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Experimental Validation of Methanol Synthesis from Steel Mill Gases Using a Miniplant Setup
Author(s) -
Nestler Florian,
Full Johannes,
Jäckle JanMarc,
Linsenmeier Johannes,
Roob Johanna,
Hadrich Max J.,
Schaadt Achim
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.202200022
Subject(s) - process engineering , blast furnace gas , inert gas , work (physics) , methanol , nuclear engineering , adiabatic process , process (computing) , natural gas , blast furnace , waste management , materials science , mechanical engineering , engineering , chemistry , chemical engineering , computer science , thermodynamics , metallurgy , physics , organic chemistry , operating system
Utilization of the gas streams generated by the iron‐ and steel‐making industry for the synthesis of synthetic fuels or chemicals is a promising way to kickstart a technical carbon cycle. Methanol synthesis from cleaned blast furnace gas is a challenge for process design and operation due to high inert gas contents and fluctuations in the gas supply. In this work, a miniplant setup with an adiabatic quench bed reactor was operated with cleaned blast furnace gas over a wide range of process conditions. The experimental data obtained were used to validate a simulation model of the miniplant setup with the perspective for an optimization of the process operational parameters. A high agreement between experimental and simulation data could be obtained, validating the applicability of the simulation approach presented in this work.