Efficient methanol synthesis: Perspectives, technologies and optimization strategies

G Bozzano, F Manenti - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2016 - Elsevier
In economy nowadays, methanol is already a key compound widely employed as building
block for producing intermediates or synthetic hydrocarbons, solvent, energy storage …

A review of cleaner production methods for the manufacture of methanol

A Riaz, G Zahedi, JJ Klemeš - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2013 - Elsevier
Growing population and expanding economies are important causes of increasing global
energy demand. In wake of the continuous hike in the petroleum prices, depleting world …

Kinetic modeling of methanol synthesis over commercial catalysts based on three-site adsorption

N Park, MJ Park, YJ Lee, KS Ha, KW Jun - Fuel Processing Technology, 2014 - Elsevier
A kinetic model for the synthesis of methanol over commercial catalysts was developed
based on the adsorption of CO and CO 2 onto various active sites of Cu, while the kinetic …

Modeling and analysis of a methanol synthesis process using a mixed reforming reactor: Perspective on methanol production and CO2 utilization

N Park, MJ Park, KS Ha, YJ Lee, KW Jun - Fuel, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, kinetic models were developed for the mixed reforming and synthesis of
methanol (MeOH). The effectiveness of the reforming model in our previous work was …

A generic hybrid model development for process analysis of industrial fixed-bed catalytic reactors

A Azarpour, TNG Borhani, SRW Alwi, ZA Manan… - … Research and Design, 2017 - Elsevier
Catalyst deactivation is one of the major concerns in industrial catalytic reactors. The
capability to perform detailed analysis of the catalytic process and its deactivation …

A modelling approach to the techno-economics of Biomass-to-SNG/Methanol systems: Standalone vs Integrated topologies

LE Arteaga-Perez, O Gomez-Capiro, A Karelovic… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Chile accounts for one of the most important forest areas in Latin America; nevertheless,
both Chilean energy and chemical infrastructures heavily relies on imported fossil fuels. This …

Introducing a novel process to enhance the syngas conversion to methanol over Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst

B Rahmatmand, MR Rahimpour… - Fuel Processing …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel configuration, Adiabatic and Plate Water-cooled Reactors, which called
APW is introduced as an alternative for a two stage conventional methanol process …

Methanol Synthesis by CO2 Hydrogenation over Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 Catalysts under Fluctuating Conditions

A Zurbel, M Kraft, S Kavurucu‐Schubert… - Chemie Ingenieur …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Methanol synthesis through CO2 hydrogenation under fluctuating conditions was
investigated over a CuO/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst in an integral reactor. The performance of the …

Modeling the catalytic conversion of steel mill gases using the example of methanol synthesis

S Schlüter, T Hennig - Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The conversion of steel mill off‐gases to base chemicals is a promising perspective to
improve the financial return of steelmaking in Europe and fight CO2 emissions. In the …

Evaluation of different cooling technologies for industrial methanol synthesis reactor in terms of energy efficiency and methanol yield: An economic-optimization

M Nassirpour, MH Khademi - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, increasing demand for methanol, as a clean alternative to fossil fuels,
necessitates analyzing the methanol synthesis reactor in terms of econometrics, methanol …