A novel process towards the industrial realization of large-scale oxymethylene dimethyl ether production

A novel process towards the industrial realization of large-scale oxymethylene dimethyl ether production – COMET

Published:2023 Issue:11 Volume:8 Page:2876-2893
ISSN:2058-9883
Container-title:Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
language:en
Short-container-title:React. Chem. Eng.

Author:

Mantei Franz¹^ORCID,Schwarz Christian²,Elwalily Ali¹^ORCID,Fuchs Florian¹,Pounder Andrew¹,Stein Hendrik²,Kraume Matthias³,Salem Ouda¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Sustainable Synthesis Products, Division Hydrogen Technologies, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Heidenhofstr. 2, 79110, Freiburg, Germany

2. ASG Analytik-Service AG, Trentiner Ring 30, 86356 Neusäss, Germany

3. Chair of Chemical Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Str. des 17. Juni 135, MAR 2-1, 10623 Berlin, Germany

Abstract

The novel COMET process for the production of OME3-5 from MeOH and FA(aq.) solves the challenging H2O management using a reactive distillation column. The main process units are state-of-the-art and were experimentally demonstrated.

Funder

Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Process Chemistry and Technology,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous),Chemistry (miscellaneous),Catalysis

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/RE/D3RE00147D

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