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Work Instruction is applicable to: studying, training, and Operating the methanol distillation column
1.1 Definitions
Distillation Column: Distillation is the process of separating two or more miscible liquids by taking
advantage of the boiling point differences between the liquids. For methanol and water, heat is added to
the mixture of methanol and water and eventually the more volatile component (methanol) begins to
vaporize. As the methanol vaporizes it takes with its molecules of water.
The methanol-water vapor mixture is then condensed and evaporated again, giving a higher mole fraction
of methanol in the vapor phase and a higher mole fraction of water in the liquid phase. This process of
condensation and evaporation continues in stages up the column until the methanol rich vapor component
is condensed and collected as tops product (99.8% or higher pure) and the water rich liquid is collected
as bottoms product.
Reboilers are heat exchangers typically used to provide heat to the bottom of industrial distillation
columns. They boil the liquid from the bottom of a distillation column to generate vapors which are returned
to the column to drive the distillation separation.
Delta-V Operating System: Easy and flexible modern automation systems that eliminate operational
complexity and minimize project risk.
Chiller: A chiller is a machine that removes heat from a liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle.
This liquid can then be circulated through a heat exchanger to cool equipment, or another process stream (such as air or
process water). As a necessary by product, refrigeration creates waste heat that must be exhausted to ambience, or for
greater efficiency, recovered for heating purposes.
Cooling tower: A cooling tower is a heat rejection device that rejects waste heat to the atmosphere through the
cooling of a water stream to a lower temperature. Cooling towers may either use the evaporation of water to remove
process heat and cool the working fluid to near the wet-bulb air temperature or, in the case of closed circuit dry cooling
towers, rely solely on air to cool the working fluid to near the dry-bulb air temperature
Flow Varies based on plant If flow is to fast column may not be Maintain steady flow with in
operating conditions and able to handle, depending on production dryers
flow rate concentration
Concentration High variation, Sending oil / bio /glycerin to column Maintain steady flow within
composition will be production dryers,
determined by plant understanding conditions that
process conditions. cause “carryover”
Cooling Side of System
Operating Operating Range Consequences of Deviation from Steps to Prevent or Correct
Parameters Set -Points Operating Range Deviation
Temperature
Vacuum system will heat up causing Monitor closely and adhere to
40 – 85ºF
vacuum lose audible alarms
Pressure
C.T. pump: 80 psi Monitor pump pressure stay
Pump failure
Chiller pumps: 80 psi within range
Flow
ACTION STEPS
o Safety
o WEAR PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT!
o Level D PPE
o Reference to SDS in Section 1.2 for types of safety equipment used for clean up
Setup
o Equipment Preparation
o Inspect pump for wear and tear
o Inspect piping for leaks
o Check area is clean; free of oil, debris, water & other foreign items not belonging
o Proceed to “Initial Startup “Initial Startup Procedure”
NOTE The following Pre-Check & Start Up procedure is based on all equipment working as designed
a) Identify what cooling system you are on and which system you want to be on
o Chillier system
o Cooling Tower System
e) Ensure all face plates on the Methanol screen are in shutdown prior to starting up
o This is to ensure a pump doesn’t activate / start without authorization.
Initial f) Verify tanks to confirm all tanks have the desired liquid level:
Startup o most commonly are:
▪ TK-1010 “liquid ring vacuum seal tank” ____ (SP: 45-55%)
▪ TK-1006 “Reflux / Condensing tank” _______ (SP: 40-50%)
▪ E-1002 “Column kettle reboiler” ___________ (SP: 60-65%)
g) Flushing of the system with city water is also recommended when restarting from an extended shutdown
or if composition is suspected to contain high amount of methanol content. When flushed both contents
are pumped into TK-903 for reprocessing.
o TK-1010 is flushed through the inlet tank flush port.
o Kettle boiler is flushed through suction of p-1004 / outlet of kettle boiler.
h) Once everything has been checked over & flushed if needed, you are ready to proceeded to “Normal
Operation”
ACTION STEPS
ACTION STEPS
1. Follow cart below to switch from one system to other system
Switching
Cooling
Systems
ACTION STEPS
1. Verify that manual valves before and after pumps are all open:
a. P-1004, P-1007, P-1008, P-1009, P-1011
P-1004
Valve # STATUS Valve # STATUS
HV- HV-
HV- HV-
HV-
HV-
HV-
No Tags HV-
HV-
HV-
P-1007
Valve # STATUS Valve # STATUS
HV-F01-? OPEN HV-
HV-F01-46 OPEN HV-
P-1008
Valve # STATUS Valve # STATUS
HV-F01-? (TK-1006) OPEN HV-F01-? (BYPASS) CLOSE
HV-F01-47 OPEN HV-F01-? (TK-903) OPEN
HV-F01-48 CLOSE HV-F01-? (TK-902) OPEN
HV-F01-? (TK-903) OPEN HV-F01-? (TK-902) OPEN
Normal HV-F01-? (TK-904) OPEN HV-FO2-32 (TK-902) OPEN
Startup HV-F01-? (TK-904) OPEN - -
P-1009
Valve # STATUS Valve # STATUS
HV- HV-
HV- HV-
HV-
HV-
HV-
No Tags HV-
HV-
HV-
P-1011
Valve # STATUS Valve # STATUS
HV- HV-
HV- HV-
HV-
HV-
HV-
No Tags HV-
HV-
HV-
ACTION STEPS
2. Ensure the level in TK-1010 is Between 40-50%
a. if not add water by opening the water valve until desired level is reached (50%)
E-1012
Valve # STATUS Valve # STATUS
HV-F02-18 OPEN HV-F02-? OPEN
HV-F02-? OPEN HV-F02-? CLOSE
HV-F02-? OPEN HV-F02-? CLOSE
HV-F02-? OPEN HV-F02-? CLOSE
ACTION STEPS
8. Verify E-1013 valves are open
E-1013
Valve # STATUS Valve # STATUS
HV-F02-20 OPEN HV-F02-12 OPEN
HV-F02-? OPEN HV-F02-13 CLOSE
HV-F02-16 OPEN HV-F02-? OPEN
HV-F02-? OPEN ~~~~ ~~~~
12. Set faceplate PC1005 as follow: (*SP may change depending on needs)
a. MD: AUTO
b. SP: 8.5 psia
13. P-1009 will start automatically (*May need to click on pump and click start)
a. Operator in field will check & listen for leaks.
