【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】1741-2020: Breaking Monopolies! The 100,000 tons/year FTO wax refining project has successfully started production

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Happy May Day 2024! Safety first. Let’s give praise and support to the achievements made in China’s chemical technology and equipment sector. **********************【Ten Years of Development in Chemical Equipment】A continuously updated summary post is available; feel free to participate in the discussions: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html (Source: Haichuan Chemical Forum Website) ***************** At 2:26 a.m. on October 17, 2020, the 100,000-ton/year FTO wax refining project operated by Shaanxi Future Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. was successfully tested upon its first operation, producing a series of refined waxes with different melting points. Among these, the wax with a melting point of 115°C represents a new high-end FTO wax product with the highest melting point in China, and it will help break foreign monopolies in this field. | This project uses the wax oil from the bottom of the distillation column of the coal-to-oil stable hydrogenation unit as raw material, and employs continuous high-vacuum molecular distillation technology for precise separation to produce a range of high-value FTO wax products with different melting points and grades. These include five types of products: wax at 52°C, 60°C, 70°C, 108°C, and 115°C. Solid wax products account for over 60% of the total output, and the composition can be adjusted flexibly. Among them, the high-melting-point wax with a melting point of 115℃ is a type that cannot be obtained in China’s current coal-based indirect liquefaction projects; its annual production volume is 60,000 tons, and the current market price is 11,000 yuan per ton. It can be widely used in industries such as cosmetics, inks, and food, offering high added value, and it is mainly imported. The low-temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology used in coal-to-oil projects features lower reaction temperatures, longer carbon chains in the products, and higher melting points compared to other domestic coal indirect liquefaction projects, making it more suitable as a raw material for producing high-quality, high-melting-point Fischer-Tropsch waxes. The successful operation of the 100,000 tons per year FTO wax refining project will fill the gap in China’s market for high-end specialty waxes, break foreign monopolies, and enable the production of waxes with a high melting point of 115°C that cannot be produced by other domestic coal-based indirect liquefaction projects. This will allow such waxes to replace imported high-melting-point wax products and help create international brands of high-end wax products. The total investment for the 100,000 tons per year FTO wax refining project is 91.89 million yuan. Construction began in October 2019, and the project entered the commissioning and testing phase in September this year. During the project construction phase, the company overcame various challenges such as winter construction conditions and the impact of the pandemic, and adopted the approach of \"high-standard construction and high-standard commissioning\" with the goal of creating a \"high-quality project\" that represents an upgrade in product quality. It thoroughly optimized all aspects related to organization, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning, and assigned additional personnel to strengthen each stage of the process, ensuring the successful completion of the project. While ensuring the safe operation of the system, the Coal-to-Oil Branch unconditionally assists in project construction, organizing safety checks and commissioning activities in accordance with the standards for starting up large and medium-sized chemical plants, thus making a positive contribution to ensuring the successful first-commissioning of the project. The cleaning chemicals company overcame difficulties such as a shortage of project personnel, limited funding, and complex administrative procedures, enabling the high-quality, rapid, and efficient progress of the project construction.