Lurgi

Lurgi’s MegaMethanol® Process Atlas and Beyond

Jim Aiello

Houston - January 19, 2005
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Agenda

MegaMethanol® Concept Atlas Execution MegaMethanol® Status Technology ImprovementsDownstream Technologies Conclusions

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MegaMethanol® Concept

MegaMethanol®
– > 1 million t/a methanol single train capacity

Technical Features – Oxygen-blown synthesis gas production – Two-stepmethanol synthesis – Hydrogen recovery

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Atlas Methanol: World’s largest operating MeOH Plant at 5000 mtpd

Low investment and very competitive production cost

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Atlas ExecutionFirst of its kind MegaMethanol® Plant Single train process Largest Methanol Plant at 5,000 mt/d Energy consumption of less than 30 million BTU per mt methanol Lurgi executed lump sum turn-key projectConsideration of Client´s input / optimization throughout the entire project execution period

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Atlas Execution
Proven process concept (Lurgi MegaMethanol® by Combined Reforming)
Natural GasPreReforming Steam Reforming Fired Heater Steam System

Desulphurization

Autothermal Reforming

Two-Step Synthesis

Methanol Distillation

Air Intermediate Tank Farm Instument& Plant Air
6Oxygen AirSeparation Water Treatment Flare System Desalination Methanol Tank Farm

Fuel Sweet Water Cooling Fire Fighting System

PSA Sea Water Cooling Auxiliary Boiler

Pure Methanol EmergencyPower Gen. Rain Water System

Atlas Execution
Competitive Engineering - Lurgi home office and Lurgi subsidiaries A. Design 2 water cooled methanol reactors and 1 gas cooled methanol reactor (newdevelopment) largest Autothermal Reformer worldwide with a new burner design (new development) Process optimization and combination / selection of individual process steps in order to realize thescale-up of the plant large equipment due to scale-up e.g.fired heater / atmospheric column / waste heat boiler system

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Atlas Execution

Autothermal Reformer
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Atlas Execution

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