The 3# gasification furnace at Zhongtai New Materials was successfully commissioned! Capable of operating with two furnaces

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【Jinhua Furnace】Zhongtai New Materials’ No. 3 gasification furnace was successfully commissioned! Capable of operating with two furnaces 2025-06-26 Recently, Zhongtai New Materials reached another significant milestone – the 3# gasification furnace was started successfully for the first time, and the gasification process was completed without issues. This enabled 100% autonomous operation of key systems such as the air separation unit, superheater, and steam turbine. This milestone achievement signifies that the enterprise now possesses the capability to operate two furnaces simultaneously, laying the foundation for subsequent full-scale production tests across the entire process. To ensure the smooth progress of this driving operation, Zhongtai New Materials adopted systematic and meticulous management measures, organizing multiple meetings for reviewing various plans, over 20 joint training sessions across different workshops, and carrying out 12 rounds of practical drills. The Xinjiang Zhongtai Comprehensive Resource Utilization Methanol Production Upgrade Demonstration Project uses the waste gas generated as a by-product of the lignite carbonization unit already built by Zhongtai Group in Tuoxun County, along with the residues (coke powder and coal dust), as raw materials. These materials are gasified in Jinhua furnaces, and after processes of conversion, purification, and synthesis, 1 million tons of methanol are produced. The production capacity is 1 million tons of pure methanol per year, along with 25,000 tons of sulfuric acid, 1,500 tons of ammonia water, 15,000 tons of industrial sodium chloride, and 3,000 tons of mirabilite as by-products. Once the project is put into operation, it will facilitate the comprehensive utilization of resources locally, extend the industrial chain, enhance the value chain, and develop a supply chain, thereby achieving efficient use of resources. At the same time, methanol serves as a raw material supporting the BDO industry, enhancing the overall stability of the industrial chain. It meets the methanol needs of fine chemical and new chemical material enterprises in Xinjiang, thereby boosting their competitiveness. On May 9, 2025, the upgraded demonstration project for the comprehensive resource utilization in Xinjiang Zhongtai to produce methanol completed the entire production process, yielding qualified methanol products. Xinjiang Zhongtai uses coal powder, coke dust, and hydrogen from waste gas as raw materials to produce crude syngas through pressurized coal slurry gasification in Jinhua furnaces. Refined syngas is obtained via shift reaction and purification; methanol is then synthesized, and pure methanol is achieved through distillation. Methanol is used to regenerate olefins, etc. The production capacity is 1 million tons of pure methanol per year, along with 25,000 tons of sulfuric acid, 1,500 tons of ammonia water, 15,000 tons of industrial sodium chloride, and 3,000 tons of mirabilite as by-products. Among them, 3 Jinhua furnaces are used for gasification, with two in operation and one as a backup.