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    The document discusses ExxonMobil's methanol to gasoline (MTG) process for producing synthetic gasoline. It is a three step process that converts methanol into primarily gasoline. The process was proven commercially in a plant in New Zealand that operated successfully from 1985 to 1995 producing gasoline from natural gas. The MTG process offers advantages over Fischer-Tropsch in producing gasoline including using proven methanol technology and producing a storable intermediate that enhances process operability.

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    The document discusses ExxonMobil's methanol to gasoline (MTG) process for producing synthetic gasoline. It is a three step process that converts methanol into primarily gasoline. The process was proven commercially in a plant in New Zealand that operated successfully from 1985 to 1995 producing gasoline from natural gas. The MTG process offers advantages over Fischer-Tropsch in producing gasoline including using proven methanol technology and producing a storable intermediate that enhances process operability.

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    The document discusses ExxonMobil's methanol to gasoline (MTG) process for producing synthetic gasoline. It is a three step process that converts methanol into primarily gasoline. The process was proven commercially in a plant in New Zealand that operated successfully from 1985 to 1995 producing gasoline from natural gas. The MTG process offers advantages over Fischer-Tropsch in producing gasoline including using proven methanol technology and producing a storable intermediate that enhances process operability.

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    The key takeaways are that the methanol to gasoline (MTG) process is a commercially proven route for producing synthetic gasoline from methanol. It involves three main steps - methanol generation, MTG reaction, and product refining.

    The main steps in the methanol to gasoline process are methanol generation from natural gas, coal, or biomass; the MTG reaction which converts the methanol to gasoline; and refining of the products.

    Some of the challenges in developing the MTG process were making marketable gasoline, scaling up the catalysts, maintaining yields and cycle lengths over multiple reactions.

    ExxonMobil Methanol to Gasoline

    Commercially Proven Route for Production of Synthetic Gasoline

    Routes for Synthetic Transportation Fuel


    Natural Gas Coal BioMass

    Fischer Tropsch (LT)

    Refining

    Primarily Diesel

    SynGas Generation Methanol Generation Methanol to Gasoline Primarily Gasoline

    Steam

    Both are 3 Step Process Thermal Efficiencies are Essentially Governed by Coal or Natural Gas C/H Ratios Coal is CH to Fuels plus CO2 Natural gas is CH4 to Fuels plus H2O

    Routes for Synthetic Transportation Fuel


    Natural Gas Coal BioMass

    Commercial technology with multiple technology suppliers

    SynGas Generation Methanol Generation Methanol to Gasoline Primarily Gasoline

    Steam

    Comparison of Fischer Tropsch with MTG*


    Compound Methane Ethylene Ethane Propylene Propane Butylenes Butane Naphtha Gasoil/Distillate Heavy Oil/Wax Oxygenates ARGE FT (Low Temp) 2.0 3.1 1.8 2.7 1.7 3.1 1.9 18 14.0 52.0 100
    * Shields, Fox & Chaung GPA 64th. Conv.

    Synthol FT (High Temp) 10.1 4.0 4.0 12.0 2.0 9.0 2.0 40.0 7.0 4.0 3.2 100

    MTG 0.7 0.4 0.2 4.3 1.1 10.9 82.3 0.1 100

    MTG Scale-up and Development


    Unique Shape Selective chemistry discovered in the early 1970s Major Challenge Make marketable gasoline Development done through the 70s on a verity of process options
    Pilot operations up to 4 bpd in the US Pilot operations up to 100 bpd in Germany

    Decision by New Zealand Government in 1979 to build commercial 14.5 kbd plant in New Plymouth NZ. Plant ownership 75% NZ Government/25% ExxonMobil Plant started up 1985 and operated successfully for ~10 years till conversion to chemical grade Methanol production

    MTG Product Yields

    Products Fuel Gas, bbl FOE/Day LPG, bbl/Day Gasoline, bbl/Day

    Production Per 1000 tonnes MeOH 96.6 420 3200

    MTG Commercialization
    Fixed bed is generally conventional type hardware. However
    Multireactor System Cyclic Operation

    Feed can be a wide range of crude Methanol compositions (water/methanol) Significant challenges in catalyst scale-up and development
    Yield Cycle length

    Advantages over Fischer Tropsch


    Methanol is proven and widely used technology Methanol is storable which enhances operability between stages Methanol to Gasoline uses gas phase conventional type fixed bed reactors

    Schematic of New Zealand Gas to Gasoline Complex


    Finished Gasoline

    Natural Gas

    Fuel Gas / LPG

    Methanol Synthesis

    Crude Methanol

    MTG

    Distillation
    Gasoline Heavy

    Light Gasoline

    Blending

    Steam

    Water Product to Treatment

    HGT

    New Zealand Synfuel Plant Built with Modular Construction

    A Methanol Plant Compressor in Route Modular Construction History


    Maximum Module 33 by 15 Meters 600 tonnes

    Total Lift
    66 Modules 15,000 tonnes

    New Zealand Synfuel Plant

    Methanol 01 Production
    100 MONTHLY Production (000s te) Stream Factor (x)

    80

    60

    40

    20

    Oct 1985

    Feb 1986

    Jun 1986
    Production

    Oct 1985
    Stream Factor

    Feb 1987

    Methanol 02 Production
    100 MONTHLY Production (000s te) Stream Factor (x)

    80

    60

    40

    20

    Oct 1985

    Feb 1986

    Jun 1986
    Production

    Oct 1985
    Stream Factor

    Feb 1987

    Total Gasoline Yield


    12
    (te Gasoline / TJ Nat Gas)

    11

    10

    8
    Yield

    7 Nov 1985 Mar 1986 Jul 1986 Nov 1986

    New Zealand MTG Unit Gasoline Yield*


    95

    12 RVP GASO YIELD, WT PCT OF HC

    90

    85
    Expected Plant

    80

    75 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

    *12 RVP

    New Zealand MTG Unit Gasoline Octane (R+O)*


    98
    12 RVP GASO YIELDRON+O

    96 94 92 90 88 86 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Expected Plant

    *12 RVP

    New Zealand Finished Gasoline Quality


    Average
    Octane Number, RON Octane Number, MON Reid Vapor Pressure, kPa Density, kg/m3 Induction Period, min. Durene Content, wt% Distillation % Evaporation at 70 C % Evaporation at 100 C % Evaporation at 180 C End Point, C 31.5 53.2 94.9 204.5 29.5 34.5 51.5 55.5 94 96.5 196 - 209 92.2 82.6 85 730 325 2.0

    Range
    92.0 92.5 82.2 83.0 82 90 728 733 260 370 1.74 2.29

    Methanol to Gasoline Commercially Proven Route for Gasoline

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