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According to reports, German chemical giant BASF said on Friday that BASF has developed a carbon dioxide-neutral method to produce methanol and will apply for a patent
.
? Although this method has only been tested in a pilot plant of BASF's subsidiary hte GmbH in Heidelberg, Germany, BASF believes that industrial applications can ensure that no carbon dioxide is produced during methanol production
.
? According to BASF's data, the current methanol production process is highly polluting, accounting for about 70% of the chemical industry's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
? In Europe, methanol is generally produced from syngas, mainly through steam and autothermal reforming.
Obtained from natural gas
.
? BASF's green process for producing methanol has been included in the company's so-called carbon management plan
.
? The manufacturer believes that the new methanol production process will open a new chapter for basic chemicals
.
Maximilian Vicary, project manager of BASF's Intermediate Division, said: "After nearly 100 years of using BASF's high-pressure process for the first industrial production of this important basic chemical, we are now playing a leading role in writing a new chapter in the history of methanol
.
? Methanol is mainly used to produce formaldehyde, methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and acetic acid
.
A small amount is used in the production of dimethyl terephthalate (DMT), methyl methacrylate (MMA), methyl chloride, methylamine, ethylene glycol methyl ether, as well as dimethyl ether (DME), biodiesel and direct blending Into the application of gasoline fuel
.
.
? Although this method has only been tested in a pilot plant of BASF's subsidiary hte GmbH in Heidelberg, Germany, BASF believes that industrial applications can ensure that no carbon dioxide is produced during methanol production
.
? According to BASF's data, the current methanol production process is highly polluting, accounting for about 70% of the chemical industry's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
? In Europe, methanol is generally produced from syngas, mainly through steam and autothermal reforming.
Obtained from natural gas
.
? BASF's green process for producing methanol has been included in the company's so-called carbon management plan
.
? The manufacturer believes that the new methanol production process will open a new chapter for basic chemicals
.
Maximilian Vicary, project manager of BASF's Intermediate Division, said: "After nearly 100 years of using BASF's high-pressure process for the first industrial production of this important basic chemical, we are now playing a leading role in writing a new chapter in the history of methanol
.
? Methanol is mainly used to produce formaldehyde, methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and acetic acid
.
A small amount is used in the production of dimethyl terephthalate (DMT), methyl methacrylate (MMA), methyl chloride, methylamine, ethylene glycol methyl ether, as well as dimethyl ether (DME), biodiesel and direct blending Into the application of gasoline fuel
.
