Reducing Energy Consumption in the Formaldehyde Production Process

Formaldehyde is a substance that has been utilized for a long time due to its numerous benefits. This research article focuses on optimizing energy consumption in formaldehyde production from methanol using metal oxide catalysts. The Formox process is one of the main methods for formaldehyde product...

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Main Authors: O. K. Muhammad Fauzan, Ilmi Nur Amalia, Chiera Shelgi Putri Nabila, Radike Zahra Aisya Purdivami
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Diponegoro 2025-06-01
Series:Journal of Chemical Engineering Research Progress
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Online Access:https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20308
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Ilmi Nur Amalia
Chiera Shelgi Putri Nabila
Radike Zahra Aisya Purdivami
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description Formaldehyde is a substance that has been utilized for a long time due to its numerous benefits. This research article focuses on optimizing energy consumption in formaldehyde production from methanol using metal oxide catalysts. The Formox process is one of the main methods for formaldehyde production through the partial oxidation of methanol with metal oxide catalysts. In this process, energy released by the system is recovered and reused, making the overall energy consumption more efficient and reducing the required costs. By reducing the energy consumed in the production process, emissions released into the atmosphere will decrease, and profitability can be enhanced by lowering energy-related costs. The energy results before modification show a value of 43,030,653.8 kJ/h, while the modified system yields 26,766,429.7 kJ/h, achieving an energy efficiency improvement of 37.8%. Copyright © 2025 by Authors, Published by Universitas Diponegoro and BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
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spelling doaj-art-43952f2e63604ef08aebd8432085e7da2025-08-20T03:30:08ZengUniversitas DiponegoroJournal of Chemical Engineering Research Progress3032-70592025-06-0121324010.9767/jcerp.203088506Reducing Energy Consumption in the Formaldehyde Production ProcessO. K. Muhammad Fauzan0Ilmi Nur Amalia1Chiera Shelgi Putri Nabila2Radike Zahra Aisya Purdivami3Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudarto, Tembalang, Kota Semarang, 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudarto, Tembalang, Kota Semarang, 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudarto, Tembalang, Kota Semarang, 50275, IndonesiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Sudarto, Tembalang, Kota Semarang, 50275, IndonesiaFormaldehyde is a substance that has been utilized for a long time due to its numerous benefits. This research article focuses on optimizing energy consumption in formaldehyde production from methanol using metal oxide catalysts. The Formox process is one of the main methods for formaldehyde production through the partial oxidation of methanol with metal oxide catalysts. In this process, energy released by the system is recovered and reused, making the overall energy consumption more efficient and reducing the required costs. By reducing the energy consumed in the production process, emissions released into the atmosphere will decrease, and profitability can be enhanced by lowering energy-related costs. The energy results before modification show a value of 43,030,653.8 kJ/h, while the modified system yields 26,766,429.7 kJ/h, achieving an energy efficiency improvement of 37.8%. Copyright © 2025 by Authors, Published by Universitas Diponegoro and BCREC Publishing Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20308formaldehydeformoxmetal oxideprocess modificationenergy efficiency
spellingShingle O. K. Muhammad Fauzan
Ilmi Nur Amalia
Chiera Shelgi Putri Nabila
Radike Zahra Aisya Purdivami
Reducing Energy Consumption in the Formaldehyde Production Process
Journal of Chemical Engineering Research Progress
formaldehyde
formox
metal oxide
process modification
energy efficiency
title Reducing Energy Consumption in the Formaldehyde Production Process
title_full Reducing Energy Consumption in the Formaldehyde Production Process
title_fullStr Reducing Energy Consumption in the Formaldehyde Production Process
title_full_unstemmed Reducing Energy Consumption in the Formaldehyde Production Process
title_short Reducing Energy Consumption in the Formaldehyde Production Process
title_sort reducing energy consumption in the formaldehyde production process
topic formaldehyde
formox
metal oxide
process modification
energy efficiency
url https://journal.bcrec.id/index.php/jcerp/article/view/20308
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