The first gasifier in Hubei Sanning Chemical’s ethylene glycol project was successfully lifted in one go!

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The first gasifier in Hubei Sanning Chemical’s ethylene glycol project was successfully lifted in one go! Author/Source: Yahuahua Coal Chemical Industry. Date: 2019-07-15. Clicks: 4. On July 14, the first 3,000-ton gasifier in Hubei Sanning Company’s ethylene glycol production project was successfully lifted into place in one go. It is understood that this type of gasifier utilizes a four-nozzle water-coal slurry gasification technology. There are 3 such units in this facility; each unit weighs 370 tons, is 25 meters tall, and has an inner diameter of 3.88 meters, classifying them as oversized and overweight equipment. Given the extreme difficulties associated with overall transportation and lifting, by hiring professional transportation teams and selecting the transportation route in advance, it took 40 days to deliver the goods to the project site on July 10. As the core and key equipment of this project, its successful lifting also marks a phased success in the project construction, achieving an important milestone in the project’s execution on schedule. Hubei Sanning Chemical’s project for adjusting the raw material structure used in ammonia synthesis and for producing 600,000 tons per year of ethylene glycol is located in the Yaojiagang Chemical Park in Zhijiang City. The total estimated investment for the project is 10 billion yuan. Construction began on February 9, 2018, with completion and operation expected by December 2019. The project utilizes the four-nozzle water-coal slurry pressurized gasification technology developed by Yankuang and East China University of Science and Technology; its core process is the technology for producing ethylene glycol from high-purity chemical synthesis gas. Donghua Institute is responsible for the overall project management, and a contract for the air separation unit was also signed with Air Liquide. The project is constructed in two phases: Phase 1 involves the construction of facilities for producing 520,000 tons per year of synthetic ammonia and 400,000 tons per year of ethylene glycol, while Phase 2 involves the construction of facilities for producing 200,000 tons per year of slow- and controlled-release urea.