T A B L E

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CONTENTS
General Description

Background

Plant Design Theme

General Requirements

Registration

Plant Overview

Timeline of Plant Design

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The Prizes

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Appendix

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Contact Persons

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G E N E R A L

DESCRIPTION
Plant Design Competition aims to hone participants' plant designing competence and
regional awareness by focusing on empowering the nation through coal-based
chemical with the given specific theme. The process is focused on producing the
intermediate chemical product. We dont concern on the process to produce the
downstream chemical products or end products. Participants are undergraduate
students from various nations in Southeast Asian countries and beyond.

BACKGROUND
Southeast Asia has became an important player in global coal markets and will
continue its role for the coming decades. Indonesia remains one of the worlds major
producers and exporters, while the broader region becomes a key centre for coal
demand. At the end of 2011, Southeast Asia had 28 billion tonnes in total coal reserves,
or 2.7% of the world total. The vast majority of these are located in Indonesia, which
contains significant hard and brown coal, and there are some hard coal reserves in
Vietnam. Existing coal reserves in the region would be sufficient to sustain current rates
of production for 80 years, though there is large potential for resources to be converted
to reserves as exploration and production expands, particularly in Indonesia. Southeast
Asias reserves are predominantly sub-bituminous coal, bituminous coal and lignite of
low and medium energy content, making them well-suited for use in power generation.
Coal use continuously increase as a replacement for oil and natural gas. ASEAN
plays significant roles in coal consumption and production in Asia Pacific. Using the
value chain approach, it is projected that coal producer countries in ASEAN will have the
chance to maximize the market through bilateral trade or AEC framework. The AEC can
foster market integration in ASEAN, builds awareness of ASEAN countries to develop
their infrastructure in energy sufficiency, as well as develops clean coal technology.
On the other hand, energy source is not the only function of coal. Nowadays, coal
is being developed as the substitute of petrochemicals feedstock. Petrochemicals are
chemical products made from the hydrocarbons present in raw natural gas and
petroleum crude oil. Petrochemicals are used to manufacture thousands of products

people use every day, like plastics, soaps, fertilizers, electronic equipment, clothing, and
a host of others. But the problem is natural gas and petroleum crude oil is getting
smaller. Based on the reserve to production ratio of fossil energy in Indonesia, coal has
the biggest potential with lifetime of 75 years. While gas potential would be finished in
the next 33 years. Oil is the smallest potential of fossil energy resources with potential
last only until the next 12 years, if no new reserves are found.
Feedstocks are the various hydrocarbons derived from the refining of oil, gas and
coal. These are then further refined to produce chemical products. They are the building
blocks of the chemical industry. These building blocks are converted into a wide range
of chemical products with a wide array of uses. At the feedstock stage, they are usually
known as intermediates then the intermediates are processed into plastics, liquids and
resins which ultimately are turned into useful products. Some feedstocks, however, are
used directly to produce chemicals, such as methane and BTX. But ethane, propane,
butanes, naphtha and gas oil are optional feedstocks for steam crackers that produce
intermediate chemical feedstocks. Other examples of intermediate feedstocks include
ethylene, propylene, butenes and butadiene.
Coal-derived feedstock is predominantly methanol, obtained from a coal-toliquids process. Coal can also be gasified to produce feedstocks. The primary raw
chemical input produced from coal is methanol, which is produced through coal
gasification and subsequently, methanol synthesis and refining. Coals modern
resurgence as chemical feedstocks is centered in China. Since 2000, China has been
investing an increasing amount into the production of coal-based chemicals,
substituting these for traditional crude oil based processes. The plausible reasons are
the cheap price of coal and the strategic desire to be self-sufficient in resource inputs.

The industrial base originally focused on five areas of chemical replacement. Those five
base chemical products currently made from coal in China are: Light oil (containing
benzene, toluene and xylene) as a by-product of coke oven steel industry operations;
Acetylene used for production of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and 1,4 Butanediol
(BDO). VCM is used to produce polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics. BDO is used for a
variety of plastics, elastic; Urea and Ammonia used mainly for the production of
fertilizers; Coal to Olefins (CTO), also referred to more commonly as alkenes;
Monoethylene Glycol (MEG) production, utilizing a new process route based on
gasification of coal with several further reactions to obtain methyl nitrate into dimethyl
oxalate into MEG.

