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Commercial-Scale Demonstration of the Liquid Phase
Methanol (LPMEOHTM) Process:  A DOE Assessment - October 2003

National Energy Technology Laboratory

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary

5

I

Introduction 9
II Project / Process Description 10
 

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
 

III.A

Technical Performance 18

 

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
 

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
 

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
 

IV.A

Market Size 25

IV.B

Economics 26
 

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 32
Appendix A 33
 
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 Integration of Methanol Production with an IGCC Facility 11
Figure 2 Schematics of Gas-Phase Methanol Synthesis Reactors 13
Figure 3 Block Flow Diagram of LPMEOHTM Demonstration Unit 15
 
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 33