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Hainan launches a new 1.2 million tons/year methanol production project using CO2-rich natural gas! Author/Source: Coal-based New Materials Date: 2022-06-28 Clicks: 4 On June 23, the Hainan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment accepted the environmental impact assessment documents for Fudi Island Company’s project to produce methanol from CO2-rich natural gas at a capacity of 1.2 million tons per year. Project Name: Fudao Company’s 1.2 million tons/year methanol production project using CO2-rich natural gas. Project Overview: The Fudao Company’s 1.2 million tons/year methanol production project using CO2-rich natural gas is located in Dongfang City, Hainan Province. It is a new construction project with a construction period of 30 months. Scope of Construction: Construction of a methanol production facility with an annual output of 1.2 million tons, along with the necessary utility systems and auxiliary facilities. Total investment: 3,089.58 million yuan, with an additional 64.18 million yuan invested in environmental protection measures; this amount represents 2.07% of the total investment. Environmental assessment agency: Sinopec Ningbo Engineering Co., Ltd. The natural gas methanol process for this project is designed based on a one-stage conversion process plus a single-tower synthesis process. Using CO2-enriched natural gas as raw material, the process involves dry desulfurization, natural gas saturation, single-stage steam conversion, compression by a centrifugal compressor driven by a high-pressure steam turbine, synthesis of methanol in a single steam rising synthesis tower, and three-column distillation to produce high-purity methanol. This project uses CO2-rich natural gas as raw material; the natural gas can be utilized directly without the need for decarbonization, which helps to reduce CO2 emissions. It also overcomes the drawback of conventional natural gas methanol projects, namely the low carbon content in the hydrogen used for methanol synthesis. The project does not currently plan to include a CCUS facility, so there are no waste treatment systems in place. However, various energy-saving measures were adopted during the design phase; these measures help reduce carbon dioxide emissions, bringing them to a level that is among the lowest in the country.