@article{GirodBreitkreuzHenningetal.2019, author = {Girod, Kai and Breitkreuz, Klaas and Henning, Torsten and Lohmann, Heiko and Kaluza, Stefan and Schluter, Stefan}, title = {Steel Mills as Syngas Source for Methanol Synthesis: Simulation and Practical Performance Investigations}, series = {Chemical Engineering Transactions}, volume = {74}, journal = {Chemical Engineering Transactions}, publisher = {AIDIC}, isbn = {978-88-95608-71-6}, issn = {2283-9216}, doi = {10.3303/CET1974080}, pages = {475 -- 480}, year = {2019}, abstract = {In the present contribution, the utilization of steel-mill gases for an industrial methanol synthesis process is described. The focus of this work is on the influence of syngas compositions derived from steel-mill gases on an industrial Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst. Elevated CO2 and H2O concentrations seem to have an irreversible impact on the activity of the catalyst. In order to obtain realistic gas composition for the catalyst tests, a process simulation of the methanol synthesis was conducted. The calculated gas compositions at the reactor inlet were applied in a practical test in order to evaluate the catalyst stability under steel mill gas conditions. No noticeable deactivation was observed.}, language = {en} }