AU2020208782A1 - Method for the preparation of methanol synthesis gas - Google Patents

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AU2020208782A1
AU2020208782A1 AU2020208782A AU2020208782A AU2020208782A1 AU 2020208782 A1 AU2020208782 A1 AU 2020208782A1 AU 2020208782 A AU2020208782 A AU 2020208782A AU 2020208782 A AU2020208782 A AU 2020208782A AU 2020208782 A1 AU2020208782 A1 AU 2020208782A1
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Abstract

Method for the preparation of methanol synthesis gas combining two-step reforming and steam reforming of a carbon dioxide containing feed in parallel.5

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Title: Method for the preparation of methanol synthesis gas
The present application is directed to the preparation of methanol synthesis gas. More particular, the invention com bines two-step reforming and steam reforming in parallel.
Production of synthesis gas e.g. for the methanol synthesis with natural gas feed is typically carried out by steam re- forming or a combination of steam reforming and oxygen re forming .
The principal reaction of steam reforming is (given for me thane) :
CH4 + H20 ¾ 3H2 + CO
And oxygen reforming (given for methane) :
CH4 + ½02 ¾ 2¾ + CO
Similar reactions occur for other hydrocarbons. Any reform ing is normally accompanied by the water gas shift reac tion :
CO + ¾0 ¾ C02 + H2
Performing steam reforming, also known as SMR, and oxygen reforming, also known as autothermal reforming or in short ATR, in series is known as two-step reforming. More details of steam reforming and 2-step reforming can be found in the literature.
The product gas from 2-step reforming comprises hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide as well as other compo nents normally including methane and steam.
Methanol synthesis gas has preferably a composition corre sponding to a so-called module (M= (H2-C02 ) / (C0+C02 ) ) of 1.90-2.20 or more preferably slightly above 2 (eg.2.00-
2.10) .
2-step reforming produces the above mentioned preferred stoichiometric module.
It is an increasing desire in the chemical industry to re duce emission of carbon dioxide and/or to utilize carbon dioxide as feed or a part of the feed in the production of chemical products.
In existing or new methanol plants employing or designed with two-step reforming in the preparation of methanol syn thesis gas, use of carbon dioxide as at least a part of the reforming feed is not an option because two-step reforming produces the stoichiometric correct synthesis gas for the methanol production leaving limited or no possibility for adding carbon dioxide to the reforming process.
We have found a method for the production of methanol syn- thesis gas utilizing carbon dioxide by combining two-step reforming with a steam reforming step arranged in parallel to the two step reforming, where in the parallel steam re forming step carbon dioxide is used as part of the reform ing feed. Thus, this invention provides in one aspect a method for the preparation of a methanol synthesis gas comprising the steps of
(a) providing a first feed comprising hydrocarbons and steam;
(b) providing a second feed comprising hydrocarbons, steam and carbon dioxide;
(c) reforming the first feed in a two step steam reform ing process, to a first synthesis gas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide having a module M of 2.05 +/- 0.2, where M is (H2-C02 ) / (C0+C02 ) ;
(d) steam reforming the second feed in parallel with the two-step reforming process) in step (c)to a second synthe sis gas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon di oxide; and
(e) employing the first and second synthesis gas in combi nation thereof as feed for methanol synthesis.
The content of carbon dioxide in the second feed is prefer ably controlled to obtain a module M of 1.6 to 2.6, prefer- ably between 1.85 to 2.35, in the second synthesis gas withdrawn from the steam reforming.
As an example, for a natural gas containing only methane, a natural gas/C02 ratio of 3 as feed to a steam reformer will result in a synthesis gas outlet the steam reformer with M = 2 as shown by below two reforming equations take place for methane 3CH4 + 6H20 + C02 ¾ 12H2 + 4C02
3CH4 + 2¾0 + C02 ¾ 8H2 + 4CO
It is further preferred that the methanol synthesis gas ob tained by the method according to the invention has a mod ule M of 1.6 to 2.6, preferably between 1.85 and 2.35.
In an embodiment of the invention the methanol synthesis gas is in a downstream step converted to a methanol prod uct .
The steam reforming in step (d) can be performed in a con ventional tubular reformer, a tubular reformer followed by an adiabatic reformer where carbon dioxide is added before and/or after the tubular reformer, a bayonet type reformer, a convective reformer or a tubular reformer where carbon dioxide is added into the reformer tubes after the feed has initially come into contact with the reforming catalyst.
A suitable reforming catalyst composition for use in the steam reforming depends on the amount of carbon dioxide added to the feed and the type of reformer used in the steam reforming. In most cases, a nickel catalyst is suffi cient, but for high carbon dioxide contents in the feed, noble metal catalysts may be required for some types of steam reformers.
The carbon dioxide for use in the method according to the invention can advantageously be obtained from flue or off- gasses, such as e.g. flue gas stemming from the burners in the steam reformers.
Depending on the feed composition it might be preferred to desulfurize the first feed upstream the two-step reforming and/or the second feed upstream the steam reforming.
An advantage of the method according to the invention is i.a. a reduced energy consumption and a reduced CO2 foot- print.
As already mentioned hereinbefore, the invention is addi tional useful in increasing production capacity of existing methanol plants based on two step reforming in the produc- tion of methanol synthesis gas or other methanol plants where the reforming section generates a synthesis gas close to stoichiometric M about 2.
Accordingly, a further aspect of the invention is a method for revamping methanol synthesis gas plant, comprising adding a steam reformer in parallel to an existing two- step reforming section;
connecting the steam reforming section to a carbon dioxide source; and
connecting an outlet line of the parallel steam reforming section to an outlet line of the existing two-step reform ing section or connecting the outlet line of the parallel steam reforming section to an existing methanol reactor in the methanol synthesis plant.

