Process synthesis of hybrid coal, biomass, and natural gas to liquids via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, ZSM-5 catalytic conversion, methanol synthesis, methanol-to-gasoline, and methanol-to-olefins/distillate technologies

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 29-56

  Baliban, Richard C ^a   Elia, Josephine A ^a   Weekman, Vern ^a   Floudas, Christodoulos A ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fischer Tropsch; Hybrid energy systems; Methanol to gasoline; Methanol to olefins and distillate; Mixed integer nonlinear optimization; Process synthesis with heat, power, and water integration

Indexed keywords

FISCHER TROPSCH; HYBRID ENERGY SYSTEM; METHANOL TO OLEFIN; MIXED-INTEGER NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION; WATER INTEGRATION;

COAL TRANSPORTATION; EFFLUENTS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LIQUID FUELS; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION; OLEFINS; OPTIMIZATION; REFINING; REFORMING REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS GAS; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE; TOPOLOGY;

METHANOL;

EID: 84869498978     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2012.06.032     Document Type: Article

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