Commercial-scale demonstration of a liquid-phase methanol process
Conference
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OSTI ID:126453
- Tennessee Eastman Co., Kingsport, TN (United States)
The Eastman Chemical Company operates a coal gasification complex in Kingsport, Tennessee. The primary output of this plant is carbonylation-derived acetic anhydride. The required methyl acetate is made from methanol and acetic acid. Methanol is currently produced from syngas by a gas-phase process, which must receive stoichiometric quantities of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to avoid overheating the catalyst. Control of this CO/H{sub 2} ratio is accomplished with a shift reactor. A liquid-phase methanol process (LPMEOH{trademark}) has been developed by Air Products. Efficient heat removal permits the direct use of syngas without the need for the shift reactor. An Air Products/Eastman joint venture, with partial funding from the Department of Energy under the Clean Coal Technology Program, has been formed to build a demonstration-scale liquid-phase methanol plant. This talk will focus on the unique features of this plant and how it will be integrated into the existing facilities.
- OSTI ID:
- 126453
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950402--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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