Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company

Andreas Magnusson

John David Pach

Daniel Thomas Sheldon

Ola Erlandsson

A process is described for the production of formaldehyde, comprising (a) subjecting methanol to oxidation with air in a formaldehyde production unit thereby producing a formaldehyde-containing stream; (b) separating said formaldehyde-containing stream into a formaldehyde product stream and a formaldehyde vent gas stream; wherein the vent gas stream, optionally after treatment in a vent gas treatment unit, is passed to one or more stages of: (i) synthesis gas generation, (ii) carbon dioxide removal, (iii) methanol synthesis or (iv) urea synthesis.

Process for the production of formaldehyde

The present disclosure relates to an integrated process for the production of formaldehyde-stabilized urea, starting with producing synthesis gas and including the preparation of methanol, ammonia, urea, and formaldehyde in amounts appropriate for the final product.

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Lund, Sweden

Andreas Magnusson