Novel Natural Gas to Liquids Processes: Process Synthesis and Global Optimization Strategies

AIChE Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 505-531

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

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

And water integration; Fischer Tropsch; GTL; Methanol to gasoline; Methanol to olefins and distillate; Power; Process synthesis with heat

Indexed keywords

FISCHER TROPSCH; GTL; METHANOL TO OLEFIN; POWER; PROCESS SYNTHESIS; WATER INTEGRATION;

EFFLUENTS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROCARBON REFINING; METHANOL; NATURAL GAS; OLEFINS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STEAM REFORMING; SYNTHESIS GAS;

NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84872839562     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.13996     Document Type: Article

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