METHANOL SYNTHESIS METHOD Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC C07C29/151 C07C31/04 B01J19/24 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: invention describes a methanol synthesis method which comprises conversion of hydrocarbon-containing material to obtain synthesis gas (1) containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen and a reaction between components of fresh synthesis gas in a synthesis loop (10) to obtain raw methanol and removing hydrogen-containing purge gas (20) from the synthesis loop. The purge gas is heated by heat recuperation via indirect heat exchange with at least one high-temperature heat source in said method, said heat source being adapted to heat purge gas to temperature not lower than 200°C to obtain a heated purge gas (33), and said heated purge gas, as such, is expanded in a corresponding expander (34), and energy is obtained due to expansion of the purge gas in the expander, wherein said high-temperature heat source used is hot waste gas from the conversion process, wherein the material is converted to fresh synthesis gas (1) or a stream of hot steam. The invention also relates to a methanol synthesis apparatus and a method of reconstructing a methanol synthesis apparatus.

EFFECT: disclosed objects improve overall energy balance of the process.

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