Which company is best at designing large methanol plants?
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The owner wants to produce large amounts of methanol, on a million-ton scale, but is unsure whether to use natural gas or coal as the feedstock for its production. I wonder which company is best at designing large methanol plants?
:Lol, hello Dwayne Johnson. Design institutes specialize in certain areas; I’m not sure how to recommend one to you when the situation isn’t clear
For coal-based methanol production, companies within the former Ministry of Chemical Industry’s system, such as Hualu Engineering Company, are a good choice; for natural gas-based methanol production, it is best to turn to design firms from Sinopec’s system, like Ningbo Institute.
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For the production of methanol from natural gas, Ningbo Engineering Company is the best choice; for methanol production from coal, Tianchen, Hualu, Wanda, Wuhuan, Donghua, Huisheng, Huanqiu, SEI, and Saiding are all capable of carrying out this task. For producing methanol from LNG, it is necessary to purchase foreign process packages, while for methanol production from coal, domestic process packages can be used. But this owner is really problematic too – they wanted to go ahead with using large amounts of methanol without even understanding the raw materials involved; it’s like they’re acting in a daze.
In the past few years, the Tianchen project has been the busiest, followed by Hualu; this year things might not be that busy, so it’s time to get started right away
Since the production process has not been determined yet, you need to identify the appropriate location first. Contact several design firms to have them prepare project proposals for you; these proposals should include comparisons of local processing options, so that it can be determined whether coal or natural gas offers better benefits, thereby aiding the boss in making a decision.
Since the production process has not been determined yet, you need to identify the appropriate location first. Contact several design firms to have them prepare project proposals for you; these proposals should include comparisons of local processing options, so that it can be determined whether coal or natural gas offers better benefits, thereby aiding the boss in making a decision.
Along the coast, near ports or associated gas from oil fields, natural gas can be considered； For the rest, just coal. As for design institutes, just visit those few major methanol companies and you’ll have a clear idea.