Methanol: Weekly topic – Reasons for the deactivation of methanol shift catalysts and specific symptoms
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This post was last edited by TH373637 on 2015-9-25 09:44. Weekly topic on methanol: Reasons for the deactivation of methanol shift catalysts and the corresponding symptoms. 2015.9.14-9.20
There are many reasons: thermal aging, poisoning, loss of activity, and drastic changes in operating load. Symptoms include a decrease in the temperature at hot spots, an increase in system pressure, reduced catalytic efficiency, lower production levels, and no temperature rise in the bed layer.