Methanol fuel production, utilization, and techno-economy: a review

TJ Deka, AI Osman, DC Baruah… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2022 - Springer
Climate change and the unsustainability of fossil fuels are calling for cleaner energies such
as methanol as a fuel. Methanol is one of the simplest molecules for energy storage and is …

Improving the Cu/ZnO-based catalysts for carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol, and the use of methanol as a renewable energy storage media

UJ Etim, Y Song, Z Zhong - Frontiers in Energy Research, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide (CO2) to methanol is a practical
approach to mitigating its greenhouse effect in the environment while generating good …

Increasing dimethyl ether production from biomass-derived syngas via sorption enhanced dimethyl ether synthesis

D Liuzzi, C Peinado, MA Peña, J van Kampen… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The direct synthesis of dimethyl ether (DME) from biomass-derived syngas is a topic of great
interest in the field of biofuels. The process takes place in one reactor combining two …

Low pressure conversion of CO2 to methanol over Cu/Zn/Al catalysts. The effect of Mg, Ca and Sr as basic promoters

D Previtali, M Longhi, F Galli, A Di Michele, F Manenti… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide concentration level is reaching a non-returning point. Carbon capture
technologies are immature and short-term actions are necessary. The conversion of CO 2 …

Direct CO 2 to methanol reduction on Zr 6-MOF based composite catalysts: a critical review

E Tezel, DK Sannes, S Svelle, PÁ Szilágyi… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The pressing problem of climate change on account of anthropogenic greenhouse-gas
emissions underlines the necessity for carbon capture and utilisation technologies. Several …

[HTML][HTML] Interplay between carbon dioxide enrichment and zinc oxide promotion of copper catalysts in methanol synthesis

R Dalebout, NL Visser, CEL Pompe, KP de Jong… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Methanol synthesis over Cu/ZnO/Al 2 O 3 is a key industrial reaction. Typically, a
ZnO x promoter and CO 2 enrichment of the feed are applied to maximize the syngas …

Exergy and energy analysis of effective utilization of carbon dioxide in the gas-to-methanol process

N Norouzi, S Talebi - Hydrogen, Fuel Cell & Energy Storage, 2020 - hfe.irost.ir
Two process models are used to convert carbon dioxide into methanol. These processes
have been extended and improved using Aspen Plus simulator software. Both processes …

[HTML][HTML] A Mini-Review on Recent Developments and Improvements in CO2 Catalytic Conversion to Methanol: Prospects for the Cement Plant Industry

L Marques, M Vieira, J Condeço, C Henriques… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The cement industry significantly impacts the environment due to natural resource extraction
and fossil fuel combustion, with carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions being a major concern. The …

Thermally double coupled reactor coupling aqueous phase glycerol reforming and methanol synthesis

S Thirabunjongcharoen, P Bumroongsakulsawat… - Catalysis Today, 2021 - Elsevier
This study proposes a novel thermally double coupled reactor (TDCR) coupling endothermic
aqueous phase glycerol reforming (APGR) with exothermic methanol synthesis (MS) …

CO2 Utilization Process Simulation for Enhancing Production of Dimethyl Ether (DME)

S Kartohardjono, BS Adji… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Increase in the world energy demand also increases the concentration of CO2 in the
atmosphere, which contributes to global warming and ocean acidification. This study …