ANALISIS DAMPAK PERUBAHAN FEED STOCK NATURAL GAS

Melany Adelia (Politeknik Negeri Samarinda)
Febri Sinta Marito Panjaitan (Universitas Mulawarman)
Muhammad Husaini Zaidan (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Nova Yoga Pradana (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Imam Karfendi Putro (PT K, Bontang)
Ibnu Eka Rahayu (Politeknik Negeri Samarinda)

JIMSI
Vol 2, No 2 (2022): JURNAL TEKNIK KIMIA VOKASIONAL (JIMSI)

K company is a petrochemical industry that utilizes natural gas as a raw material to produce methanol with AA grade with a purity above 99.85%. In general, PT K's methanol production undergoes four main processes, such desulphurizing, reforming, methanol synthesis and distillation. The natural gas used by PT K underwent a change in composition due to new wells upstream entering PT K in 2017. The natural gas entering PT K has a leaner composition (containing more CH4) and also has a lower sulfur content which causes a decrease in production at PT K. Keywords: Methanol Grade AA, Natural Gas, lean gas, Sulfur