"Springing Phenomenon" of Coal Chemical Industry and the Constraint of Environment and Resources

This paper analyzes the inevitability of the "springing phenomenon" in coal chemical industry.Although the government has intervened,the springing phenomenon has always happened until recently.It is anticipated that the production of methanol will be 50 million tons in 2010 from 100 million tons of coal.The demand of coal is 120 million tons based on the plan of making oil from coal with the ratio of 1 ton of coal to 4～5 tons of coal.The water demand of a large-sized coal chemical plant is up to 10 million m3,with the water consumption quantity higher than 10 tons for 1 ton of coal,corresponding to the total water consumption of that in the area with the population of 100,000,or the quantity of a country with the area of 100 square kilometers.Coal chemical industry should be regressed as soon as possible,because of the demand of energy-saving and emission reduction.The constraint between environment and resources indicates that the springing phenomenon in coal chemical industry must be prohibited.