Process and method for the producton of dimethylether (DME)

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8546454
APP PUB NO 20130030063A1
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13190678

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Disclosed herein is a process for the production of fuel grade DME from carbonaceous fuels, including a pressurized multi-stage progressively expanding fluidized bed gasifier and an oxyblown autothermal reformer to produce a synthesis gas (syngas) with desirable hydrogen to carbon monoxide molar ratio, which then undergoes gas-phase DME one-step direct synthesis in a fluid pluralized bed reactor over an attrition resistant bifunctional catalyst. The crude DME thus obtained is purified in a two column distillation unit to produce a fuel grade DME having a purity greater than 99.98 mole %.

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UNITEL TECHNOLOGIES INCMT PROSPECT IL

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Harvey, Todd L Schaumburg, US 4 45
Kao, Richard L Northbrook, US 16 396
Randhava, Sarabjit S Evanston, US 25 385

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