TITLE: Liquid Phase Methanol Process Development Unit: Installation, Operation, and Support Studies. Task 5. LaPorte LPMEOH PDU Renovation, Installation, and Shakedown (Run F-1)

INST.  AUTHOR: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA.

SPONSOR: Department of Energy, Washington, DC.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Energy [DE],  1 Oct 85,  142p.

NTIS ORDER NO.: DE86004573/INW

ABSTRACT:

This report details the experimental studies and events occurring during the 4-month period of commissioning and shakedown of the LaPorte LPMEOH Process Development Unit (PDU) installed and operated under DOE Contract No. DE-AC22-81PC30019. Following the resolution of commissioning problems, a 10-day shakedown run was completed. Operation of the PDU was smooth, and the mechanical integrity and process flexibility of the unit was demonstrated. Significant data were collected on ebullated bed expansion characteristics, catalyst attrition, catalyst performance, and gas holdup in both the two- and three-phase reactor systems. Catalyst surface chemistry analyses were performed to monitor the catalyst condition. The reactor performance for various operating conditions was comparable to laboratory autoclave results. Carbon monoxide conversion ranged from 9 to 50%, and a maximum of 7271 kg (8 tons) methanol per day was produced. 5 refs., 24 figs., 38 tabs. (ERA citation 11:008520)

REPORT  NUMBER: DOE/PC/30019-T13

CONTRACT  NUMBER: AC22-81PC30019