The “Development of Technology for Methanol Oxidation to Formaldehyde” project at the Shanxi Coal Chemistry Research Institute has successfully passed the acceptance review
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The “Development of a Process for Converting Methanol into Formaldehyde” project carried out by the Shanxi Coal Chemistry Research Institute passed the acceptance review successfully. Author/Source: Date: 2017-09-28 Clicks: 9 On September 13, Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. organized relevant experts to conduct an acceptance review in Xi’an, Shaanxi, for the project on developing a process for converting methanol into formaldehyde, which was carried out in collaboration with the Shanxi Coal Chemistry Research Institute. The acceptance meeting was chaired by the Institute of Modern Chemical Engineering Technology of Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. Researcher Tan Yisheng, the project leader, gave a detailed report on aspects such as the research background of the project, research progress, achievement of technical objectives, and fund utilization. Addressing the current situation in China where catalysts for large-scale methanol oxidation to formaldehyde production are monopolized by foreign companies, this project developed FeMo catalysts and processes for such conversion, and carried out laboratory-scale scale-up of the FeMo catalysts to kilogram levels. The amplified FeMo catalyst was subjected to a 4500-hour stability test, with virtually no change in the methanol conversion rate or the yield of formaldehyde. This project has resulted in **2 patents filed, 1 research paper published, and the training of 2 young scientific and technical professionals**. The acceptance expert group unanimously agreed that the project has met the relevant technical requirements specified in the contract document in terms of paper publication, patent applications, and technical specifications, and approved the project for acceptance. The expert group hopes to further accelerate the industrialization of FeMo catalysts in order to achieve domestic substitution for these catalysts as soon as possible. Currently, the laboratory single-tube experiments and industrial pilot plant experiments for this project are progressing steadily.
The profit margin from producing formaldehyde from methanol is not high, so it has not received much attention over the long term; moreover, the iron-molybdenum method results in a lower purity level. It would be great if it were possible to produce anhydrous formaldehyde gas from methanol and to manufacture polyformaldehyde as well.
Iron-molybdenum-formaldehyde catalysts are monopolized by foreign countries, so it is necessary to develop domestic alternatives.
Units such as Dalian Rike are also working on formaldehyde iron-molybdenum catalysts.
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