Perspectives for Manufacturing Methanol at Fuel Value

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 4282-4290

  Lange, Jean Paul ^a  

^a SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; METHANOL; REFORMING REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

MANUFACTURING COSTS; SAVINGS IN INVESTMENT;

METHANOL FUELS;

EID: 0031256996     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9607762     Document Type: Article

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