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Carbon Recycling International (CRI) has completed the delivery and installation of the world’s largest synthetic methanol reactor at the Liaoyuan e-methanol project, located in Jilin Province, China.
The project, led by Tianying Group (CNTY), is progressing according to schedule and is preparing for commissioning before the end of the year. In its first phase, the plant will have an approximate capacity of 170,000 tons of renewable methanol per year, produced from green hydrogen and captured biogenic carbon dioxide.
Furthermore, this capacity will meet the growing demand for alternative fuels in sectors such as maritime transport and the chemical industry, where decarbonization has become an operational priority.
The world’s largest methanol reactor
The delivered reactor constitutes the core component of the Emissions-to-Liquids (ETL) technology developed by CRI. In this system, renewable hydrogen and captured CO₂ are transformed into green methanol through a commercially validated industrial process.
Moreover, the equipment design corresponds to the company’s third generation of reactors, incorporating improvements in operational flexibility and efficiency. This technological evolution responds to the need to adapt production to different energy supply and carbon capture conditions.
The installation of the reactor represents the beginning of the final stages of project execution. The manufacturing, transport, and assembly of this type of infrastructure requires precise coordination between engineering, logistics, and construction teams distributed across several countries.
The Liaoyuan plant is set to become the largest synthetic methanol facility in operation worldwide once it starts running. This project joins other commercial implementations by CRI in China, such as the Anyang and Lianyungang plants.
Source and photo: Carbon Recycling International
