— the two parties signed a cooperation memorandum of understanding to build a test facility for a new energy-saving dme synthesis process jointly developed by and linde
— the open innovation cooperation platform provided by the china petroleum and chemical industry federation helped facilitate this cooperation project
— uses innovation to help customers reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance climate protection
and sichuan lutianhua co., ltd. (“lutianhua”) today signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation, planning to jointly establish a pilot production plant, and are committed to greatly reducing carbon emissions in the synthesis of dimethyl ether through a new process , improve energy efficiency. dme is an intermediate in the production of low olefins such as ethylene and propylene. up to now, the production of dme from syngas still requires an intermediate step of synthesizing methanol.
according to the memorandum, lutianhua will invest in the construction of a pilot plant using a new process jointly developed by and linde group (“linde”), and will provide it with a new high-performance catalyst system to promote synthesis gas one-step conversion to dimethyl ether. in addition, linde will provide related equipment design and process engineering services for the direct synthesis of dme. construction of the test facility will begin in 2020.
the open innovation cooperation platform provided by the china petroleum and chemical industry federation helped facilitate this cooperation project. li shousheng, president of china petroleum and chemical industry federation, said: “the purpose of our open innovation cooperation platform is to continuously achieve new breakthroughs in core technologies and achieve high-quality development, transformation and upgrading of the industry. the cooperation between and lutianhua collaborative projects are a good example of this.”
as a major chemical manufacturer in china, lutianhua is the first large-scale chemical enterprise in china to introduce international advanced technology and produce synthetic ammonia and urea with natural gas as raw material. tan guangjun, chairman and secretary of the party committee of lutianhua (group) co., ltd. said: “lutianhua has complete production capacity and good ability to transform new technology projects, and has always paid attention to the application of advanced technologies and processes. we are very happy to cooperate with to produce key chemicals in a greener way.”
this breakthrough process is mainly due to the new high-performance catalyst system developed by ‘s r & d personnel and the novel process design developed by linde, which can significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions. and linde have jointly developed this technology for the direct synthesis of dme over several years. detlef ruff, global senior vice president process catalysts, , said: “the cooperation between , linde and lutianhua is another example of our successful cooperation model with engineering companies and technology providers. as the world’s leading catalyst manufacturer, we to contribute unique expertise, partners are committed to promoting the implementation of new processes and innovative future technologies.”
dr. zheng daqing, senior vice president of , responsible for business and market development in greater china, said: “climate protection is firmly implemented in ‘s new corporate strategy. this cooperation project will help our customers reduce greenhouse gases emissions. we will continue to promote cooperation with lutianhua on this innovative pilot project and contribute to the environmental protection of china’s chemical industry.”
