Análisis del carbón mineral de las minas Santa Isabel (Pamplonita) y Alquimia (Chinacota) ubicadas en el departamento DE Norte de Santander, con el fin de aprovecharlo para la obtención de Metanol.

Abstract

The present project consisted of developing a simulation in the Aspen Plus V8.8 software, of a process for obtaining methanol from mineral coal, from two mines located in the department of Norte de Santander (Colombia); whose objective is to determine the efficiency of coal in the synthesis of methanol, because it is a compound with a variety of industrial applications and presents a high national and international demand. The work starts from the characterization of the coals of these mines, for this purpose, two proximal and elementary analysis of each coal will be carried out, this was done in order to obtain basic data for the simulation of the process; Sensitivity analyzes were also carried out in the simulator, the feeding currents and the equipment involved in the synthesis process, whose purpose was to benefit the production of methanol. The results obtained in the simulation were acceptable, this because the proposed process is efficient, since the carbons used had properties that benefit the production of methanol.