Liquid phase methanol reactor staging process for the production of methanol
Abstract
The present invention is a process for the production of methanol from a syngas feed containing carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Basically, the process is the combination of two liquid phase methanol reactors into a staging process, such that each reactor is operated to favor a particular reaction mechanism. In the first reactor, the operation is controlled to favor the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide, and in the second reactor, the operation is controlled so as to favor the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide. This staging process results in substantial increases in methanol yield.
- Inventors:
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- Macungie, PA
- Emmaus, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866693
- Patent Number(s):
- 4766154
- Assignee:
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, PA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-85PC80007
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- liquid; phase; methanol; reactor; staging; process; production; syngas; feed; containing; carbon; monoxide; dioxide; hydrogen; basically; combination; reactors; operated; favor; particular; reaction; mechanism; operation; controlled; hydrogenation; results; substantial; increases; yield; substantial increase; process results; gas feed; carbon dioxide; carbon monoxide; liquid phase; containing carbon; phase methanol; methanol reactor; /518/
Citation Formats
Bonnell, Leo W, Perka, Alan T, and Roberts, George W. Liquid phase methanol reactor staging process for the production of methanol. United States: N. p., 1988.
Web.
Bonnell, Leo W, Perka, Alan T, & Roberts, George W. Liquid phase methanol reactor staging process for the production of methanol. United States.
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"Liquid phase methanol reactor staging process for the production of methanol". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866693.
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title = {Liquid phase methanol reactor staging process for the production of methanol},
author = {Bonnell, Leo W and Perka, Alan T and Roberts, George W},
abstractNote = {The present invention is a process for the production of methanol from a syngas feed containing carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Basically, the process is the combination of two liquid phase methanol reactors into a staging process, such that each reactor is operated to favor a particular reaction mechanism. In the first reactor, the operation is controlled to favor the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide, and in the second reactor, the operation is controlled so as to favor the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide. This staging process results in substantial increases in methanol yield.},
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