Yanchang Topsoe: "Capture" the technological heights in the field of energy and chemical industry

On April 17, at the Fuping Science and Technology Industrial Park of the Northwest Research Institute of Petrochemicals, two new and atmospheric production plants with white bodies and gray edges stood out. Inside the plants, the production lines are running, and the powder catalysts roasted in Denmark are gently sent to the buffer silos by bucket elevators for unloading and mixing, and then pressed into pill-sized black methanol synthesis catalysts by the tablet press ......

"Our most core tablet press can produce more than 1 million tablets of catalyst per hour, which not only has high output and stable quality, but also can be operated visually, with industry-leading automation and information technology." said Si Lei, General Manager of Shaanxi Yanchang Topsoe Catalyst Technology Co.

In the production plant room, you can't smell the pungent chemical smell even without wearing a mask. "Throughout the production process, we have set up five sets of dust removal equipment. The atmospheric emission index of the workshop is only 5 milligrams per cubic meter, far below the national standard of 120 milligrams per cubic meter." Zhang Heng, the company's production director, said.

The company is the only catalyst production base of Denmark Topsoe in China. on March 21, the first phase of the project - methanol synthesis catalyst production project - was put into operation.

In recent years, as the leading energy economy enterprise in Shaanxi, Yanchang Petroleum Group has been actively practicing the national "double carbon" goal and insisting on the green and low-carbon development path. 2022, Yanchang Petroleum Group will produce 6.97 million tons of chemicals and more than 7 million tons of methanol. Denmark Topsoe, a global head of chemical industry, has accumulated profound technological advantages in the fields of ammonia, synthetic methanol and synthetic substitute natural gas, and has achieved a number of industry-leading technologies in green energy transformation such as green hydrogen, green ammonia and e-methanol. Currently the company has more than 150 catalyst products and is a leading global supplier and technology provider of multi-phase high efficiency catalysts.

In Si Lei's view, the two sides join hands to "capture" the technological high ground in the field of energy and chemical industry, not only to meet the needs of Yanchang Petroleum Group's own production, but also to fill the gap in the field of chemical synthesis process catalysts in Shaanxi, which will boost the development of energy and chemical industry in Shaanxi and the country.

"At present, the total production capacity of methanol in China reaches more than 90 million tons. Our main product is the latest type of methanol synthesis catalyst developed by Topsoe for mega methanol plants above one million tons, which is generally applicable to all kinds of methanol synthesis plants with good activity, high yield, low energy consumption, long life and other characteristics, and is highly recognized in the industry." Si Lei said.

According to Si Lei, the first phase of the extended Topsoe methanol synthesis catalyst project has an annual output of 600 tons of methanol synthesis catalysts, with an annual output value of about 100 million yuan at full load and an average annual output value of more than 10 million yuan per mu, and the products have been applied to many chemical companies such as Yulin Coal Chemical, Kaiyue Coal Chemical, Yushen Energy Chemical and Xinghua Company belonging to the extended Petroleum Group, and will be promoted to Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Henan and other places in the future.

"The next step, Yanchang Petroleum Group will continue to accelerate the implementation of 'oil and chemical, gas and electricity, new energy and new materials and Xing' development strategy, around catalysts, new materials, energy chemicals, environmental protection and other technology development and application, and Denmark Topsoe company to carry out deeper, wider areas, higher To lead the development of high-end frontier technology in the world chemical industry and create a model of international cooperation in the petroleum and chemical industry." Lan Jianwen, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yanchang Petroleum Group, said
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