Technology Guide

This section introduces Lotte Chemical’s production and processing technology and processes for each plant.

Plant #1 > EOA - PEG

The EOA plant produces the raw material for surfactants that mix water and oil well, having annual production capacity of 130 thousand tons. Built in technical partnership with Switzerland’s DPT Corporation, the plant is currently producing products such as LAE, NPE, PEG, MPEG, and TDE.


■ Production process

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01 Reaction

(1)Raw material feeding: Feed DEG into the pre-treatment equipment.
(2) Catalyst feeding: Feed the catalyst into the reactor.
(3) Reaction: Feed EO and make EOA through side reaction.
(4) Aging: Stop feeding EO and continue the reaction until the non-reactive EO disappears.
(5) Transference: Transfer reactive EOA to the post-treatment equipment.

02 Post-treatment

(1) Neutralization: Adjust the pH by feeding neutralizing agent.
(2) Product warehousing: Transfer the completed products to the product tank.



03 Product Delivery

Deliver the products in the product tank to customers by tank lorry or in drums.



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