China Plans Launch of First Coal-Methanol-to-Olefin Project

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Shaanxi Xinxing Coal Olefin Company’s 3 million-ton-per-annum coal-methanol-to-olefin project obtained technology transfer of China’s first patented DMTO technology. This technology was jointly developed by Dalian Research Institute of Chemicals and Physics, Luoyang Petrochemical Engineering Company and Shaanxi Xinxing Coal Chemical Technology Development Company. This 3 million-ton-per-annum project has been listed as National Model Project for coal-to-olefin transfer and National and Provincial key project during the 11th Five Year Plan Period.

Ethylene and propylene are primary chemical products made mainly from petroleum. DMTO technology uses coal as a substitute for petroleum to produce ethylene and propylene. In 2004 Shaanxi started to attract investment to launch China’s first coal-to-olefin project. After two years of construction and trial operation, the test run of the project’s industrial production unit succeeded in August 2006.It is the world’s only 10,000-ton methanol-to-olefin transfer unit, and it also boasts cutting-edge technology. DMTO technology provides an alternative for the development of China’s olefin industry and saves the country important oil resources, helping to increase China’s energy safety.

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