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MORGP new Petrochemical Engineering Futures Processes: METHANOL PLANT Crude Methanol would be purified in a set of three Distillation columns. Dissolve gases and lower boiling impurities as well as separate in the first column as expansion gas. Pure Methanol would be obtained as top product from the 2nd and 3rd Distillation column, which would be sent to storage tanks, 3rd Distillation column bottoms are heavy rejects which is sent to ETP directly. A purge gas stream from the outlet of Methanol synthesis reactor and expansion gas stream from Distillation section would be sent to the Reformer for burning a fuel. The fuel gases from the Reformer are passed through waste heat boilers to generate steam and recover maximum heat.. The plant proposed to be incorporated with several safety measures. The plant would be controlled with centralized control panel with several trips respectively. There would be an elaborate fire fighting hydrant system is installed (with two electric pumps and one diesel pump on auto-start) as per the recommendations.