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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1980
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert A McCallister, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation, Livingston, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2604495 ;
Abstract
An improved process for the production of methanol is provided. A purge gas is removed from the synthesis reaction stage at an elevated pressure and is expanded prior to combustion in a gas turbine combustor. Exhaust gases are expanded and then sent to the reforming stage for either preheating reformer feed streams or providing heat necessary for the reforming of a feed stream with steam.