The coal tar hydrogenation catalyst developed by the Shanxi Coal Chemistry Institute has been successfully commissioned and is operating stably in the Chifeng Boyuan coal tar hydrogenation unit

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The coal tar hydrogenation catalyst developed by the Shanxi Coal Chemical Research Institute was successfully commissioned and is operating stably in the coal tar hydrogenation unit at Chifeng Boyuan Technology Co., Ltd. Author/Source: Shanxi Coal Chemical Research Institute; Date: 2019-09-26; Clicks: 40. The coal tar hydrogenation catalyst provided by Team 608 of the Shanxi Coal Chemical Research Institute was successfully commissioned on August 13 in the 150,000-ton/year furnace gas coal tar hydrogenation unit at Chifeng Boyuan Technology Co., Ltd.; the unit reached full capacity on August 15, and the calibration to meet the required performance standards was completed recently. The calibration results show that the device operates stably as a whole, with all indicators such as raw material consumption, energy consumption, and product quality meeting the predetermined requirements. The 150,000 tons per year furnace gas tar hydrogenation unit at Chifeng Boyuan was put into operation in May 2015, and by May 2019 it had been in operation for four years in total. In June 2019, the company decided to replace the catalyst and issued a public tender for this replacement; Team 608 from Shanxi Coal Chemical Research Institute actively participated in the bidding and successfully won the contract. Research and development on the coal tar hydrogenation process and its catalysts in Group 608 have been ongoing for many years. Building on previous research, and taking into account the characteristics of the tar generated by the furnace gas in Chifeng Boyuan Company, optimization of the preparation methods for coal tar hydrogenation catalysts as well as selection of the most suitable production processes were carried out. The appropriate production methods for different catalysts were determined, and ultimately the production, filling, activation, and operation of the catalysts required for this facility were completed. The successful and stable operation of this unit using the coal tar hydrogenation catalyst provided by Shanxi Coal Chemical indicates that the research institute’s coal tar hydrogenation catalyst has once again been put into industrial use.