Optimal reactor network for methanol synthesis over Cu-Zn-Al catalyst has been developed by automated attainable regions analysis using the recursive convex control policy algorithm. Fundamental ...

Scientists have engineered a highly selective catalyst that can convert methane, a major component of natural gas, into methanol, an easily transportable liquid fuel, in a single, one-step reaction.

The production of biodiesel from the transesterification of plant-derived triglycerides with methanol has been commercialized extensively. Impure glycerol is obtained as a by-product at roughly ...

Chemists have been searching for efficient catalysts to convert methane into methanol. Adding water to the reaction can address certain challenges, but it also complicates the process. Now a team has ...

A porous crystalline membrane that selectively pulls water molecules out of a gaseous reaction mixture could improve the efficiency of industrial processes such as methanol synthesis (Science 2020, ...

According to a study published in the Chemical Engineering Journal, scientists at Tokyo Tech discovered that encapsulating copper nanoparticles within hydrophobic porous silicate crystals ...

Separately Brookhaven National Laboratory scientists have discovered a new catalytic system for converting carbon dioxide to methanol. The new system offers significantly higher activity than other ...

The global demand for methanol, both as a chemical precursor and a fuel additive, has surged, prompting a comprehensive study on its production and utilization. This research, blending bibliometric ...

High-resolution electron microscopy images of the catalyst captured at the CFN. Frame A shows the catalyst with a scale bar representing 20 nanometers (nm) after three consecutive reaction cycles; B ...