INTEGRATED PRODUCTION OF METHANOL AND ELECTRIC POWER

摘要

A method is disclosed for the production of methanol and fuel gas from CO-rich synthesis gas and water in a liquid phase reactor containing a solid catalyst suspended in a paraffinic liquid. The addition of water in appropriate amounts increases the reactor methanol productivity compared with that obtained without the addition of water. The method can be integrated with an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power generation process to coproduce methanol and electric power.