SYNERGISTIC PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METHANOL

摘要

A synergistic process for the production of methanol comprises electrolysing water to produce hydrogen and oxygen; providing a feed stream of an organic combustible fuel; feeding at least a portion of the oxygen together with a stoichiometric amount of the organic combustible fuel to a partial oxidation reactor to produce off gases including carbon monoxide and hydrogen; feeding a stoichiometric amount of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a methanol synthesizer to produce methanol.