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Manufacturing of lower olefins from natural gas through methanol and its derivatives (review)

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State-of-the-art processes for the manufacturing of lower olefins (mainly ethylene and propylene) from natural gas through methanol, dimethyl ether, and ethanol are surveyed. The processes involving the synthesis of dimethyl ether via the dehydration of methanol and ethanol production via methanol homologation are discussed.

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Original Russian Text © S.N. Khadzhiev, N.V. Kolesnichenko, N.N. Ezhova, 2008, published in Neftekhimiya, 2008, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 323–333.

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Khadzhiev, S.N., Kolesnichenko, N.V. & Ezhova, N.N. Manufacturing of lower olefins from natural gas through methanol and its derivatives (review). Pet. Chem. 48, 325–334 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0965544108050010

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