METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF A HYDROGEN-CONTAINING COMPOUND

The invention relates to a method for synthesising a hydrogen-containing compound, wherein a synthesis gas stream (1) comprising hydrogen and carbon oxides is fed to a methanol reactor arrangement (2) for partial conversion into methanol, wherein a methanol residual gas stream (3) is obtained from the methanol reactor arrangement (2), at least part of said methanol residual gas stream (3) being fed to a CO2 remover (4) from which a synthesis recycle stream (5) and a CO2 product stream (6) are obtained, said CO2 product stream (6) having a higher molar carbon dioxide content than the methanol residual gas stream (3), and wherein part of the synthesis recycle stream (5) is fed to the methanol reactor arrangement (2). The method according to the invention is characterised in that part of the synthesis recycle stream (5) is fed to a hydrogen separator (7) from which a separation stream (8) is obtained which has a higher molar hydrogen content than the synthesis recycle stream (5). The invention also relates to a corresponding system for synthesising a hydrogen-containing compound.