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Ningxia Baofeng Energy has chosen Zhejiang Xinwang Feng as the patent holder for the third methanol synthesis unit in its coal-to-olefins complex. Source: Coal Chemical Industry 114 Forum, Date: 2020-08-20, Views: 10. Zhejiang Xinwang Feng (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies and expert in the design and technology licensing of large-scale methanol plants, is proud to announce that it has secured a technology licensing contract for another methanol unit. Zhuangxin Wanfeng has been chosen by Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group as the patent provider for the third methanol synthesis unit in their coal-to-olefins complex located in Ningxia, China. This methanol unit is planned to have a daily production capacity of 7,200 tons; once completed, it will become the largest single-unit methanol plant in the world. As stipulated in the contract, Zhuangxin Wanfeng will act as the patent holder and provide relevant engineering design, technical review, commissioning support, catalysts, and patented equipment. The Sinopec methanol plant uses syngas as raw material, along with Sinopec’s patented series-connected circuit and radial steam-generation type synthesis tower. Zion Chemical catalysts are used in combination to produce stable methanol, which is then utilized in the production of downstream olefins. This device features low operating costs, low capital investment, low emissions, and high energy efficiency. (The image shows the Baofeng methanol plant with a capacity of 2.2 million tons per year, which utilizes Sinopec’s process technology and was successfully commissioned in May 2020.) Once operational, this facility will represent the 8th plant in China to be authorized by Sinopec with a daily production capacity of over 5,500 tons. This unit is the third methanol plant authorized by Zhuangxin Wanfeng to Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group. Prior to this authorization, Baofeng had already successfully commissioned a methanol synthesis unit with a daily production capacity of 6,600 tons in May 2020, as well as another unit with a daily production capacity of 4,450 tons that was commissioned in 2014. This signifies Baofeng’s recognition of Sinopec Wanhua’s technical leadership in key growth markets, and it also validates Sinopec Wanhua’s commitment and efforts to achieve large-scale methanol production. John Gordon, Global Executive Director of Jones Lang LaSalle, said: “We are very proud of our ongoing partnership with Baofeng Energy Group.” This is the best proof of their full trust in Jones Lang LaSalle’s expertise in engineering, as well as its ability to successfully design and implement larger-scale methanol plants. In just 6 years, it is truly inspiring to see the results of their close cooperation: two large-scale plants with steadily increasing production capacity have been successfully commissioned, and a third plant, the largest in the world, is currently under design. We are very much looking forward to the next more ambitious project for our collaboration, as well as to continuing to create world-class projects. ” Baofeng Energy was established in 2005 and is currently the largest private coal-to-olefins enterprise in China. The company’s shares are listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, with the stock code SH.600989. The company’s production base is located in the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base, a **-level energy and chemical industry hub in northwestern China. Taking advantage of China’s resource profile characterized by abundant coal, limited oil, and scarce gas, the company has built an eco-industrial park covering 14,000 mu, establishing a industrial chain that spans from coal to coke, methanol, olefins, and fine chemicals. It has a production capacity of 1.2 million tons of polyolefins, 4 million tons of methanol, 4 million tons of coke, and 780,000 tons of fine chemicals. Today, it has become a leading enterprise in the field of coal-based new materials, known for its high level of integration, efficiency, and sustainability. The company remains focused on its core business in olefins, pursuing innovative development in multiple areas. It strives to explore ways to integrate new energy sources with modern coal chemical industry, and acts actively as a promoter of the optimized development of this industry. Project Name: Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Co., Ltd. 500,000 tons/year Coal-to-Olefins Project ； Construction location: Area A of Linhe Comprehensive Industrial Park, Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base, Yinchuan, Ningxia. Construction contents: new air separation unit, gasification unit, shift unit, purification unit, sulfur recovery unit, methanol unit (intermediate product), 500,000 tons/year MTO unit, EVA polymerization unit, propylene polymerization unit, as well as the accompanying auxiliary and supporting facilities. The area planned for land acquisition is 252.82 hectares, with 115 hectares allocated for plant facilities. Total project investment: 1,377,000 million yuan; the total investment in environmental protection measures amounts to 979,469.9 thousand yuan, accounting for 7.11% of the total project investment. This project mainly includes air separation units, gasification units, shift units, low-temperature methanol washing units, methanol synthesis units (including hydrogen recovery units), sulfur recovery units, MTO and olefin separation units, polyethylene production units, polypropylene production units, as well as the associated utility systems and auxiliary facilities. The project uses coal as a raw material; pressurized gasification of coal is employed to produce crude syngas, which is then subjected to shift reaction and heat recovery processes to convert part of the CO in the crude syngas into H2, thereby adjusting the CO/H2 ratio and recovering heat. The transformed gas and the untransformed gas enter the scrubber tower of the low-temperature methanol washing unit respectively, to remove acidic gases such as H2S, CO2, and COS from the syngas. The purified untreated gas and the purified treated gas are combined and sent to the methanol synthesis unit, where MTO-grade methanol (an intermediate product) is produced. This MTO-grade methanol enters the MTO reactor, where it undergoes catalytic conversion to produce light olefins; subsequent separation yields monomers such as polymeric grade ethylene and polymeric grade propylene. Polyethylene LDPE and EVA products are produced using polymeric-grade ethylene as raw material, while polypropylene products are manufactured from polymeric-grade propylene, along with ethylene and hydrogen.