Poly(oxymethylene) dimethyl ethers as components of tailored diesel fuel: Properties, synthesis and purification concepts

Fuel

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3315-3319

  Burger, Jakob ^a   Siegert, Markus ^b   Ströfer, Eckhard ^b   Hasse, Hans ^a  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fuel additive; Methylal; Poly(oxymethylene) dimethyl ether; Soot reduction; Trioxane

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL ETHERS; GAS-TO-LIQUID TECHNOLOGIES; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; METHYLAL; POLY(OXYMETHYLENE) DIMETHYL ETHER; PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES; REACTION EQUILIBRIUM; SOOT FORMATIONS; TRIOXANE;

ACETAL RESINS; BATCH REACTORS; DIESEL FUELS; ETHERS; FUEL PURIFICATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOOT; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); SYNTHETIC FUELS;

FUEL ADDITIVES;

EID: 77955468479     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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