Henan Coal Chemical and Beijing University of Chemical Technology’s large-scale development of coal-to-aromatics technology

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This post was last edited by jordan569 on 2013-1-6 at 21:13. According to news from August 2011, the technology development project for producing aromatics from coal-based methanol, developed in collaboration between the Research Institute of Henan Coal Chemical Group and Beijing University of Chemical Technology, has recently passed its mid-term evaluation. Since the launch of this project last June, the Research Institute of Henan Coal Chemical Group and Beijing University of Chemical Technology have conducted extensive research on topics related to the improvement of the performance of catalysts used for methanol aromatization, the development of processes for xylene isomerization and benzene serta toluene alkylation, as well as the design of processes for producing aromatics from coal-based methanol. Significant progress has been achieved in these areas. This project identified the optimal catalyst and suitable process conditions for the reaction, proposed the scale of the facility, the preliminary design of the reactor, and the parameters for key equipment, thereby establishing a relatively complete technology for producing aromatics from coal-based methanol. All technical specifications have met the expected goals; indicators such as the catalyst’s single-pass lifetime and the benzene alkylation conversion rate have exceeded expectations and reached high levels. Next, the researchers will accelerate the design of the 10,000-ton-scale process package to lay a foundation for the subsequent pilot-scale production of aromatics from methanol. . Note # ) # # , . hcbbs