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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2012
Stamicarbon B.v., Sittard, NL;
STAMICARBON B.V., Sittard, NL;
Abstract
Method for producing synthesis gas for methanol production The present invention relates to a method for producing synthesis gas from a hydrocarbon containing feed, which synthesis gas is particularly suitable for subsequent use in methanol production. In this method, a feed () is divided into two streams, wherein one stream is subjected to catalytic partial oxidation (CPO) () and the other stream is subjected to steam reforming () followed by a water gas shift reaction (). The two streams are then recombined and can be used further in methanol synthesis (). The recombined stream preferably has an R ratio, being a molar ratio (H−C0)/(CO+C0), in the range of 1.9-2.2 and preferably about 2. The invention further relates to a method for producing methanol from a hydrocarbon containing feed, wherein first synthesis gas is obtained according to the method of the invention, which synthesis gas is further used to produce methanol. Also, the invention relates to a method of adapting an existing methanol plant to the methanol production process of the invention.