Executive Summary |
5 |
I |
Introduction |
9 |
II |
Project / Process Description |
10 |
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II.A |
Project Description |
10 |
II.B |
Need for the Technology Demonstration |
10 |
II.C |
Process Chemistry |
12 |
II.D |
Technology Description |
12 |
II.E |
Project Objective and Statement of Work |
16 |
III |
Review of Technical and Environmental Performance |
18 |
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III.A |
Technical Performance |
18 |
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III.A.1 |
Sparger in the SBCR |
18 |
III.A.2 |
Catalyst Deactivation |
18 |
III.A.3 |
Catalyst Activation |
18 |
III.B |
Demonstration Test Plan |
19 |
III.C |
Operations |
19 |
III.D |
Methanol Fuel-Use Testing |
20 |
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III.D.1 |
Transportation Systems |
21 |
III.D.2 |
Power Generation Systems |
22 |
III.E |
Liquid Phase Dimethyl Ether Design Verification
Testing |
22 |
III.F |
Environmental Performance |
23 |
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III.F.1 |
Spent Catalyst Slurry |
23 |
III.F.2 |
Catalyst Guard Bed and Carbonyl Guard Bed Spent Adsorbents |
23 |
III.F.3 |
Mineral Oil Waste Stream |
23 |
III.F.4 |
Recovered Distillation Liquids |
23 |
III.F.5 |
Waste Water Stream |
24 |
IV |
Market Analysis |
25 |
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IV.A |
Market Size |
25 |
IV.B |
Economics |
26 |
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IV.B.1 |
Capital Costs |
26 |
IV.B.2 |
Operating Costs |
26 |
IV.B.3 |
Economics |
27 |
IV.C |
Commercialization Plan |
27 |
V |
Conclusions |
28 |
VI |
Acronyms and Abbreviations |
30 |
VII |
References |
31 |
VIII |
Bibliography |
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Appendix A |
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LIST OF FIGURES |
Figure 1 |
Integration of Methanol Production with an IGCC
Facility |
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Figure 2 |
Schematics of Gas-Phase Methanol Synthesis Reactors |
13 |
Figure 3 |
Block Flow Diagram of LPMEOHTM
Demonstration Unit |
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LIST OF TABLES |
Table 1 |
Operating Periods |
20 |
Table 2 |
Analysis of Stabilized Methanol |
20 |
Table 3 |
Fuel-Use Test Program |
21 |
Table 4 |
World Methanol Supply/Demand Forecast |
25 |
Table 5 |
Operating Costs for a 500-Short Ton/Day LPMEOH™
Unit |
26 |
Table 6 |
Economics for a LPMEOH™
Plant |
27 |
Table A-1 |
Test Conditions for the LPMEOH™
Demonstration Program |
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