Liqiud Phase Methanol Process Development Unit: installation, operation, and support studies. Annual technical progress report No. 4, 28 September 1981-30 September 1982

Technical Report · Wed Oct 20 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6366237

The objective of this project is to demonstrate the technical feasibility of indirect coal liquefaction using the Liquid Phase Methanol (LPMeOH) process. Task I - Program Planning was completed. The Phase I Report: Engineering, Cost, and Program Evaluation was submitted to DOE, and DOE approval to proceed with Phase II was granted. Revision 1 of the engineering flowsheet was issued. A unified design strategy was adopted to allow the Process Development Unit (PDU) to be capable either of liquid-fluidized or liquid-entrained operation. Heat and material balances were calculated for eight (8) design cases. The final PDU design basis was established. A Design hazards Review was conducted. The Texas Air Control Board granted an exemption from construction and operating permits. The data acquisition system and 80% of all equipment items required are in hand or in the procurement stage. Eighteen (18) items are being reused from the Chicago Liquid Phase Methanation Unit (LPM) or the Bruceton Synthoil facility. Equipment being reused from the Chicago LPM unit was shipped to LaPorte. For the CSI Laboratory PDU modifications, the Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P and ID), equipment layout, and piping drawings were completed and major equipment was ordered. Testing of in-situ catalyst reduction/activation was completed by CSI on the first commercial catalyst candidate. Reports on a liquid-fluidized run in the CSI Fairfield Laboratory PDU and on a liquid-entrained laboratory work accomplished under advance funding were issued. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APCI) completed baseline catalyst testing and shakedown of the Gas Phase Screening Reactor. Shakedown of the Stirred Autoclave Reactor is in progress. Liquid Phase methanol (LPMeOH) modeling by APCI progressed, using the Deckwer model and a Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR) model. CSI initiated an effort to verify and refine their methanol equilibrium model.

• Research Organization: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (USA); Chem Systems, Inc., Tarrytown, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-81PC30019
• OSTI ID: 6366237
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/30019-T5; ON: DE83010228
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALCOHOLS
CATALYSTS
COAL LIQUEFACTION
EQUIPMENT
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FLUIDIZED BED
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LIQUEFACTION
LIQUID PHASE METHANOL PROCESS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
METHANOL
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT UNITS
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RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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