Benchscale Methanol Synthesis Process Development & Testing

Primary Author(s)

• Florida Solar Energy Center
• Nazim Muradov, Florida Solar Energy CenterFollow

Report Number

FSEC-PR-194-21

Keywords

Alternative Fuels; Methanol Synthesis; Syngas; Catalysts; Reactor Conditions; Catalyst Deactivation

Abstract

Objectives 1.1) Measure and confirm the performance of commercial catalysts for conversion of various synthesis gas ("syngas") surrogate mixtures to methanol.
1.2) Determine the impact of H₂/CO ratio (or related stoichiometry number, S), trace impurities, and nitrogen content of the syngas mixture on the methanol yield and selectivity.
1.3) Determine the impact on other reactor conditions (temperature, pressure, space velocity) on the methanol yield and selectivity.
1.4) Explore alternative catalyst particle sizes, bed packing configurations and catalyst supports; study catalyst lifetime and deactivation.

Date Published

5-20-2021

Identifiers

13

Subjects

Methanol; Synthesis gas; Catalysts; Chemical reactors; Chemical engineering

Local Subjects

Alternative Fuels

Creator (Linked Data)

Muradov, Nazim Z. [LC]

Collection

FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection

STARS Citation

Florida Solar Energy Center and Muradov, Nazim, "Benchscale Methanol Synthesis Process Development & Testing" (2021). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 13.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/13