P L A N T

D E S I G N

THEME
Designing Coal-based Chemical Plant to Improve the
Utilization of Coal Resources and Develop the Sustainable
Chemical Industry

G E N E R A L

REQUIREMENTS
1.

Participants must form a team that consists of three (3) Chemical Engineering (or
Process Engineering) students from the same college or university.

2.

Each participant can only participate in one team.

3.

Participants who already registered for Problem Solving or Debate category are not
eligible to register this category.

4.

Participants must be undergraduate or vocational program (diploma) students

majoring in Chemical Engineering (or Process Engineering) by 12th of March 2016.

5.

Students under academic sanction are not allowed to participate this competition.

6.

Each team must be accompanied by one or more faculty advisors in making of their
work.

7.

Invited participants are students from Southeast Asian countries and beyond.

8.

Each team must register according to the rules in the Registration section and
complete required administration documents.

9.

All entries and administration documents will become the property of Indonesia
Chemical Engineering Challenge 2016 Organizing Committee and will nor be
returned.

10. The title used for the Registration, Abstract, and Final Report must be the same.
11. Plant design must have never been commercialized or won any other competitions
before. Violation of this rule leads to immediate disqualification.
12. Plant design proposed by the participants must be related to the given theme.

REGISTRATION
1.

Participants must register online at http://www.ichec-itb.com. The registration will

be officially opened at September 28th, 2015 and will be closed at October 26th,
2015.

2.

Participants will recieve notification email containing team official registration

number within 2 x 24 hours after online registration.

3.

Participants must pay registration fee via transfer to:

Name

: ICHEC 2016

Acc. Number

: 0393897238
Bank BNI

Registration fee is : USD 50 for international participants (*)

Rp 300.XXX,00 for Indonesian participants (**)
* For international participants, please enter your registration number in
payment annotation
** With XXX is your registration number
4.

Participants must attach the following registration documents and submit them to
http://www.ichec-itb.com.
The required registration documents are:
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Plant Design Abstract* (*.pdf maximum 300 KB)

*)contains a brief description of the plant and the chemical proccesses involved
in it, raw materials and reference of materials availability. Refer to appendix

section for the abstract writing terms.

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Scanned letter from Major Departemen or University stating that each team
member is currently enrolled as student in the stated college or university and
not under academic sanction (*.jpg/*.jpeg maximum 500 KB)

Scanned letter from the faculty advisor stating that he/she is supervising the
team (*.jpg/*.jpeg)

Scanned payment receipt (*.jpg/*.jpeg maximum 500 KB)

Newest photo (formal,colored, not black and white or grayscale; size 4 cm x 6

cm) of each team member (*.jpg/*.jpeg maximum 500 KB for each photo)

Scanned valid student ID card of each team member (*.jpg/*.jpeg maximum

500 KB for each file)
These documents must be submitted before 11.59 p.m. (GMT +7) or 23.59 WIB,
October 26th, 2015. Late submission after the deadline will be penalized (refer to
appendix section for penalty incurrences).
Each team will receive a notification email confirming their submission within 2 x 24
hours after submitting the documents.

Results of the first stage selection process will be announced at www.ichec-itb.com on

November 16th, 2015. Teams succeding in passing the first stage are eligible to enter
the second stage. Guidebook and terms of second stage selection process will be
announced soon.

PLANT OVERVIEW
The scope of this competition is designing a plant which produce intermediate chemical
product, like Styrene, Polyethylene, Propylene, Caprolactam, Vinyl Chloride Monomer,
Ethylene Glycol, etc. The raw material of the plant must be coal. Participants have to
design the first process of converting the coal, whether it is pyrolysis, hydropyrolysis, or
gasification. Then, participants will design the next processes which produce the
chemical product. We do not concern about the process which converts intermediate
chemical products to downstream chemical products and end products, such as
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), Styrene Acrylonitrile (SAN), plastic, rubber, etc.
Participants are not allowed to produce coal-based fuel, like diesel and gasoline.
Participants should process the byproducts in the plant only until the product can be
sold (not to process them into chemical products as well). If byproducts can be
solddirectly, then the process is not required. All processes in the plant which is
designed should be sustainable and environmentally friendly.

