Produce syngas for methanol

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States)

OSTI ID:5599444

Farina, G L ^[1]

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1. Foster Wheeler International Corp., Milan (IT)

Combined reforming, in which an oxygen reforming reactor is added downstream from a conventional tubular reactor to produce syngas for methanol, achieves a substantial reduction in energy consumption with the least impact on the environment. This paper reports that the advantages of this process scheme are as follows: 8% to 10% reduction in the consumption of natural gas per ton of methanol, The size of the primary reformer is reduced, Reduction of syngas compression requirement due to increased syngas pressure, Reduced steam consumption, Production of syngas with the stoichiometric composition required by methanol synthesis. Synthesis gases for the production of methanol and synfuels are basically mixtures of hydrogen and carbon oxides. They have been produced from natural gas by steam reforming, autothermal reforming and noncatalytic partial oxidation.

• OSTI ID: 5599444
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States), Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States) Vol. 71:3; ISSN HYPRA; ISSN 0018-8190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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03 NATURAL GAS
030400 -- Natural Gas-- Products & By-Products
08 HYDROGEN
080100 -- Hydrogen-- Production
09 BIOMASS FUELS
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ALCOHOLS
AUTOTHERMAL REFORMER PROCESSES
CARBON
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
CONVERSION
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
METHANOL
MIXTURES
NATURAL GAS
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
REFORMER PROCESSES
STEAM REFORMER PROCESSES
STOICHIOMETRY
SYNGAS PROCESS
SYNTHESIS
SYNTHESIS GAS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING