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Liquid-Phase Methanol (LPMeOH) Process Development Unit (PDU)40-Day Run at LaPorte, Texas
- 1984
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Table of Contents
| 1 |
Executive Summary |
1-1 |
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Introduction
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1-1 |
| Run Summary |
1-2 |
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Discussion and Conclusions |
1-6 |
| Recommendations |
1-8 |
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Laporte PDU Description |
2-1 |
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Process Description |
2-1 |
| Data Acquisition System Description |
2-5 |
| 3 |
Run Description
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3-1 |
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Background |
3-1 |
| Test Objectives |
3-5 |
| Operating History |
3-7 |
| 4 |
Data Summaries
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4-1 |
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Results for April-May 1984 |
4-1 |
| Reduction Data |
4-5 |
| Catalyst Inventory |
4-8 |
| Analytical Results |
4-12 |
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Slurry Concentration Measurements |
4-12 |
| Gas Trace Contaminant Analyses |
4-12 |
| Catalyst Analyses |
4-13 |
| Carbonyl Survey |
4-15 |
| Freezene-100 Boiling Points |
4-15 |
| Methanol Product Analyses |
4-15 |
| 5 |
Engineering Analysis |
5-1 |
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Reduction |
5-1 |
| Catalyst Performance |
5-2 |
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Attrition Resistance Analysis |
5-2 |
| Activity Maintenance with Unbalanced Gas |
5-13 |
| Process Variables Scans with R71/OF12-26 Catalyst |
5-28 |
| 6 |
References |
6-1 |
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