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Methanol Fluid Catalytic Cracking to Propylene Through Design Review
The preliminary design of the fluidized bed methanol-to-propylene technology development project has recently received approval from the Anhui Provincial Development and Reform Commission. This initiative is a joint effort between China National Chemical Engineering Corporation and Huaihua Group. It leverages the methanol-fluidized catalytic cracking technology developed by Tsinghua University to produce propylene. Huaihua Group has already set up a 10,000-ton methanol catalytic cracking system for industrial testing, with plans to commission the facility by the end of this year.
According to available information, the methanol-fluidized catalytic pyrolysis technology for propylene, developed by Tsinghua University, has successfully passed small-scale testing and is considered internationally advanced. The current project aims to scale up these results to a 10,000-ton level, laying the technical foundation for building a million-ton industrial plant. The project consists of three main components: basic research, process scaling, and industrial testing. The facility will process 30,000 tons of methanol annually, converting it into 10,000 tons of propylene and producing 800 tons of liquefied petroleum gas, with a total investment of 170 million yuan.
Experts highlight that coal-to-olefins technology is a key driver in the development of the new coal chemical industry and represents a major future direction for the sector. The construction of the methanol-to-propylene pilot plant will help establish an independent intellectual property rights-based technology for producing propylene from methanol. With global oil prices on the rise, using methanol as an alternative feedstock for petrochemicals is becoming increasingly popular. Propylene is now a crucial platform chemical and basic raw material in the industry.
It is projected that domestic propylene demand will reach 19.05 million tons by 2010. However, due to limited petroleum resources, China can only supply around 10.8 million tons, failing to meet the growing needs. The core of the fluidized bed methanol-to-propylene technology involves advanced gasification techniques, transforming Anhui's abundant coal resources into methanol through the coal-to-syngas pathway, and subsequently producing low-carbon olefins from methanol—costing less than half of current petroleum-based propylene production.
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