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Data set: methanol production; combined steam and autothermal reforming of NCC by-product methane route; single route, design based, at plant; 99.98 wt% (00.00.005)

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Full name methanol production; combined steam and autothermal reforming of NCC by-product methane route; single route, design based, at plant; 99.98 wt%

Location KR

Reference year 2025

Valid until 2030

Reference flow(s) methanol - 1.0 * 1.0 kg (Mass)

Type LCI result

Parameterized? no

LCIA results included? yes

Category Materials production / Organic chemicals

Synonyms

Use advice for data set The results apply to methanol (99.98 wt%) at the plant gate. The by-product methane carries the burden of the naphtha feedstock per kg; burdens were allocated by the PlasticsEurope Eco-profiles method. Electricity is a projected mix for 2038.

Data set use approval

General comment This dataset is part of a set of LCI datasets for low-carbon petrochemical technologies developed in Korea. Methanol (99.98 wt%) is produced from methane separated as a by-product in a naphtha cracking centre (NCC), instead of burning it as fuel. Methane is converted to syngas by combined steam methane reforming and autothermal reforming (SMR-ATR) with oxygen from an air separation unit, and syngas is converted to methanol in a Lurgi two-stage synthesis. The technology is relevant when the cracking furnaces are electrified or otherwise no longer fired with by-product methane (e.g. electrically heated or plasma cracking).

LCI Method Principle Other

LCI Method Approaches No records found.

Completeness of product model All relevant flows quantified

Reviews Independent external review by Mr. Sungmo YEON Dr. Chulgyu LEE Dr. Suckjin HONG Data quality indicators Overall quality: Good - 1.8 Methodological appropriateness and consistency: Good Precision: Good - 2.0 Completeness: Fair Geographical representativeness: Very good - 1.0 Time representativeness: Good - 2.0 Technological representativeness: Good - 2.0

License and access conditions Copyright yes

Owner of data set T-GARC

Technical purpose Intended for use in life cycle assessment studies for the development of carbon reduction technologies.

Input Products No records found.

Co-Products No records found.

Data set version 00.00.005

Time stamp (last saved) 2026-10-16T04:12:53.235+09:00

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Compliance systems Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279. (Annex II - Part A. Requirements to develop PEFCRs and perform PEF studies in compliance with an existing Product Environmental Footprint Category Rule) (Overall compliance: Not compliant) Environmental Footprint 3.1 (Overall compliance: Not compliant) ILCD Data Network - Entry-level (Overall compliance: Fully compliant) ISO 14040 Environmental Management – Life Cycle Assessment – Principles and Framework, 2006 (Overall compliance: Fully compliant) ISO 14044:2006. Environmental Management – Life Cycle Assessment – Requirements and guidelines. (Overall compliance: Fully compliant) T-GARC guideline (Overall compliance: Fully compliant)

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