Premium
Challenges and Opportunities in the Production of Oxymethylene Dimethylether
Author(s) -
Gierlich Christian Henning,
Beydoun Kassem,
Klankermayer Jürgen,
Palkovits Regina
Publication year - 2020
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.201900187
Subject(s) - diesel fuel , raw material , formaldehyde , renewable energy , soot , chemistry , organic chemistry , environmental science , waste management , engineering , combustion , electrical engineering
To reduce the NO x and soot emissions of conventional diesel fuels, different renewable alternatives are investigated. One example are oxymethylene ethers (OME x ) of different chain lengths, which are intended to be used as diesel blends. Especially OME 3–5 show properties comparable to diesel. The key to producing longer chain OMEs is OME 1 as feedstock, which can react with formaldehyde to afford larger molecules. This article reviews different synthesis routes for OME 1 , in order to elucidate energy‐efficient methods.