Methanol | Synthesis

Topsoe’s methanol synthesis process is the simplest, and the most effective, solution available on the market. Designed to synthesize methanol at the lowest possible cost and with the lowest possible impact on the environment, the process relies on our ultra-efficient tubular boiling water reactor (BWR) design.

Integrated processes

With our BWR design, the methanol synthesis catalyst is loaded into tubes that are cooled from the shell side by boiling water. The water efficiently removes the heat in an almost isothermal path and at conditions close to the maximum rate of reaction. This design ensures high conversion per reactor pass, higher catalyst space velocity and a lower recycle ratio. And it comes in a small-footprint package that is designed for scalability.

The MK-151 FENCE™ methanol synthesis catalyst delivers industry leading performance and stability. The resulting production gains over the catalyst’s lifetime will enable you to far exceed your initial target.

MK-151 FENCE™ is also designed to be very selective. Combined with the excellent temperature control achieved by our BWR, this enables you to minimize the formation of undesirable by-products. Reducing the byproduct formation not only improves your feedstock utilization. It also reduces energy consumption in your downstream distillation section.

Benefits include:

Very cost-effective
High energy-efficiency
High plant availability
Small footprint
Scalability
Ease of operation

An additional benefit of choosing Topsoe’s methanol synthesis process is that you can always rely on our unmatched experience and leadership in plant designs, technology, catalysis and technical service.

Our designs take real-world challenges into account, and we continue to support you with technical services to ensure reliably high availability and efficiency throughout the lifecycle of your plant.

Catalysts

MK-121 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

Methanol synthesis catalyst MK-121 methanol synthesis catalyst is developed to match the ...

MK-151 FENCE™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

Methanol synthesis catalyst In the methanol business, a high on-stream factor, as well as carbon ...

MK-417 SUSTAIN™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

Methanol synthesis catalyst Excellent stability Catalyst stability in methanol synthesis or in any ...

MG-921 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

Methanol Guard Catalyst MG-921 is a guard catalyst used for protecting methanol synthesis catalyst ...

MK-181 PRIME™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

Methanol synthesis catalyst Methanol producers have increasing focus on achieving higher efficiency ...

RC-87 HEAT-X™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

Heat exchange reforming catalyst The RC-87 HEAT-X™ is a nickel-based non-alkali pre-reduced ...

Equipment

Boiling water reactor | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

The boiling water reactor is also often abbreviated as BWR. It is typically used for methanol ...

Collect-Mix-Distribute System | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

Topsoe’s Collect-Mix-Distribute system ensures efficient addition of quench between adiabatic ...

Adiabatic reactor bottom support grid | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

Increase your profitability with Topsoe’s support grid to obtain a lower pressure drop in your ...

ModuLite™

Shorten the distance between engineering and execution In the future, the best business won’t ...

Process licensing

Two-step methanol | Process licensing | Products | Topsoe

State-of-the-art technology This is the most commonly used methanol technology today. It uses a ...

One-step methanol | Process licensing | Products | Topsoe

Low cost technology for small to medium capacity This technology uses only steam reforming as ...

SynCOR Methanol™ | Process licensing | Products | Topsoe

Proven large scale process for new built This is the most cost efficient industrially proven ...

Applications within this area

Purification

A well functioning purification of the feedstock to the methanol plant will have a great impact on the performance of downstream processes and their purification catalysts.

Reforming

An efficient and reliable conversion of the feedstock has a huge impact on the economics of the plant. Our methanol reforming layouts are tailored for methanol reforming efficiency to meet the requirements of the client.

Synthesis

Making best use of the synthesis gas and turn it into valuable high quality methanol through ...

Co-production

Give them what they want - for co-production within methanol. Topsoe's integrated methanol and ammonia process (IMAP™) gives you the flexibility you need to get ahead and

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