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1. A method for the preparation of a methanol synthesis gas comprising the steps of
(a) providing a first feed comprising hydrocarbon and steam;
(b) providing a second feed comprising hydrocarbon, steam and carbon dioxide, where the molecular CCh/hydrocarbon ra- tio is between 0.1 and 0.6, preferably between 0.25 and 0.4
(c) reforming the first feed in a two step steam reforming process to a first synthesis gas comprising hydrogen, car bon monoxide and carbon dioxide and having a module M of 2.05 +/- 0.2, where M is (H2-C02 ) / (C0+C02 ) ;
(d) steam reforming the second feed in parallel with the two-step reforming process in step (c) to a second synthesis gas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon diox ide; and
(e) employing the first and second synthesis gas in combi- nation thereof as feed for methanol synthesis.
2. The method of claim 1, comprising the further step of desulfurizing the first feed upstream the two step steam reforming process.
3. The method of claim 1 or 2, comprising the further step of desulfurizing the second feed upstream the tubular steam reforming.
4. The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second synthesis gas has a module M of 1.6 to 2.6, prefera bly between 1.85 to 2.35.
5. The method of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the methanol synthesis gas has a module M of 1.9 to 2.2.
6. The method of any one of claim 1 to 4, wherein the carbon dioxide in the second feed is obtained from flue and/or off-gas and/or imported to plant.
7. The method of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the steam reforming in step (d) is performed in a standard tub ular reformer, a tubular reformer followed by an adiabatic reformer where carbon dioxide is added before and/or after the tubular reformer, a bayonet type reformer, a convective reformer or a tubular reformer where carbon dioxide is added into the reformer tubes after the feed has ini tially come into contact with the reforming catalyst.
8. The method of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the methanol synthesis gas is in a further step converted to a methanol product.
9. A method for revamping methanol synthesis gas plant, comprising
adding a steam reformer in parallel to an existing two-step reforming section;
connecting the steam reforming section to a carbon dioxide source; and
connecting an outlet line of the parallel steam reforming section to an outlet line of the existing two-step reform- ing section or connecting the outlet line of the parallel steam reforming section to an existing methanol reactor in the methanol synthesis plant.
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