Liquid phase methanol reactor staging process for the production of methanol

Bonnell, Leo W; Perka, Alan T; Roberts, George W

Title: Liquid phase methanol reactor staging process for the production of methanol

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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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Bonnell, Leo W ^[1]; Perka, Alan T ^[1]; Roberts, George W ^[2]

Macungie, PA
Emmaus, PA

Issue Date:: 1988-01-01

Research Org.:: AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC

OSTI Identifier:: 866693

Patent Number(s):: 4766154

Assignee:: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, PA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS

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C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
C07C31/04 - Methanol
C07C29/1516 - {Multisteps}

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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/

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  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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