A hybrid description and evaluation of oxymethylene dimethyl ethers synthesis based on the endothermic dehydrogenation of methanol

Mohamed Ouda, Franz Mantei, Kai Hesterwerth, Eleonora Bargiacchi, Harald Klein, Robin J. White

Reaction Chemistry & Engineering · 2018 · 22 citations · 40 references

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Concerning oxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OME), this work utilises a hybrid process model based on methanol (MeOH) and its partially selective conversion to anhydrous formaldehyde (FA), which in turn is used as the feed for OME synthesis.

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