b. Monitor vacuum pressure closely for several minutes to ensure levels out and is steady.
c. Once vacuum is steady, Notify operator in field.
ACTION STEPS
Normal
Operation
1. Verify that manual valves before and after pumps are all open:
a. P-1009, P-1007, P-1008, P-1004, P-1011
2. Verify the level in TK-1010 is Between 40-50%
a. if necessary, add city water until desired level is reached (50%)
3. Verify valves for E-1009 A/B are open
4. Set faceplates listed below on Delta-V Methanol screen to “Manual”
a. LC1001-L3 (Kettle Boiler)
b. FC1007-L6 (Reflux)
c. LC1006-L7 (Recovered MeOH)
d. LC1010-L9 (Vacuum pump)
5. Set faceplates listed below on Delta-V Methanol screen to “MD: MAN”
a. TC1001-L32 --- Adjust CO: as needed to reach desired temperature
Temporary b. TC1001-L5 --- N/A
Operation c. FC1007-L6 --- Adjust CO: as needed to reach desired reflux gpm to keep top temperature
6. Set faceplate PC1009-L11 to “Manual”
a. Set faceplate as follow: (*CO will need to be adjusted slowly to allow system to respond)
i. MD: MAN
ii. CO: “adjust slowly till desired psia is achieved”
7. Set faceplate PC1005 as follow: (*CO will need to be adjusted slowly to allow system to respond)
a. MD: MAN
b. CO: “adjust slowly until desired psia is achieved”
8. Click on P-1009, once popup faceplate; click start
a. Have operator in field check and listen for vacuum leaks.
b. Monitor vacuum pressure closely for several minutes to ensure levels out and is steady.
c. Once vacuum is steady, Notify operator in field.
9. Start remaining of plant following “PLANT STARTUP” SOP
ACTION STEPS
2. Once plant is shut down and there is no feed into the column…
5. Set faceplate PC1009-L11 to “SHUTDOWN” (Vacuum system “P-1009-L11” will then shut down)
a. Set faceplate as follow:
i. MD: MAN
Normal ii. CO: 100
Shutdown
6. Set faceplate PC1005 as follow:
a. MD: MAN
b. CO: 100
7. Follow chart below to shutdown chiller & Cooling tower system
If running, Chiller System If running, Cooling Tower System
Valve # STATUS Valve # STATUS
*** System will Take about 5-15 minutes to come back to atmospheric pressure before any work can be
performed.
ACTION STEPS
a) Column (TK-1001) is flooded
o Flush the stilling well by closing top and bottom valves on kettle boiler and open drain valve.
o Ensure DPIT-1002 is below 0.60 and adjust FC1007-CTRLCAS is between 1 & 2 Delta Deg F (the higher FC
1007-CTRLCAS is, the easier to prevent column flooding).
o Slow down P-401 to reduce amount of product being sent to column and let level catch up. Use this option only
if TK-903 level is lower than 7,500 gallons.
o If oil found in column, Test on QTA to identify the source form and follow trouble shooting guide for that
equipment.
ACTION STEPS
b) LOTO
o Lock out breakers on:
i. P-1009 [MCC-#], P-1011 [MCC-#], P-1008 [MCC-#], P-1007 [MCC-#] & P-1004 [MCC-#]
Cleanup /
o Tag out all closed valves
Maintenance
o Compleate LOTO, ECP & Line break paperwork
b) LOTO
Cleanup / o Lock out breakers on any affected pumps / tanks (Breakers located in MCC room on mezzanine)
Report / o Tag out all closed valves
o Fill out LOTO, ECP & Line break paperwork
Record
Maintenanc
c) Hydro Blast heat exchanger
e
Support
Equipment
3.0 References
3.1 Normative References - The following reference contains provisions which through reference
in this text, constitutes provisions of this document. References, which are subject to revision,
should always be used in the most recent form.
3.2 Documentation/Records - The implementation of this document requires the use of the below
listed forms or reasonable facsimiles thereof and may result in records as so indicated in addition
to retained completed forms. References, which are subject to revision, should always be used
in the most recent form.
Form
• 30-10-1000_16a02 American GreenFuels formula
• 20-30-7000_17a03 Lab Analysis Request-Report Form
Log Book
• 20-20-0500_Lab Instrument List
• 30-20-0400_Production Instrument List
P&ID
• Drawing No. xxx-xxx-xx (Update when new P&ID are available)
QSP
• QSP04.1_16a02 Document and data control 05082016
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30-10-0002_19a00
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30-10-0002 Methanol Column Operation & Control
American GreenFuels Standard Operating Procedure
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American GreenFuels Standard Operating Procedure
30-10-0002 Methanol Column Operation & Control
rev-19a00 - Prepared by: Operations Coordinator
Approved by: Production Manager
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