Plant and process for producing purified methanol
AssigneeL'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
InventorsTimm SCHUHMANN, Veronika GRONEMANN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a plant for removing C6-C11 hydrocarbons from methanol, comprising at least one reactor for the conversion of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a crude methanol containing hydrocarbons, a distillation column with a head and a sump for the purification of the methanol, and at least one conduit for guiding the crude methanol from the at least one reactor into the distillation column. At its head, the distillation column includes a feed conduit for feeding in water.
Claims16
1-15. (canceled)
A plant for removing C6-C11 hydrocarbons from methanol, comprising:
- at least one reactor for the conversion of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a crude methanol containing hydrocarbons,
- a distillation column with a head and a sump configured to purify the methanol, and
- at least one conduit configured to guide the crude methanol from the at least one reactor into the distillation column,
- wherein the head of the distillation column includes a feed conduit configured to feed in water to the head of the distillation column.
A process for removing C6-C11 hydrocarbons from methanol, the process comprising the steps of:
- converting carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a crude methanol containing hydrocarbon;
- and
- purifying the crude methanol in a distillation column with a head and a sump, wherein water is added to the head of the column during purification of the crude methanol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.