ABSTRACT
The aim of the OCMOL project is to develop an integrated process for production ofliquidfuelsfromrelativelysmallnaturalgaswellsinasustainableway,thereby avoidingthecurrentpracticeof¸aringduetounfavorableeconomics.Theoxidativecouplingofmethanefollowedbyoligomerizationtoliquids(OCMOL)process, simpli‚edinFigure14.1,isafullyintegratedprocesscharacterizedbyextensive recycling of by-products, including CO2. The focus of this chapter will be on Step 3,wheresynthesisgas(syngas)fromthemethanereformingunitwillbeconverted intoaclean-burninggasolinewithalowcontentofaromatics.Thistargetisachieved bycombiningtheprocessesofsynthesisgasconversiontooxygenates(STO)and
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