A review of cleaner production methods for the manufacture of methanol

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 19-37

  Riaz, Amjad ^a,b   Zahedi, Gholamreza ^c   Klemeš, Jiří Jaromír ^d  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b COMSATS Institute of Information Technology   (Pakistan)

^c Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Cleaner production; Conversion technologies; Methanol; Modelling; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

CLEANER PRODUCTION; CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES; GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND; OPTIMISATIONS; PACKED BED REACTOR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CATALYSIS; MODELS; PACKED BEDS; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

METHANOL;

EID: 84883451545     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.06.017     Document Type: Review

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