Title:
SYSTEM OR METHOD FOR PRODUCING GASOLINE OR DIMETHYL ETHER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/080906
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A system or method for producing gasoline or dimethyl ether by way of methanol from natural gas, in which natural gas is steam-reformed to generate reformed gas, methanol is synthesized from the reformed gas, and gasoline or dimethyl ether is synthesized from the methanol, wherein at least one process is selected from among pre-reforming prior to steam reforming the natural gas, recovering carbon dioxide from the effluent gas of steam reformation, and using synthesis heat from gasoline or dimethyl ether synthesis to pre-heat the combustion air supplied to steam reformation. The energy of the system as a whole is self balanced using heat recovery from the effluent gas generated by steam reformation, heat recovery from the reformed gas, synthesis heat in methanol synthesis, and synthesis heat in gasoline or dimethyl ether synthesis, as well as the recovered heat of the selected pre-reformation, recovery of carbon dioxide, or air pre-heating.
Inventors:
IIJIMA MASAKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/080435
Publication Date:
June 06, 2013
Filing Date:
November 26, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD (JP)
International Classes:
C10G3/00; C07C41/09; C07C43/04; C07B61/00
Foreign References:
| JP2002338206A | 2002-11-27 | |||
| JP2001097906A | 2001-04-10 | |||
| JPH0451596B2 | 1992-08-19 |
Other References:
YASUHIRO HONDA: "The GTG(Gas-To-Gasoline) Project just launched in New Zealand", PETROTECH, vol. 9, no. 11, 1 November 1986 (1986-11-01), pages 986 - 991, XP009175205
See also references of EP 2787060A4
See also references of EP 2787060A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OKUYAMA, Shoichi et al. (JP)
Okuyama In addition, it is 1. (JP)
Okuyama In addition, it is 1. (JP)
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