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*[[Fischer-Tropsch]] | *[[Fischer-Tropsch]] | ||
==Methane to Methanol== | ==[[Methane]] to [[Methanol]]== | ||
* | *[[Methane to Methanol]] | ||
==Methanol to | ==[[Methanol]] to [[Dimethyl Ether]]== | ||
* | *[[Methanol to Dimethyl Ether]] and/or subsection of the page on [[Dimethyl Ether]] on production/synthesis | ||
== | ==Dimethyl Ether and/or Methanol into Hydrocarbons== | ||
* | *Commercialized Process | ||
*Need to look into [[Catalysts]] used etc | |||
*[[Methanol to Olefins]] is one such example | |||
==Biological | ==Biological Gas-to-Liquids (Bio-GTL)== | ||
*Feed the | *Feed the [[Methane]] to [[Methanotrophs]] | ||
*Extract | *Extract the Oil ( Re: [[PPO]] ) from the methanotrophs to make [[Transesterification Biodiesel]] / [[Biodiesel]] | ||
*or | *The Oil Could also be [[Hydrotreated]] into [[Renewable Diesel]] (More complex than Transesterification, but (near-) identical to [[Petrodiesel]] ) | ||
*Alternatively one could Use the Methanotrophs Harvested: | |||
**As media for [[Fermentation]] | |||
***This could be done via | |||
****Standard [[Yeast]] for [[Ethanol]]; same process as used for [[Vodka]] and other Alcoholic Beverages (this also produces some [[Methanol]] ) | |||
****[[Acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation]] | |||
****Any sort of Fuels / Hydrocarbons produces by [[Genetic Engineering]] of the [[Yeast]] | |||
**As Feedstocks for [[Pyrolysis]] or [[HTL]] | |||
**As Feedstocks for [[Gasification]] | |||
**As a Solid Fuel (as is, [[Pelletized]] and/or made into [[Charcoal Fuel]] ) | |||
*There is a company doing this with Low Grade Coal for [[Humic Acid]] / Fuel Production, grab info from OSE Discord later | |||
= [[Syngas]] to [[Ethanol]] = | |||
*A novel process being commercialized largely in China | |||
*Not too relevant in an OSE context due to traditional fermentation or [[Cellulosic Ethanol]] techniques making more sense if [[Ethanol]] is desired | |||
*In a geopolitical attempt to hold food prices stable while using more Ethanol as a Blendstock (as an [[Octane Booster]] and/or [[Fuel Oxygenate Additive]] ) in a country with HUGE coal reserves it can make a BIT of geopolitical sense but anything slowing Coal Phaseout will be disastrous for Climate Change regardless | |||
*Still an interesting technology worth looking into/documenting though | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:59, 30 July 2025
Basics
- Often Abbreviated as GTL
- Traditionally uses natural gas and/or syngas to produce liquid fuels, we will use syngas carbon monoxide + hydrogen and/or anaerobic fermentor methane
Processes
Fischer–Tropsch
Methane to Methanol
Methanol to Dimethyl Ether
- Methanol to Dimethyl Ether and/or subsection of the page on Dimethyl Ether on production/synthesis
Dimethyl Ether and/or Methanol into Hydrocarbons
- Commercialized Process
- Need to look into Catalysts used etc
- Methanol to Olefins is one such example
Biological Gas-to-Liquids (Bio-GTL)
- Feed the Methane to Methanotrophs
- Extract the Oil ( Re: PPO ) from the methanotrophs to make Transesterification Biodiesel / Biodiesel
- The Oil Could also be Hydrotreated into Renewable Diesel (More complex than Transesterification, but (near-) identical to Petrodiesel )
- Alternatively one could Use the Methanotrophs Harvested:
- As media for Fermentation
- This could be done via
- Standard Yeast for Ethanol; same process as used for Vodka and other Alcoholic Beverages (this also produces some Methanol )
- Acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation
- Any sort of Fuels / Hydrocarbons produces by Genetic Engineering of the Yeast
- This could be done via
- As Feedstocks for Pyrolysis or HTL
- As Feedstocks for Gasification
- As a Solid Fuel (as is, Pelletized and/or made into Charcoal Fuel )
- As media for Fermentation
- There is a company doing this with Low Grade Coal for Humic Acid / Fuel Production, grab info from OSE Discord later
Syngas to Ethanol
- A novel process being commercialized largely in China
- Not too relevant in an OSE context due to traditional fermentation or Cellulosic Ethanol techniques making more sense if Ethanol is desired
- In a geopolitical attempt to hold food prices stable while using more Ethanol as a Blendstock (as an Octane Booster and/or Fuel Oxygenate Additive ) in a country with HUGE coal reserves it can make a BIT of geopolitical sense but anything slowing Coal Phaseout will be disastrous for Climate Change regardless
- Still an interesting technology worth looking into/documenting though