Look what you can make from methanol
In a synthetic gas based chemicals industry there are many advantages in using an indirect methanol-based route for producing two carbon or higher oxygenated chemicals. Because of poor product selectivity and low production rates, direct syngas mechanisms are not commercially viable. Specific examples of indirect methanol-based routes and also routes from formaldehyde are given. These include the production of ethanol by reductive carbonylation of methanol and the production of vinyl acetate, although more work needs to be done on the methanol-syngas route to vinyl acetate. The chemistry of ethylene glycol from formaldehyde is discussed. It is concluded that the success of syngas-based technologies will be linked to the economics of ethylene production and new methanol-based processes will contribute to this success. 35 references.
- OSTI ID:
- 6158782
- Journal Information:
- CHEMTECH; (United States), Vol. 15:4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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