Commercial-scale demonstration of a liquid-phase methanol process

Journal Article · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995 · Preprints of Papers, American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry

OSTI ID:433262

Cook, S L ^[1]

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1. Eastman Chemical 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: 433262
• Report Number(s): CONF-950402--
• Journal Information: Preprints of Papers, American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry, Journal Name: Preprints of Papers, American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 40; ISSN ACFPAI; ISSN 0569-3772
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
ACETIC ACID
ANHYDRIDES
CARBONYLATION
COAL
COAL GASIFICATION
METHANOL
METHYL ACETATE
SYNTHESIS
SYNTHESIS GAS