INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PRESENTATION

PETRONAS Chemicals Methanol Labuan Sdn. Bhd.

ABDUL AZIZ BIN AZHAR
KA14135
FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & NATURAL
RESOURCES
COMPANY PROFILE

PETRONAS Chemicals Methanol Sdn. Bhd.

Process Technology : Lurgi Low-Pressure Combined Reforming

Plant Capacity : 2000 MTPD (660 000 MTPA)

Onstream Date : October 1984

Feedstock : Natural Gas from Semarang and Erb West

Product : Grade AA Pure Methanol (99.85wt%)

TASKS ASSIGNED
Department : Onsite Section, Production Plant 1

Industrial Supervisor : Mohd Alif Yusri bin Mohd Yusof

Objective : To learn and understand the process flow of onsite

process

ONSITE
UNIT 100 Reforming

UNIT 150 Steam and Condensate System

UNIT 200 Methanol Synthesis

UNIT 300 Methanol Distillation

 METHANOL, CH3OH

Reforming Process (Unit 100) Methanol Distillation (Unit 300)

To produce reformed gas (CO, CO2, H2 & H2O) To separate methanol and water.

CO+ H 2 →C H 3 OH
 

 C O 2 + H 2 → C H 3 OH + H 2 O

Methanol Synthesis (Unit 200)

To produce crude methanol from reformed gas.
PROCESS BLOCK FLOW DIAGRAM
UNIT 100: REFORMING
U-200

E107

C-104: Natural Gas Compressor D-103: Pre-Reformer

E-107: Natural Gas Preheater B-101: Tubular Reformer
D-101: Desulphurizer R-101: Auto Thermal Reactor
UNIT 200: METHANOL SYNTHESIS

C-201 : Synthesis Gas Compressor

E-202 : Intercooler
R-201 : Methanol Reactor
F-201 : MP Steam Drum
E-205 : MP BFW Preheater
E-208 : LP BFW Preheater
E-203 : Crude Methanol Condenser
E204
E-204 : Final Cooler
F-202 : Crude Methanol Separator
C-202 : Recycle Gas Compressor
 UNIT 300: METHANOL DISTILLATION

F-301 : Expansion Gas Vessel

D-301 : Pre-run Column
D-302 : Pure Methanol
Pressure Column
D-303 : Pure Methanol
Atmospheric Column
E-306 : Pure Methanol Condenser
E-307 : Pure Methanol Sub-cooler
F-305 : Crude Methanol Separator
TK-404 : Product Methanol Tank
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