【Spacecraft Furnace】Total investment of nearly 3 billion yuan in the Jinchang coal chemical project of Gansu Energy Chemicals, completed by CCCC

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【Spacecraft Furnace】With a total investment of nearly 3 billion yuan, the completion ceremony for the Gansu Energy Chemical Jinchang Coal Chemical Project was held recently. This ceremony laid a solid foundation for the subsequent joint commissioning and operational start-up of the project. The Gansu Nenghua Jinchang project is a key initiative within the coal chemical industry chain worth 10 billion yuan, which was developed jointly by the Jinchang municipal government and Gansu Nenghua Group during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The total investment in this project amounts to 2.917 billion yuan. The project utilizes space-based powder gasification technology to produce 200 million cubic meters of hydrogen per year, 300,000 tons of synthetic ammonia, 300,000 tons of urea, and 500,000 tons of urea-based compound fertilizers; meanwhile, 22,400 tons of sulfur are generated as a by-product. Once the project is put into operation, it is expected to generate annual sales revenue of 2.713 billion yuan and profits and taxes of 1.104 billion yuan. As the overall project contractor and the EPC general contractor for Section 2, Sinochem Wuhuan Company is responsible for the construction of ammonia synthesis units, urea production facilities, urea-based compound fertilizers, as well as the plant’s utility systems. The urea production unit of this project utilizes the company’s self-developed second-generation \"high-efficiency synthesis, low-energy consumption\" urea technology, which is highly praised for its stable operation, environmental friendliness, low energy consumption, reduced investment requirements, and simple operation. Project Overview: The “High-Efficiency Utilization of Low-Rank Coal for Hydrogen Production and 500,000 Tonnes/Year of High-Concentration Urea-Based Compound Fertilizer Project” carried out by Gansu Nenghua Jinchang Energy Chemical Development Co., Ltd., is considered a key project within the coal chemical industry chain worth 10 billion yuan that will be developed jointly by the Jinchang municipal government and Gansu Nenghua Group during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. With a total investment of 2.917 billion yuan, the project is scheduled to be completed and put into operation in September 2024. Once operational, it is expected to produce 200 million Nm3 of hydrogen per year, 300,000 tonnes of ammonia per year (of which 174,000 tonnes will be used to produce urea), 300,000 tonnes of urea as an intermediate product, 500,000 tonnes of urea-based compound fertilizer, and 22,400 tonnes of sulfur per year. The project is expected to generate annual sales revenue of 2.713 billion yuan and annual profits and taxes of 1.104 billion yuan. The project uses local high-sulfur coal (the high-sulfur coal from Mine No. 1 of Shagang Coal Mine) as raw material. Aerospace coal gasification under pressure technology is employed to produce crude gas, which is then converted by shift reaction to turn carbon monoxide into hydrogen. Sulfides and carbon dioxide are removed from this gas through low-temperature methanol washing; the acidic gas exiting the methanol washing unit is sent to a sulfur recovery unit to produce sulfur, while the purified gas from the methanol washing unit is used in PSA hydrogen production to obtain hydrogen products. To balance the hydrogen, part of the purified gas is refined through liquid nitrogen washing and nitrogen supplementation; liquid ammonia is produced via compression and low-pressure ammonia synthesis, and urea is further produced, ultimately resulting in urea-based compound fertilizers.