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Integration of Methanol
Production
This
diagram Oxygen
Combustion
shows the Steam
Synthesis Gas
main Reaction
sections in Crude Methanol
Methanol Distillation
Production
Methanol
Process Sections
Partial Combustion of Natural Gas to
produce Synthesis Gas
Conversion of Synthesis Gas to Methanol
Purification of Crude Methanol by
Distillation
Partial Combustion of Natural
Gas to produce Synthesis Gas
Natural Gas composed of 80% Methane, 15% Ethane and 5% Propane
Partial Combustion Reaction
Natural Gas + O2 CO + H2
CO + 2H2 CH3OH
CO2 + H2 CO + H2O
Process Diagram
Simulation of the Methanol
Production Process using Aspen
Plus
Aspen Plus is a Computer Simulation
Package for Chemical Processes
It is Primarily used as a labour and time
saving tool
It is still only a tool, and does not replace the
knowledge required by the Process Engineer
Aspen Plus User Interface
Aspen Plus User Interface
Methanol Process Simulation
Process Integration
What is Process Integration?
What does Process Integration involve?
Why carry out Process Integration?
What is Process Integration
Process Integration is the optimisation of a
Chemical Process to produce a Maximum
energy recovery system
C ool FEED
REC YC LE
FEED
Cool
R e a c to r
H eat
PRO D UCT
H eat
BYPR O DU C T
What does Process Integration
involve?
Pinch Technology
What is a Pinch Analysis?
What is required for the analysis?
How is an analysis performed?
What is a Pinch Analysis?
Linking streams that need heating to those that need cooling
RECYCLE
HEATING
Heat
160
2500
210
1980
FEED
HEATING
PRODUCT
50
Heat COOLING
Cool
3200
220 60
3520
What is a Pinch Analysis?
What is meant by the Pinch
RECYCLE 220
STEAM 178
1620
880 CW
160 60
180
160
2640
DIST
VAP130
210 REAC.
OUT
REACTOR
270 160 Distillation
210 Column
149
STEAM
1220 1980
FEED 50
P in c h
(H o t)
P in c h
( C o ld )
Q C m in H
The Composite Curve
T
T
270
18 210
220 =
P
C 50
=
22 160 CP
160 =
Reac.
CP
Out 20 Recycle
=
Product CP
Feed
H H
250
Hot Composite
200 Curve
Tmin= 20
150
100
210 160 50
Feed
1000 2200
210 190 177.6 160
H Recycle
QHmin
= 1000 QCmin
= 800
Driving force plot
T
a
b
Tmin Tcold composite
Driving Force Plot
0.5
TC
Why carry out Process
Integration?
Process Costs Reduced
N o In te g r a tio n In te g r a tio n
40 40 40
H = H = H =
1000 1000 1000
S te a m
H H H 40 40 40
(1 0 0 C )
H =
H = 1000 1000
100 C 50 100 50
H =
H = 1000 1000
100 C 50 100 50
H =
H = 1000 1000
100 C 50 100 50
C o o lin g w a t e r
20 20 20 (2 0 -4 0 C ) 20 20 20
T o ta l H e a t T ra n s fe rre d = 6 0 0 0 k W T o ta l H e a t T ra n s fe rre d = 3 0 0 0 k W
A re a = 11 2 m A re a = 6 9 m
Process Integration on Methanol
Process
Summary
Aspen Plus is a great tool for the
development of chemical processes or
carrying out analysis on existing
processes
Process Integration gives a reduction in
the amount of Energy required in the
process
Pinch Technology can be used to reduce
the number of Heat Exchangers required
Thank You for your time and
patience