Which company’s technology is used for producing ethylene glycol from coal at Kailuan?
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This post was last edited by Tianya Langji on 2009-11-5 at 19:51. The multi-product production project at Inner Mongolia Kailuan Chemical Co., Ltd. has begun construction. Author: Hu Yuejun; Source: China Chemical Industry News. Views: 26; Update date: 2009-10-26. According to Sinochem News, the multi-product circular economy project, which involves the construction of two plants capable of producing 200,000 tons per year of ethylene glycol from syngas, as well as two plants capable of producing 200,000 tons per year from coal tar hydrogenation, with a total investment of 8 billion yuan, has recently started construction in the Dalu New Area of Zhungeer Banner, Ordos. It is understood that this project is controlled by Inner Mongolia Kailuan Investment Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kailuan (Group) Co., Ltd. The 2×200,000 tons/year syngas-based ethylene glycol production plants and the 2×200,000 tons/year coal tar hydrogenation integrated circular economy projects use long-flame coal as raw material. They employ a circulating fluidized bed thermal coal tar integrated production process that integrates processes such as coal pyrolysis, gasification, combustion, and synthesis, converting the volatiles in coal into tar, olefins, crude benzene, and gas with high added value. Part of the semi-coke is sent to a gasifier for gasification to produce fuel gas, while the remaining heat is utilized for heating by direct combustion in waste heat boilers. The tar produced by pyrolysis is sold directly as fuel, or it is used to produce diesel fuel and light chemical oils through hydrogenation; the gas generated from carbonization is then purified, transformed, and converted to produce ethylene glycol – this represents an advanced international technology approach at present. It is reported that the project will be constructed in two phases. The first phase requires an investment of 3.88 billion yuan, with a construction period of 3 years; once it starts operating in 2012, work will begin on the second phase. The project is expected to be fully completed and put into operation by 2013; after that, its annual operating revenue could reach 7.2 billion yuan, while the total profit could amount to 2.17 billion yuan.
It’s likely not Shanghai Jinmei Chemical’s technology; otherwise it would have been reported publicly.
http://www.zge.gov.cn/zwgk/content/2009-10/22/content_260905.htm This is the link to the public announcement regarding the environmental impact assessment. First Public Announcement on the Environmental Impact Assessment for Inner Mongolia Kailuan Chemical Co., Ltd.’s 2×200,000 tons/year syngas-based ethylene glycol production project and 2×200,000 tons/year coal tar hydrogenation integrated circular economy project – 2009-10-22, Administrator of Zhungeer Website. (I) Overview of the construction project: This project is located in plots A3 and A4 within the Dongyuan Industrial Park in Dalu New Area, Zhungeer Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The total investment for this project is 777,829.78 million yuan, with a total land area of 803,000 square meters. The project intends to use syngas as a raw material to build 2 units capable of producing 200,000 tons of ethylene glycol per year each, as well as 2 units capable of producing 200,000 tons of coal tar hydrogenation products per year each. In addition, there will be 2 units for coal dry distillation with a combined production capacity of 2.7 million tons per year, units for the pretreatment of coke oven gas (for removing sulfur and crude benzene), units for converting coke oven gas into syngas, systems for desulfurization, decarburization, and pressure swing adsorption of syngas, as well as tank areas for storing raw materials and products, a control room, power distribution facilities, and various other utility and auxiliary systems. The main products include 400,000 tons per year of ethylene glycol, 10,880 tons per year of dimethyl carbonate, 114,816 tons per year of mixed alcohols, 11,360 tons per year of light oil, 84,960 tons per year of gasoline, 304,200 tons per year of diesel, 12,000 tons per year of LPG, 142,640 tons per year of coal tar pitch, 35,286 tons per year of sulfur and thiamine, 16,058 tons per year of crude benzene, 2,412,288 tons per year of semi-coke, 382,320 tons per year of ash coke, 69,274 tons per year of olefins, and 5,422,400 tons per year of steam (at 3.81 Mpa and 450°C). The construction of the project is in line with current **industrial policies and the local master plan. The potential environmental impacts during the construction and operation phases of this project, along with the corresponding mitigation measures, are as follows:
