Latest progress on China’s first CO2 hydrogenation to methanol with co-production of LNG project

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Latest Progress on China’s First CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol with Co-production of LNG Project. Author/Source: Coal Chemicals Journal. Date: October 20, 2021. Clicks: 14. Project Progress: Recently, Yuan Jianhu, a second-level researcher from the Department of Foreign Economic Relations of Henan Province’s Department of Commerce, and his team visited Shuncheng Group to investigate the project for converting CO2 into methanol. Gao Hailong, a deputy to the Anyang County People’s Congress and deputy director of the Management Committee of the Anxi Circular Economy Pilot Zone in Yindu District, Liu Xinkai, deputy director of the Municipal Commerce Bureau, Jiang Ming, section chief of the Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau, as well as officials from the Provincial Department of Commerce and relevant municipal departments, accompanied him on the inspection tour. Zhang Xujun and Zhang Weidong, deputy general managers of Shuncheng Group, along with Li Dexin, assistant to the chairman, accompanied the inspection. At the site of the methanol-co-produced LNG project, the research team listened to presentations on aspects such as the investment scale and construction progress, gained a comprehensive understanding of the problems encountered during construction, and subsequently held a discussion meeting. Yuan Jianhu said that Shuncheng Group’s project for producing methanol from carbon dioxide is a great initiative that contributes to achieving the goals of \"carbon peak\" and \"carbon neutrality\"; it aligns with the direction of development. Relevant departments at the district, city, and provincial levels should do their utmost to support this project, help enterprises overcome difficulties, boost their confidence in development, and create a favorable environment for growth. Project Overview: The project for producing green, low-carbon methanol as well as LNG from carbon dioxide is funded jointly by Geely Technology Group Co., Ltd., Henan Shuncheng Group Coal Coking Co., Ltd., Meflon (Shanghai) Environmental Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Henan Shunju Energy Technology Co., Ltd., and Anyang Shunfeng Chemical Trade Co., Ltd. The project uses the coke oven gas generated by Shuncheng Group as raw material to produce methanol and, as a by-product, LNG, which can significantly reduce air pollution caused by the enterprise and enable the high-value comprehensive utilization of resources ； The process employed in this project differs from the conventional method used currently, which involves using CO as a carbon source to react with hydrogen to produce methanol; instead, it uses carbon dioxide captured from industrial waste gases as the main carbon source to react with hydrogen to produce methanol, thereby enabling effective carbon emission reduction. Upon completion and reaching full capacity, the project is expected to make comprehensive use of 360 million Nm3/year of coke oven gas to produce 110,000 tons/year of methanol and 70,000 tons/year of LNG, while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 44 million Nm3/year. It offers significant economic, social, and environmental benefits. Upon completion, the project will become China’s first industrial-scale facility for producing methanol via carbon dioxide hydrogenation. It is also the largest such facility in the world at present. It will serve as a significant model for promoting the adoption of this technology in China, and it holds important practical value for helping the country explore new methods for reducing carbon emissions as well as for fostering the development of a \"methanol economy\".