A summary of the investment cost and the utility consumption for a typical Isomar unit is
shown in Table 2.5.2. The basis for this case is an Isomar unit processing 5600 MT/day
(40,000 BPD) of raffinate from a Parex unit. This case corresponds to the case study for
an integrated UOP aromatics complex presented in Chap. 2.1. The investment cost is limited
to the Isomar unit, deheptanizer column, and downstream clay treater. The estimated
erected cost for the Isomar unit assumes construction on a U.S. Gulf Coast site in 2002.
The scope of the estimate includes engineering, procurement, erection of equipment on
site, and the initial load of catalyst.