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Methanol Synthesis – Industrial Challenges within a Changing Raw Material Landscape
Author(s) -
Nestler Florian,
Krüger Matthias,
Full Johannes,
Hadrich Max J.,
White Robin J.,
Schaadt Achim
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.201800026
Subject(s) - greenhouse gas , raw material , context (archaeology) , environmental science , production (economics) , methanol , climate change , waste management , carbon dioxide , environmental engineering , engineering , chemistry , paleontology , ecology , macroeconomics , organic chemistry , economics , biology
Worldwide production capacities of carbon‐based chemicals and associated products are steadily increasing. At the same time the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide is of paramount importance in order to mitigate the anthropogenic impact of climate change. In Carbon2Chem® a cross industrial network develops concepts towards the utilization of steel mill gases for the sustainable production of “green” base chemicals, including methanol. This Review describes the technological challenges emerging from the use of these alternative feedstocks, specifically in the context of methanol production processes.