Clariant Wuxi Xiyuan jointly assisted Dongjing iron molybdenum formaldehyde plant to put into operation

Clariant today announced that the cooperation between the company's Catalyst and Process Technologies division and Wuxi Xiyuan Engineering Technology Co.
, Ltd.
in the field of formaldehyde sustainable production technology has been fruitful
.
Inner Mongolia Dongjing Bioenvironmental Protection Technology Co.
, Ltd.
, contracted by Wuxi Xiyuan, successfully started up its 600,000-ton iron-molybdenum formaldehyde plant with an annual output of 600,000 tons, and produced qualified formaldehyde products with both low alcohol and acid for its 300,000-ton 1,4-butanediol (BDO) plant
.

It is reported that the project is based on the unique iron-molybdenum methanol oxidation to formaldehyde process technology developed by Wuxi Xiyuan, using Clariant's FAMAX series formaldehyde catalyst and EnviCa tail gas purification catalyst, which is the first set of iron-molybdenum methanol oxidation to formaldehyde production equipment in China and the largest single set of production capacity in the world, and this successful cooperation also marks a major technological breakthrough
between the two parties in the field of iron-molybdenum formaldehyde.
The successful commissioning of the plant provides a guarantee for the operation of the BDO device of the customer's downstream product as soon as possible, and conforms to the pace of the customer's product structure and industrial upgrading
.

Clariant said that compared with the traditional silver formaldehyde production process, the efficiency and selectivity of the iron-molybdenum formaldehyde technology have been significantly improved, enabling more efficient and sustainable formaldehyde production
.
Compared with traditional catalysts, the special hollow cylindrical shape design of the catalyst can reduce the pressure drop
in the catalyst bed by 10%~15%.
This special design gives manufacturers the flexibility to reduce energy consumption at the same plant capacity or increase it
under the same energy consumption conditions.

In addition, Clariant's EnviCat range of exhaust gas purification catalysts
was used.
The catalyst effectively removes harmful volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide with a conversion rate of more than 99%, while the entire process only requires a low-temperature reaction
at temperatures of up to 400°C.
The solution significantly reduces fuel consumption and equipment stress, bringing significant economic, operational and safety benefits
to producers.