Achieving plant economy

Process conditions are selected to achieve the overall best and most economic design considering capital expenditure as well as the local conditions and costs. Each methanol plant is thus tailor-made to fulfil clients' requirements for reliable and stable operations at minimum operating costs.

Process steps

A  Topsoe methanol design includes four process steps:

• feed purification
• reforming
• synthesis
• distillation

Each process step includes a range of technologies as shown below, allowing for optimal process adaptation to clients' requirements and operating conditions.