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Methanol Synthesis by Direct Oxidation of Natural Gas at Thermal Power Plants

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Methanol synthesis by the partial oxidation of natural gas before its combustion in a power unit is considered as an alternative to modern large-scale methanol synthesis from natural gas through synthesis gas. The process suggested makes it possible to reduce nitrogen oxide emission by diluting the combustible mixture with nitrogen without extra capital expenditures.

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  1. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina 4, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    V. S. Arutyunov

  2. Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, 142432, Russia

    V. I. Savchenko & V. M. Rudakov

  3. Institute of Chemistry of Nonaqueous Solutions, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Akademicheskaya 1, Ivanovo, 153045, Russia

    V. N. Blinichev & A. M. Kutepov

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Arutyunov, V.S., Savchenko, V.I., Rudakov, V.M. et al. Methanol Synthesis by Direct Oxidation of Natural Gas at Thermal Power Plants. Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering 36, 382–388 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019808001903

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