Co-Production of Olefins, Fuels, and Electricity from Conventional Pipeline Gas and Shale Gas with Near-Zero CO2 Emissions. Part I: Process Development and Technical Performance

A novel polygeneration process is presented in this paper that co-produces olefins, methanol, dimethyl ether, and electricity from conventional pipeline natural gas and different kinds of shale gases. Technical analyses of many variants of the process are performed, considering differences in power...

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Main Authors: Yaser Khojasteh Salkuyeh, Thomas A. Adams II
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-04-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/5/3739