Optimization of Methanol Synthesis

This One of the greenhouse gases that can contribute to global warming is carbon dioxide (CO2). Modern research indicates that methanol should be regarded as a good product to tackle the issue of CO2 emissions due to its use in various petroleum-based liquid fuels. Here, a simulation of a process to produce methanol from hydrogenated CO2 is run. Methanol is created by reacting hydrogen with carbon dioxide in the synthesis gas in a plug flow reactor (PFR). The literature on the conventional syngas process has been extensively reviewed, and in order to make the CO2 hydrogenation method of producing methanol a competitive process, the best operating conditions with the lowest possible production costs are taken into account. Because it employs CO2 obtained from thermal plants, stacks, etc. as the raw material helping to reduce CO2 emissions, this novel technique can be regarded as environmentally friendly. This thesis investigated the use of several design variables to optimise the synthesis of methanol by CO2 hydrogenation. Maximising the profit from methanol production was the optimization’s primary goal.