Going back to the second floor, it’s certain that the technology used isn’t from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as that technology has been acquired by Danhua. Now, everyone is involved in producing ethylene glycol from coal; it seems there are many technologies available, so intellectual property isn’t that important. Please see: \"On September 12, the signing ceremony for the construction of a new pilot-scale plant for coal-based ethylene glycol, carried out through a partnership between Wuhuan Technology Co., Ltd., Hubei Institute of Chemistry, and Hebi BMW Group, was held at the city’s guest house.\" Zhao Hezhuang, a professor at the China Petroleum and Chemical Planning Institute; Cheng Lachun, chairman of Wuhuan Technology Co., Ltd.; Liu Liangyan, director of the Hubei Provincial Chemical Research Institute; Zhang Juncheng from the municipal association; Gui Yuqiang, member of the municipal party committee and executive vice mayor; Qian Wei, secretary of the municipal party committee; and Han Yushan, deputy director of the municipal ** council, attended the signing ceremony. Vice Mayor Liu Xinyong presided over the ceremony. District leaders Shang Xin, Run Shen, Liu Zhixian, and others attended the ceremony. ”For the Kailuan project, it’s first necessary to understand why no trains have been running from Tongliao to here so far; some experts will spout a lot of nonsense on this topic.
On October 25, 2009, as the first coal transport train of Tongliao Jinmei Chemical Co., Ltd. slowly entered the Jinmei Station, it marked that the ethylene glycol project at Jinmei Chemical had completed the commissioning of its equipment and had entered the final stage of joint testing. It is understood that this batch of coal was supplied by the Huolinhe Coal Mine, in accordance with the coal purchase agreement signed between Tongliao Jinmei Chemical Co., Ltd. and Huo Mei Group’s open-pit coal business ； The first batch of coal supply amounts to 3,500 tons, which will be primarily used for the pilot production of the ethylene glycol project at Jinmei Chemical Industry. Once the first phase of Jinmei Chemical’s 200,000-ton ethylene glycol production project comes online, the annual coal consumption will reach 1.3 million tons ； Currently, the ethylene glycol project is in the commissioning phase, with a daily coal consumption of 1,800 tons. Wang Qingjiang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the development zone and Director of the Management Committee, Zeng Xiaoning, Chairman of Jinmei Chemical Co., Ltd., along with officials from relevant departments, went to the railway dedicated line used for coal transport at Jinmei Chemical to observe in person the arrival of the first batch of lignite at the Jinmei station. http://www.tlkfq.com.cn/*n*/UploadFiles_7563/200910/2009102712355266.jpg http://www.tlkfq.com.cn/*n*/UploadFiles_7563/200910/2009102712363131.jpg http://www.tlkfq.com.cn/*n*/UploadFiles_7563/200910/2009102712380023.jpg
Of course, it doesn’t use the technology of Jinmei, nor does it rely on any of the institutions such as East China University of Science and Technology, Tianjin University, or Hubei University of Chemistry. The Kailuan coal-to-ethylene glycol project utilizes the technology of a private engineering company based in Shanghai, which claims to possess the complete set of processes for producing ethylene glycol from coal. However, the company seems to have no experience in pilot or industrial testing. To avoid the appearance of promoting someone else, the company’s name will not be mentioned here. Those who are interested can look for it online or send a message directly on the site.
Students on the 6th floor, could you please tell us which private company’s technology this is? Companies these days are really bold, but ** is even bolder – they dare to trick companies into undertaking projects as long as there’s any semblance of a chance, no matter how slim!
However, the start of work is still a long way from the actual commencement of construction.
This project issued tender notices on two occasions (in August and September) for the design of Phase 1 of the project, which involves a 2×200,000 tons/year facility for producing ethylene glycol from syngas, as well as a 2×200,000 tons/year facility for hydroprocessing coal tar in a circular economy framework. It is not known which engineering company won the bid
Could it be New Century International Engineering Company?