Methanol to Aromatics¤
Introduction¤
The methanol to aromatics chemical process is a low-carbon production of Benzene, Toluene and Xylene (BTX) using a green methanol (i.e. methanol from green hydrogen). Methanol is converted into BTX compounds using a zeolite catalyst at 370-540 °C and 20-25 bars. The CO2 reduction from this BTX production is based on the carbon capture needed to produce the methanol.
ES Model Parameters¤
All the parameters concerning the Methanol to Aromatics are listed in the table below.
| entry_key | value | unit | sets | source_reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENZENE (layer) | 1 | kt | GLO | Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian, (2017): "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |
| CO2_A (layer) | 13.1861 | kt/GW | GLO | Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian, (2017): "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |
| ETHYLENE (layer) | 5.33 | kt | GLO | Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian, (2017): "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |
| METHANOL (layer) | -74.074 | kt | GLO | Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian, (2017): "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |
| TOLUENE (layer) | 6.2963 | kt | GLO | Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian, (2017): "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |
| XYLENE (layer) | 10.37 | kt | GLO | Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian, (2017): "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |
| c_inv | 815 | MCHF/GW | GLO | Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian, (2017): "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |
| c_maint | 40.75 | MCHF/GW/yr | GLO | Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian, (2017): "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |
| c_p | 1 | - | GLO | Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian, (2017): "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |
| gwp_constr | 0 | kt/GWh | GLO | Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian, (2017): "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |
| lifetime | 25 | y | GLO | Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian, (2017): "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |
| ref_size | 0.001 | GW | GLO | Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian, (2017): "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |
| trl | 8 | - | GLO | Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian, (2017): "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |
References¤
| Data Sources |
|---|
| Bazzanella, Alexis; Ausfelder, Florian. (2017). "Low Carbon Energy and Feedstock for the European Chemical Industry" |