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Liquid-Entrained Catalyst Operations at LaPorte Pilot Plant for Liquid-Phase Methanol Process, 1984-1985: Final Report - 1987

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

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Table of Contents

I

Executive Summary 1

II

 Introduction 4

III

 LaPorte LPMEOH PDU Description 6

 

 

A

 Background 6

B

 Process Design Basis 7

C

 Process Description 10

D

  LaPorte LPMEOH PDU Modifications 13

E

 Process Equipment Additions to LaPorte LPMEOH PDU 17

IV

 Gas Holdup Test and Poisons Survey 19

A

 Two-Phase Gas Holdup Studies 19

B

 Carbonyl Surveys 30

V

 High Slurry Concentration Run (Run E-2) 48

A

 Objectives 48

B

 In-Situ Reduction 48

C

 Methanol Synthesis Operation 49

D

 Discussion of Results 55

VI 

Activity Maintenance 70

 

 

A

 Objectives 70

B

 In-Situ Reduction 70

C

 Methanol Synthesis Operation 70

D

 Discussion of Results 72

VII

 Conclusions and Recommendations 96

VIII

 References 98

IX

 Appendixes 99

A

  Chemical Wash of LaPorte LPMEOH PDU 99

B

 April 1985 Metallurgical Change-out 107

C

 Nuclear Density Gauge Calibration 111

D

 LaPorte LPMEOH PDU Inspection After Carbonyl Survey (11-12 March 1985) 122

E

 Run E-2 Detailed Data Acquisition Sheets 126

F

 Run E-3 Detailed Data Acquisition Sheets 163