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    The metal oxide catalyst process uses ferric molybdate catalyst to produce formaldehyde and water from methanol. Air is scrubbed and mixed with recycled process gas to lower the oxygen content below 10.9% before being saturated with methanol in a vaporizer column. This keeps the methanol concentration below the explosive limit during the reaction.

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    The metal oxide catalyst process uses ferric molybdate catalyst to produce formaldehyde and water from methanol. Air is scrubbed and mixed with recycled process gas to lower the oxygen content below 10.9% before being saturated with methanol in a vaporizer column. This keeps the methanol concentration below the explosive limit during the reaction.

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    The metal oxide catalyst process uses ferric molybdate catalyst to produce formaldehyde and water from methanol. Air is scrubbed and mixed with recycled process gas to lower the oxygen content below 10.9% before being saturated with methanol in a vaporizer column. This keeps the methanol concentration below the explosive limit during the reaction.

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    2-2 Metal Oxide Catalyst Process


    In the metal oxide catalyst process, the major products are formaldehyde and water. The
    catalyst
    system most often used is ferric molybdate. The figure, presents basic operations that
    may be
    used in a metal oxide catalyst process. Actual flow diagrams for production facilities will
    vary.
    The process begins as incoming air (Stream 1), which has been scrubbed to remove dust
    and
    trace impurities, is mixed with oxygen-lean recycle gas (Stream 5) from the process to
    lower the
    oxygen content of the air feed stream below 10.9 percent. This low oxygen content keeps
    the
    methanol concentration below the lower explosive limit when a portion of the air feed
    stream is
    saturated with methanol (Stream 2) in the vaporizer column.

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