Dimethyl ether: A review of technologies and production challenges

Z Azizi, M Rezaeimanesh, T Tohidian… - … and Processing: Process …, 2014 - Elsevier
Dimethyl ether (DME) is a well-known propellant and coolant, an alternative clean fuel for
diesel engines which simultaneously is capable of achieving high performance and low …

Biomass gasification for climate change mitigation and policy framework in India: A review

SL Narnaware, NL Panwar - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass gasification is a promising renewable energy technology with immense possibility
to minimise reliance on fossil fuels while also addressing environmental concerns in long …

Plasma-catalytic CO2 hydrogenation to methanol over CuO-MgO/Beta catalyst with high selectivity

Q Chen, S Meng, R Liu, X Zhai, X Wang, L Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Herein, we report a CuO-MgO/Beta catalyst, which exhibits 72.0% methanol selectivity with
8.5% CO 2 conversion in plasma-catalytic CO 2 hydrogenation at ambient conditions (30° C …

Recent progress for direct synthesis of dimethyl ether from syngas on the heterogeneous bifunctional hybrid catalysts

K Saravanan, H Ham, N Tsubaki, JW Bae - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
The recent rising demand of renewable energies and climate changes has been driving
intensive academic researches into new chemical routes to sustainable and clean fuel …

Synthesis, characterization and activity pattern of Cu–ZnO/ZrO2 catalysts in the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol

F Arena, K Barbera, G Italiano, G Bonura, L Spadaro… - Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
A novel synthesis route based on reverse co-precipitation under ultrasound irradiation has
led to Cu–ZnO/ZrO2 catalysts (Znat/Cuat, 0–3; ZrO2, 42–44 wt%) with a remarkable …

Vapour phase dehydration of crude methanol to dimethyl ether over Na-modified H-ZSM-5 catalysts

V Vishwanathan, KW Jun, JW Kim, HS Roh - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2004 - Elsevier
A series of Na-modified H-ZSM-5 catalysts, with Na content varying from 0 to 80mol%, were
prepared by an impregnation method, characterized by TPD of ammonia and FT-IR pyridine …

Direct CO2-to-DME hydrogenation reaction: New evidences of a superior behaviour of FER-based hybrid systems to obtain high DME yield

F Frusteri, M Migliori, C Cannilla, L Frusteri… - Journal of CO2 …, 2017 - Elsevier
The catalytic behaviour of Cu-Zn-Zr/zeolite hybrid systems, in which metallic and acidic
functionalities were combined at level of single grain, was evaluated in the direct DME …

Perspective of dimethyl ether as fuel: Part I. Catalysis

U Mondal, GD Yadav - Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2019 - Elsevier
Dimethyl ether (DME) is heralded as the cleanest high-efficiency compression ignition fuel
as a substitute for diesel. DME's autoignition property and high octane number are favorable …

Highly effective hybrid catalyst for the direct synthesis of dimethyl ether from syngas with magnesium oxide-modified HZSM-5 as a dehydration component

D Mao, W Yang, J Xia, B Zhang, Q Song, Q Chen - Journal of Catalysis, 2005 - Elsevier
A series of HZSM-5 zeolites modified with various contents of magnesium oxide (0–10 wt%)
were prepared with an incipient impregnation technique and characterized by X-ray …

Kinetic Modeling of Dimethyl Ether Synthesis in a Single Step on a CuO−ZnO−Al2O3/γ-Al2O3 Catalyst

AT Aguayo, J Ereña, D Mier, JM Arandes… - Industrial & …, 2007 - ACS Publications
A kinetic model has been proposed for the synthesis of dimethyl ether in a single reaction
step from (H2+ CO) and (H2+ CO2), and the kinetic parameters have been calculated for a …