Simulation of single-step dimethyl ether synthesis from syngas

Simulation of single-step dimethyl ether synthesis from syngas

Dimethyl ether (DME) is an alternative energy that simplest ether. DME has 2 ways to synthesis from syngas. The single-step DME synthesis combined methanol synthesis and methanol dehydration in one reactor. This study is focusing on DME production from synthesis gas by used catalyst as CuO–ZnO–Al2O3...

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Main Authors: Chanida Polsen, Phavanee Narataruksa, Piyapong Hunpinyo, Chaiwat Prapainainar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Energy Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484719310248
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Summary:Dimethyl ether (DME) is an alternative energy that simplest ether. DME has 2 ways to synthesis from syngas. The single-step DME synthesis combined methanol synthesis and methanol dehydration in one reactor. This study is focusing on DME production from synthesis gas by used catalyst as CuO–ZnO–Al2O3/γ-Al2O3. For the simulation we simulated in Aspen Plus V8.8 and used Langmuir–Hinshelwood Hougen–Watson (LHHW) kinetic model for the reaction rate of DME synthesis in a plug flow reactor with catalyst. Simulation is varying the temperature range between 220 °C to 300 °C and pressure between 20 bar to 80 bar to find the suitable condition for the single-step DME synthesis with CuO–ZnO–Al2O3/γ-Al2O3catalyst. Keywords: Dimethyl ether, Simulation of DME, Kinetic parameter, Aspen plus, DME synthesis
ISSN:2352-4847

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