Download or read book Ethylene Glycol Production from Syngas - Cost Analysis - MEG E41A written by Intratec and published by Intratec Solutions. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents a cost analysis of Monoethylene Glycol (MEG) production from synthesis gas (syngas). In this process, syngas is carbonylated to dimethyl oxalate intermediate, which is then hydrogenated to MEG. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): (1) US Patent 4453026, issued to Ube Industries Ltd. in 1984 (2) CN Patent 102380382, issued to Shenyang University of Chemical Technology in 2012 Keywords: 1,2-Ethanediol, Carbonylation, Hydrogenation, Nitric Oxide, Ube, Fujian Research Institute on the Structure of Matter, FJIRSM, Union Carbide, ARCO, Gasification