Synthesis of Methanol Possible by Iran-Made Nanocatalyst
‘Sarv Oil & Gas’ company has made the product which is a nanoparticle-reinforced composite catalyst with a disk form, enabling a profound enhancement in the methanol synthesis efficiency.
The addition of nanoparticles to the commercial composite catalyst has resulted in increased activity of the catalyst.
The product can be used for low-pressure and low-temperature methanol synthesis, fabrication of unleaded gasoline, formaldehyde, dimethyl ether, propylene, and other petrochemical products.
Earlier this year, Iranian researchers at Amirkabir University of Technology had also succeeded in recycling all three elements of vanadium, molybdenum and nickel used to produce catalysts.
“The catalysts used in the RCD unit contain about 5% to 10% of vanadium, 5% to 10% of molybdenum and 3% to 5% of nickel by weight and these metals are created as a result of absorption in the refining process of petroleum residues,” said Alireza Babayee, a PhD student at Amirkabir University of Technology.
“By conducting this research and chemical separation, we were able to produce vanadium oxide (V2O5), molybdenum oxide (MoO3) and metallic nickel (Ni) with industrial purity,” he added.
Babayee said that the technical know-how of this research can be used in the refineries that consume these used catalysts, or any company that is active in the field of recycling the used catalysts containing vanadium, molybdenum and nickel.
“On the other hand, the products can be used in alloy steel production industries,” Babayee noted.
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