Development of dimethyl ether production process based on biomass gasification by using mixed-integer nonlinear programming

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 671-681

  Kim, Hosoo ^a   Han, Kyusang ^a   Yoon, En Sup ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Design optimization; DME production; Mixed integer nonlinear programming

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DIMETHYL ETHERS; DME PRODUCTION; KEY FEATURE; MIXED-INTEGER NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMAL TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTION PROCESS; STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY; SUPERSTRUCTURE REPRESENTATION;

BIOMASS; ETHERS; FEEDSTOCKS; GAS GENERATORS; GAS INDUSTRY; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 77955873014     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.10we026     Document Type: Article

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