Synthetic Methanol Manufacture

Abstract

NE of the mwt phenomenal growtb in the record of 0 the American chemical industry is that experienced in the manufactum of synthetic methanol during the pad 20 years. Keyed to that growth, both as muse and eflect, is tbe expansion of formaldehyde pruduction and the advent of tke fordldehyde C y p e plastics. oxidation of methanol to for4)sldehyde ~owunts for almost half of the total production. This pemutuge hss remained relatively wnstgnt throughout the history of methanol production. However, steadily increasjng application of the basic phenolformaldehyde type plaetics has ind the actual tomage of methanol ueed for thia purpose manyfdd during the past two decades. Two thirda of the remdning production now is nsed as automobile antifreeae and this a p p b t i o n ia expected to expand as methanol production capscity catches up with exceea demaud (84).Unlike its UBB in formaldehyde production, the uee of methanol m .uMmobile radiators ia a fairly recent application. Althougb it hss a lower h o i i point than the previously used denatured deoM1, ita lower molecular weight given it lesa partial p m u r e 80 that it does not boil away bs fast as the higher alwhol.

Power-to-liquidviasynthesis of methanol, DME or Fischer–Tropsch-fuels: a review

“…59,79 In the early stage of industrial production, methanol production from CO 2 has also been performed (1927, USA, Peoria, Commercial Solvents Corporation, 4000 t per a). 80 Since the 1960s, the high-pressure process was replaced by the now exclusively used low-pressure processes (50-100 bar) first commercialised by ICI (now Johnson Matthey). 55 The low-pressure process is operated above 200 1C determined by the activity of the applied copper catalysts and below 300 1C limited by its thermal stability.…”

Alcohol-Assisted Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide to Methanol Using Molecular Manganese Catalysts

“…Worldwide efforts are directed toward the change of the raw material basis toward renewable or recycled carbon sources (biomass, CO 2 , waste). 12 − 16 …”

“…Methanol is a central pivot in the chemical supply chain and an important energy carrier for combustion engines or fuel cells. − The synthetic potential ranges from the production of base chemicals such as propylene or aromatics to application as a C1 building block to produce fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals. − Global methanol production is on the order of 100 million metric tons annually, using mainly coal and natural gas as primary feedstocks. Worldwide efforts are directed toward the change of the raw material basis toward renewable or recycled carbon sources (biomass, CO 2 , waste). − …”

Staff-Industry Collaborative Report Stengel Process Ammonium Nitrate

“…The methanol process at this plant has been described in another article of this series (4). The finished product, which results from breaking and grinding the sheet, should have a particle size range of -5 to +20 mesh.…”

“…In 1946 the plant was purchased from the Government and expanded. The methanol process at this plant has been described in another article of this series (4). The plant also produces ammonia and nitrogen solutions for fertilizers and has facilities for packaging antifreezes.…”