Simplified process flow diagram (PFD)

Celanese Chemicals
Clear Lake Plant
New Methanol Plant
HP
4
oxygen
Spec MeOH to Storage
Pre- (Tanks vent to EPN: 55T43ST)
reforming Purge gas
to HDS
1
HDS
1
to HDS
Higher alcohols
Process condensate Feedstock Stm from MS
2
By-product water saturation Cond to MS
2
Lt ends to fuel
Methanol Methanol
purification synthesis
MP
5
steam
Higher alcohols to Feed sat
HP steam to users By-product water to Feed sat
Purge gas
to HDS
1
Natural Nat gas
6
/S
EPN: REFORM*
Stm to
Feed sat
Cond from
Feed sat Secondary
reformer
gas comp WHB
6
/Stm Heat Ref gas Syn gas
Primary superheater recovery cooling compression
SCR reformer
Process cond Process cond
Comb air Anhyd ammonia HP BFW
4,7
to Feed sat to Feed sat
Other EPNs:
EPN: MEOHANALZ*
EPN: MEOHENG*
EPN: MEOHFLR*
Nat gas to fuel Purge gas to fuel EPN: MEOHFUG*
EPN: MEOHMSS*
EPN: MEOHMT*
Notes:
(1) HDS =Sulfur removal via hydrogenation/zinc oxide absorption
(2) MS =Methanol synthesis
(3) EPNs with * are sources of GHG. All other EPNs are non-GHG emission sources.
(4) HP =High Pressure
(5) MP =Medium Pressure
(6) WHB =Waste Heat Boiler
(7) BFW =Boiler Feed Water