Process scale-up study on the liquid phase methanol synthesis process
- Univ. of Akron, OH (United States)
Extensive research investigation, including the process feasibility analysis on the liquid phase methanol synthesis (LPMeOH{trademark}) process, were conducted in a three-phase mini-pilot plant entrained reactor system. Finely powdered catalyst is slurried in the men oil phase and this catalyst-oil slurry is continuously recirculated in the entrained reactor, where it is contacted with the cocurrent flow of syngas. In order to scale-up this entrained reactor system, the effect of various operating conditions including varying the catalyst concentration in slurry, was studied. A reaction rate expression for methanol synthesis, and the gas-liquid mass transfer correlation for the entrained reactor was developed. An overall rate expression for the methanol synthesis in an entrained reactor and computer modeling of the reactor system, to predict the productivity of methanol in the reactor; and its comparison with the experimental results will be presented. Scale-up of the entrained reactor system and the prediction of the methanol productivity at any operating condition will also be presented.
- OSTI ID:
- 51927
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940930--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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