T I M E L I N E

O F

PLANT DESIGN
First Stage
Registration

September 28th, 2015 October 26th, 2015

Abstract submission

September 28th, 2015 October 26th, 2015

Selected Abstract Announcement

November 16th, 2015

Second Stage
Full paper submission

November 16th, 2015 January 4th, 2016

Grand finalist announcement

February 8th, 2016

Final Stage
Grand Final

10th 12th March, 2016

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T H E

PRIZES
1st winner

IDR 30.000.000

2nd winner

IDR 15.000.000

3rd winner

IDR 10.000.000

At the end of the selection, five teams will be chosen to go to the Grand Final in
Bandung, Indonesia. The accommodation including housing, transportation*, and meals
of the finalists during the grand final will be covered by the committee.

*Terms and conditions for transportation fee:

1.

This advantage only applies to the participants from Southeast Asia region.

2.

The amount of money will be reimbursed by the committee is based on the costs of
the transportation at the most economical rate from your country (or city) to
Bandung, Indonesia.

3.

Reimbursement is up to IDR 1.500.000 per person.

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A P P E N D I X

ABSTRACT WRITING TERMS

Technical Specifications :
1.

Language : UK or US English

2.

Typefaces : Times New Roman, 12 pt

3.

Page margin and alignments

-

Top & Left

: 4 cm

Bottom & Right

: 3 cm

Paragraph alignment : Justify

Line spacing

: 1,15 line

Paper size

: A4

Paper orientation

: Portrait

4.

File type : *.pdf

5.

Content Specifications
a. Abstract title written in UPPERCASE, centered and bold style
b. Include maximum of five (5) keywords at the end of the last paragraph,
written in bold italic style
c. Maximum words count: 300 words (not included title and keywords)
d. Do not include the identities of team members as well as institution,
include only the team registration number

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e. The submitted abstract must contain the following points:

Brief description (general overview) of the plant

Background of the idea

Raw materials or resources (amount, availability and spesifications)

needed for the plant

Processing route: complexity and involved processes

Generated products from the plant

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Have to be commodity, suitable for regional uses, not too

complex or specialized

State the product value, market target, and advantages or

innovation compared to existing and competing products

Impact in empowering regional industrial sector

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YOUR ABSTRACT TITLE SHOULD BE WRITTEN HERE

IN THIS FORMAT
Team Number: XXXXX

Write the five digit

numbers only

ABSTRACT
(Abstract

begins

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Key words: include, only, five, maximum, keywords

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ABSTRACT ASSESMENT
CRITERIA
Assessment Criteria

Weight Factor

A. Technical
1.

Layout, text order, and neatness

2.

Adherence to content requirements

3.

Language

Technical total score

10

B.

Content

1.

Plant background and description

10

2.

Raw materials or resources used

10

3.

Process feasibility

10

4.

Designs originality and uniqueness

20

5.

Products value

20

6.

Impact to regional industrial sector

20

Content total score

90

ABSTRACT TOTAL SCORE

100

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A P P E N D I X

PENALTY INCURRENCES
Penalty Incurrences

Consequences

1. Fail in submitting registration documents before

the official deadline

If less than 3 hours

5 points deduction for every 1

hour late

If more than 3 hours

Disqualification

2. Inclusion of team members and institution

5 points deduction

identities*
3. Wrong name format of registration documents

5 points deduction

4. Number of abstract words exceed the maximum

5 points deduction

limit
5. Incomplete requirements

5 points deduction per

requirement

6. Plagiarism

Disqualification

7. Submitted work has been commercialized or won

Disqualification

any other competitions

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CONTACT PERSONS
Agus

(+6285751480174)

Kevin

(+6281299069168)

Chandra

(+6282138112175)

ichec2016@gmail.com
www.ichec-itb.com
@ichec
@IChEC2016
Indonesia Chemical Engineering Challenge 2016

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