Determination of the Optimum Operating Conditions for Integrated Methanol and Ethanol Plant from Natural Gas Reactors

Methanol and ethanol can be produced from many kinds of feedstock. One the most preferred methods to synthesize methanol is natural gas, which reformed form synthesis gas (syngas) converted by a catalyst methanol. Conversely, production mostly comes biomass, competes with human food fulfilment. Several pieces literature conduct syngas transformation solve this problem. However, experiment conducted on lab scale or pilot scale. Before technology mass-produced plant scale, we must determine suitable operating condition for reactor escalate reactor's productivity. This study aimed optimal integrated plant, reactors. The software used Aspen Plus V12.1. independent variables all reactors in are pressure (P) temperature (T). We add feed molar flow ratio as variable Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) reactor. dependent that will determination reactant conversion product yield. data validation between experimental other authors process modeling result good agreement less than 6% error three After performing simulation sensitivity analysis reactors, it found follows: (1) SMR reactor: 25 bar pressure, 1,223 K temperature, (H2O/CH4 ratio) 3, (2) 100 503 (3) reactor:110 583 (H2/CO 0.75.