TITLE: Liquid Phase Methanol LaPorte PDU: Modification, Operation, and Support Studies: Quarterly Technical Progress Report No. 1, 9 April-30 September 1987.

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

SPONSOR: Chem Systems, Inc., Tarrytown, NY.*Department of Energy, Washington, DC.

LANGUAGE: English

PUB.  TYPE: Technical Report

PUB.  COUNTRY: United States

SOURCE: Department of Energy [DE],  30 Oct 87,  37p.

NTIS ORDER NO.: DE88016560/INW

ABSTRACT:

Research on the liquid phase methanol process is described. Tasks involved include: modifications of the instrumentation, piping and mechanical systems; effects of CO(sub 2) in CO-rich synthesis gas; optimization of in-situ catalyst reduction and storage; catalyst poison studies; kinetic modeling; alternate commercial catalysts; and field testing of new guard-bed materials. 3 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab. (ERA citation 13:052976)

REPORT  NUMBER: DOE/PC/90005-T6

CONTRACT  NUMBER: AC22-87PC90005