feed the discharge stream to a fractionation system, and generate a fluff stream comprising the polyolefin particles; andan extruder configured to receive the fluff stream from the purge column and extrude the polyolefin particles to form extruded polyolefin, wherein the purge column is configured to feed the fluff stream to the extruder; anda pelletizer configured to pelletize the extruded polyolefin to produce polyolefin pellets;wherein the manufacturing system is configured to consume less than about 445 kilowatt-hours of energy per metric ton of polyolefin pellets produced based on consumption of electricity, steam, and fuel gas. 10. The polyolefin manufacturing system of claim 9, wherein the flash chamber is configured to continually discharge the solids stream from the flash chamber to the purge column. 11. The polyolefin manufacturing system of claim 9, wherein the polyolefin manufacturing system is configured to utilize a pressure in the flash chamber to convey the polyolefin particles to the extrusion/loadout system. 12. The polyolefin manufacturing system of claim 9, wherein the polyolefin manufacturing system is configured to consume less than about 325 kilowatt-hours of electricity per metric ton of polyolefin pellets produced. 13. A polyolefin manufacturing system, comprising: a polymerization reactor configured to produce a slurry comprising polyolefin particles and diluent;a flash chamber configured to receive the slurry and separate a majority of the diluent from the polyolefin particles to produce a flash stream comprising separated diluent, and a solids stream comprising the polyolefin particles and residual diluent;a purge column configured to receive the solids stream directly from the flash chamber, generate a discharge stream comprising the residual diluent, and generate a fluff stream comprising the polyolefin particles;an extruder configured to receive the fluff stream and extrude the polyolefin particles to form extruded polyolefin; anda pelletizer configured to pelletize the extruded polyolefin to produce polyolefin pellets, wherein the purge column, the extruder, and the pelletizer are disposed within an extrusion/loadout system, wherein the extrusion/loadout system comprises a pellet water pump configured to convey the polyolefin pellets from the pelletizer to pellet silos, and wherein the purge column is configured to function as a feed tank for the extruder. 14. The polyolefin manufacturing system of claim 1, comprising the fractionation system. 15. The polyolefin manufacturing system of claim 9, comprising the fractionation system.
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