A Review of Pretreatment and Wastewater Treatment System Design in Methanol Production Facilities

摘要

Design of water and wastewater treatment system takes not only an understanding of the water/wastewater treatment process, but an understanding of how the overall production plant operations. This paper will discuss two plants in the Gulf Coast, highlighting the challenges faced in the design of the plants and the startup/operation of one of the facilities. Topics identified and discussed include source water for the pretreatment system and potential upset conditions to the wastewater plant due to upsets in the production plant.