Compared with PE plastic, polypropylene (PP) is harder, is stronger, and can withstand higher thermal loads. Thanks to its special properties, PP has an extraordinarily wide range of applications. It is used in everything from vehicle interiors to food and cosmetics packaging, to pressure and drainage pipes. The licensed Novolen process from Lummus Novolen Technology for producing PP is just one example of the use of recycle gas compressors from FIMA. In general, these compressors return the unconverted propylene gas to the reactor. Smaller single-stage compressors are often used for homomer plants. So-called cascade compressors are also used in PP production. They are installed in the multistage variant.

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