Table 9 Equipment prices33,34,35,36.

From: Experimental and techno-economic investigation of industrial para-xylene plant revamping to produce meta-xylene

In-direct sequence

Direct dequence

No

Equipment

Equipment Cost [USD]

No

Equipment

Equipment Cost [USD]

1

Main Tower_@T-103

3,965,800

1

Reboiler_@T-101-reb

3,589,300

2

Condenser_@T-103-cond

109,600

2

Condenser_@T-101-cond

298,900

3

Condenser_@T-103-cond acc

78,700

3

Condenser_@T-101-cond acc

144,300

4

Condenser_@T-103-reflux pump

43,400

4

Condenser_@T-101-reflux pump

127,500

5

Reboiler_@T-103-reb

1,018,200

5

Main Tower_@T-101

12,390,900

6

Reboiler_@T-104-reb

777,200

6

Reboiler_@T-102-reb

1,294,100

7

Condenser_@T-104-cond

103,500

7

Main Tower_@T-102

4,192,200

8

Condenser_@T-104-cond acc

74,500

8

Condenser_@T-102-cond

117,300

9

Condenser_@T-104-reflux pump

32,500

9

Condenser_@T-102-cond acc

79,500

10

Main Tower_@T-104

6,526,700

10

Condenser_@T-102-reflux pump

44,900

Total purchased costs

12,730,100

Total purchased costs

22,278,900