Synfuels from natural gas: The ethermix process
Conference
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OSTI ID:430607
- Snamprogetti S.p.A., San Donato Milanese (Italy); and others
Ethermix is a technology under development for the transformation of the dry fraction of natural gas into ethers, mainly MTBE. The process is performed in a series of steps that include the reforming of methane to a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, the combined synthesis of methanol and branched higher alcohols, mainly isobutanol, the dehydration of higher alcohols to the corresponding olefins, and the etherification of said olefins with methanol to form a mixture of ethers. The state-of-art on the subject is reported, including evaluation of the blending properties of the product and a preliminary economical analysis. 4 refs., 2 figs., 1 tab.
- OSTI ID:
- 430607
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960730--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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