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Liquid-Phase Methanol. Final Report - 1979

Sherwin, M.
Blum, D.

Chem Systems Inc.

Table of Contents 402kb

Section 1
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1

Introduction and Background

1-1
   

Process Description

1-1

Process Applications

1-3

Accomplishments

1-4

2

Summary

   

Demonstration of Concept Feasibility

2-1

Three-Phase Bench Scale Unit

2-2

Catalyst Development

2-3

Process Variable Studies

2-4

Scale-up In a Larger Process Development Unit

2-6

Long Term Continuous Runs

2-7

Engineering Studies

2-8

3

Demonstration of the Basic Concept

3-1
   

Process Thermodynamics

3-1
Section 2
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Fixed Bed Reaction Tests

3-15
 

Gas Feed Only and Gas-Liquid Co-Feed

3-15

Recirculating Liquid

3-25

4

Bench Scale Unit Development Program

4-1
   

Description of the Bench Scale Unit

4-1

Initial Operations

4-3

Process Variable Scans - Crushed Commercial Catalysts

4-7
 

Effect of Feed Gas Composition

4-9
Section 3
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Effect of Temperature

4-13

Effect of Pressure

4-28

Effect of Particle Size

4-28

Effect of Process Liquid and Catalyst Composition

4-32
Section 4
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Catalyst Development

4-44
 

Catalyst Forming Tests

4-44

Development of a Mini-Tablet

4-44

Development of an Extrudate

4-52
Section 5
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Modified Tablet Composition

4-70

Tests at Lehigh University

4-71

Contaminant Metals Analysis

4-76

5

Testing of Process Variations

5-1
   

Slurry Phase Operation

5-1

Combined Water-Gas Shift/Methanol Synthesis Reactions

5-3

CO2 Reactivity

5-3
Section 6
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Maximization of CO Conversion to Liquids

5-14
 

Chemical Means

5-14
 

Catalyst Modifications to Produce Dimethyl Ether

5-14

Catalyst Modifications to Produce Higher Alcohols

5-17

Physical Means

5-22
Section 7
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6

Long-Term Activity Tests

6-1
   

Lurgi Gas

6-1
 

Bench Scale Unit Tests

6-1
 

Discontinuous Tests

6-1

Continuous Tests

6-4

Process Development Unit Tests

6-7
 

Description of the Process Development Unit

6-7

Discontinuous Tests

6-8

Continuous Tests

6-9

Koppers-Totzek Gas

6-15
 

Continuous Bench Scale Unit and Process Development Unit Tests

6-15

Synopsis of BSU Run

6-15

Synopsis of PDU Run

6-15
Section 8
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7

Poisoning Studies

7-1
   

Reactor A - Control Run

7-4

Reactor B - Ethylene

7-4

Reactor B - NO2

7-4

Reactor B - Sulfur (As H2S)

7-21

Reactor A - Chlorine (As CH3Cl)

7-22
Section 9
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8

Supporting Studies

8-1
   

Reaction Modelling

8-1
 

Kinetic Model

8-1

Empirical Model

8-7

K-T Type Feed Gas

8-15

Methanol Product Analysis

8-16
 

Lurgi Feed Gas

8-16

Koppers-Totzek

8-23

Liquid Phase Activity Coefficients

8-23

Solubility of Mineral Oil in Methanol-Water

8-25

Gas Solubility in Mineral Oil

8-27