Gas-to-liquid (GTL) technology: Targets for process design and water-energy nexus

Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages 49-54

  Gabriel, Kerron J ^a   Noureldin, Mohamed ^a   El Halwagi, Mahmoud M ^a   Linke, Patrick ^b   Jiménez Gutiérrez, Arturo ^c   Martínez, Diana Yered ^c  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR   (Qatar)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SHALE;

GAS-TO-LIQUID TECHNOLOGIES; GTL TECHNOLOGY; INCREASING PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS FEEDSTOCKS; PROCESSING STEPS; REFORMING TECHNOLOGY; WATER ENERGY; WATER GENERATION;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 84901091713     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2014.05.001     Document Type: Review

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