Processes simulation study of coal to methanol based on gasification technology

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2010, Pages 988-996

  Chen, Po Chuang ^a   Chiu, Hsiu Mei ^a   Chyou, Yau Pin ^a   Yu, Chiou Shia ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gasification; LPMEOH; Methanol; System level simulation

Indexed keywords

AIR SEPARATION UNIT; COAL TO METHANOLS; COMMERCIAL CHEMICALS; DIMETHYL ETHERS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY; FEED COALS; GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INTERNAL POWER; LIQUID PHASE; LPMEOH; METHANOL PLANTS; NET EFFICIENCIES; OPERATING UNITS; REFERENCE DATA; SIMULATION MODEL; SIMULATION STUDIES; SYN-GAS; SYSTEM LEVEL SIMULATION; TOTAL ENERGY;

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ETHERS; FUELS; GASIFICATION; SYNTHESIS GAS;

METHANOL;

EID: 78751609928     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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