The full production process of Yan’an Nenghua’s 1.8 million-ton methanol synthesis plant has been operationalized
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The 1.8 million-ton methanol synthesis unit at Yan’an Energy Chemical has achieved full operational capability. Author/Source: Huahua Network – Coal Chemicals. Date: August 27, 2018. Clicks: 19. At 19:28 on August 20, the natural gas conversion synthesis unit of the Yan’an Coal, Oil, and Gas Resources Comprehensive Utilization Project was successfully fed with material for the first time; by 2:00 a.m. on the 21st, the entire process was up and running, producing methanol of MTO quality. Currently, all operating parameters of the unit are normal. The natural gas conversion and synthesis unit is one of the main production facilities in the Yan’an coal, oil, and gas resources comprehensive utilization project. Using natural gas and coal-based syngas as raw materials, and employing the David process low-pressure methanol technology, it achieves a complementary use of carbon and hydrogen sources, capable of producing 1.8 million tons of methanol products per year. As the key unit that forms the core of the process for the Yan’an Energy and Chemicals project, the natural gas conversion and synthesis unit has provided methanol as a raw material for the subsequent MTO units. The goal of converting natural gas on-site into methanol through chemical processes has been achieved, thereby laying the foundation for realizing the full production chain of the Yan’an Energy and Chemicals project. The Yan’an coal, oil, and gas resources comprehensive utilization project is the largest energy and chemical project invested in by Yanchang Petroleum Group in Yan’an. With a total investment of around 24 billion yuan, the project consists of 10 production units along with the corresponding utility systems and auxiliary facilities. The project is located in the Luo River valley in the southern part of Fuxian County, Shaanxi Province. It uses associated gas from Yanchang Petroleum’s oil fields, refinery light oil, and coal as raw materials to build 10 sets of processing units, including ones for producing 1.8 million tons per year of methanol, 600,000 tons per year of methanol derivatives, 400,000 tons per year of light oil products, 450,000 tons per year of polyethylene, 250,000 tons per year of polypropylene, 200,000 tons per year of butanol, 80,000 tons per year of dipropylheptyl alcohol, and 50,000 tons per year of EPDM rubber, along with supporting auxiliary facilities and off-site infrastructure.
The DMTO complex of the Yan’an coal, oil, and gas resources comprehensive utilization project was successfully put into operation. Author/Source: Huahua Net Coal Chemicals. Date: 2018-09-04. Clicks: 25. On September 2, the DMTO complex of this project, which was constructed through EPC contracting by Sinopec Luoyang Engineering, was successfully brought online for the first time, laying the foundation for the full completion and operation of the entire Yan’an coal, oil, and gas resources comprehensive utilization project. The DMTO combined unit is the core facility of the Yan’an coal, oil, and gas comprehensive utilization project. The construction work includes five main components: a 600,000-ton/year DMTO and olefin separation unit, a combined substation, a cabinet room, and flue gas dust removal equipment. Construction on this project commenced on site on April 28, 2016, and it was handed over on December 28, 2017. This facility utilizes the DMTO technology from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and is designed to process 1.83 million tons of methanol per year, thereby producing 610,000 tons of ethylene and propylene products. Injection began at 3:30 on August 29; alcohol was added at 11:58 on the same day. Olefin separation feed was introduced in the afternoon of August 29. On August 31, the products propylene, C4, and C5 were of satisfactory quality. On September 2, the ethylene purity exceeded 99.95%, and the MTO and olefin separation units were successfully started up for the first time! On August 30, Yan’an Energy Chemical Company conducted on-site auctions for the polyolefin trial production pellets and powders; 794 tons of such materials were successfully sold, generating sales revenue of 7.0745 million yuan. On August 31, the polyolefin warehouse of Yan’an Energy Chemical Company witnessed its first truck loading. The Yan’an coal, oil, and gas resources comprehensive utilization project is the largest energy and chemical project invested in by Yanchang Petroleum Group in Yan’an. With a total investment of around 24 billion yuan, the project consists of 10 production units along with the corresponding utility systems and auxiliary facilities. The project is located in the Luo River valley in the southern part of Fuxian County, Shaanxi Province. It uses associated gas from Yanchang Petroleum’s oil fields, refinery light oil, and coal as raw materials to build 10 sets of processing units, including ones for producing 1.8 million tons per year of methanol, 600,000 tons per year of methanol derivatives, 400,000 tons per year of light oil products, 450,000 tons per year of polyethylene, 250,000 tons per year of polypropylene, 200,000 tons per year of butanol, 80,000 tons per year of dipropylheptyl alcohol, and 50,000 tons per year of EPDM rubber, along with supporting auxiliary facilities and off-site infrastructure.
How much did methanol drop last year? Over 1,000, I guess; the profits must have been poor