Method of methanol production

Details Method of methanol production Method of methanol production

1989-01-18

1990-05-22

Gray, Bruce D.

Chemistry: fischer-tropsch processes; or purification or recover

With preliminary reaction to form hydrogen or a carbon oxide

Gaseous oxygen utilized in the preliminary reaction

252373, C07C 2706, C01B 336

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049278576

ABSTRACT:
A process for methanol production includes preparing a hydrogen containing synthesis gas by autothermally reforming a hydrocarbonaceous feed, such as a hydrocarbon feed, with oxygen and steam in an autothermal reformer utilizing a first, monolithic catalyst having a palladium and platinum containing catalyst therein, and a second, platinum group metal steam reforming catalyst. The autothermal reformer provides a relatively simple and compact reactor within which a wide variety of hydrocarbonaceous feeds, from heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks to natural gas, may be utilized for producing methanol synthesis gas, which is advantageously carried out at an elevated pressure. By controlling H.sub.2 O to carbon and O.sub.2 to carbon feed ratios, a given feed can be autothermally reformed to yield a synthesis gas of desired ratio of 1 H.sub.2 to (2CO+3CO.sub.2) for methanol production.

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Schmolder, Brennstoffe-Chemie, vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 23-26 (English translation).

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