The Methanol Economy Project
Abstract
The Methanol Economy Project is based on the concept of replacing fossil fuels with methanol generated either from renewable resources or abundant natural (shale) gas. The full methanol cycle was investigated in this project, from production of methanol through bromination of methane, bireforming of methane to syngas, CO2 capture using supported amines, co-electrolysis of CO2 and water to formate and syngas, decomposition of formate to CO2 and H2, and use of formic acid in a direct formic acid fuel cell. Each of these projects achieved milestones and provided new insights into their respective fields.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1133094
- DOE Contract Number:
- FE0000435
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; 03 NATURAL GAS; 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
Citation Formats
Olah, George, and Prakash, G. K. The Methanol Economy Project. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.2172/1133094.
Olah, George, & Prakash, G. K. The Methanol Economy Project. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1133094
Olah, George, and Prakash, G. K. 2014.
"The Methanol Economy Project". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1133094. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1133094.
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abstractNote = {The Methanol Economy Project is based on the concept of replacing fossil fuels with methanol generated either from renewable resources or abundant natural (shale) gas. The full methanol cycle was investigated in this project, from production of methanol through bromination of methane, bireforming of methane to syngas, CO2 capture using supported amines, co-electrolysis of CO2 and water to formate and syngas, decomposition of formate to CO2 and H2, and use of formic acid in a direct formic acid fuel cell. Each of these projects achieved milestones and provided new insights into their respective fields.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2014}
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