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Methanol Production from CO2 Via Reverse-Water–Gas-Shift Reaction

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CO2: A Valuable Source of Carbon

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An innovative process scheme to produce methanol from carbon dioxide is here presented and assessed via simulation. In this configuration, the syngas stream, composed by CO, CO2, and H2 and fed to the methanol synthesis reactor, is produced by means of a reverse-water–gas-shift by which a CO2 stream is partially converted in carbon monoxide. In the chapter, the best catalyst to support the reverse reaction is selected; then a simulation model is applied to define the proper operating conditions to achieve syngas composition targets. The simulation results show that the plant configuration represents a feasible way to produce methanol using carbon dioxide, competitively with the traditional process in which the syngas is produced by a natural gas steam reforming unit.

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  1. University of Rome Campus Bio-medico, Faculty of Engineering, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128, Rome, Italy

    M. De Falco & S. Giansante

  2. KT-Kinetics Technology, V.le Castello della Magliana 75, 00148, Rome, Italy

    G. Iaquaniello

  3. Processi Innovativi s.r.l, via Guido Polidoro 1, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy

    L. Barbato

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Marcello De Falco

  2. Tecnimont-KT S.p.A., Rome, Italy

    Gaetano Iaquaniello

  3. Dip. di Chim.Ind. ed Ingegneria dei Mate, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

    Gabriele Centi

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De Falco, M., Giansante, S., Iaquaniello, G., Barbato, L. (2013). Methanol Production from CO2 Via Reverse-Water–Gas-Shift Reaction. In: Falco, M., Iaquaniello, G., Centi, G. (eds) CO2: A Valuable Source of Carbon. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5119-7_10

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