Syngas high pressure

Syngas Effluent Cooler (SEC), in which high-pressure steam is generated from the hot syngas leaving the reactor... 

Despite the current decrease of oil prices, the conversion of syngas to alcohols remains an attractive objective. Many companies are involved in alcohols synthesis projects, based on high pressure or low pressure technologies, with motor-fuels and octane boosters as targets. The I.F.P. (France Idemitsu (Japan) R D program is focused on the co-produc-tion of methanol and light alcohols. These product... 

The production of high-pressure steam by cooling syngas creates the potential for metal dusting. The term metal dusting refers to the situation in which a metal surface in contact with carbon monoxide turns to powder. This takes place under certain process conditions in which carbon diffuses into a metal matrix and forms carbides. These carbide formations result in a buildup of stress that causes metal dusting177. 

The ammonia loop is based on the Ammonia Casale axial-radial three-bed converter with internal heat exchangers. Heat from the ammonia synthesis is used to 1) generate high-pressure steam and 2) preheat feed gas. The gas is then cooled and refrigerated to separate ammonia product. Unconverted gas is recycled to the syngas compressor208 214... 

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