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=Basics=
=Basics=
*Often abbreviated as PODE ‘’’p’’’oly’’’O’’’xymethylene’’’d’’’ymethl’’’e’’’ther, OMEx ( ‘’’O’’’xy’’’m’’’ethyle dimethyl ‘’’e’’’thers where X is the chain length) or more infrequently POMDME
*Often abbreviated as PODE ‘’’p’’’oly’’’O’’’xymethylene’’’d’’’ymethl’’’e’’’ther, OMEx ( ‘’’O’’’xy’’’m’’’ethyle dimethyl ‘’’e’’’thers where X is the chain length) or more infrequently POMDME
*Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers are a class of compounds related to [[DME]]
*Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers are a class of Oligomers (Something in between a compund and a giant chain polymer) related to [[DME]]
*They have the advantage of being liquid at [[STP]]
*They have the advantage of being liquid at [[STP]]
**Thus they can be used with more conventional fuel system/blended into Diesel Fuel (in a similar manner to how [[Biodiesel]] is currently blended, or how [[Ethanol]] and other [[Alcohol Fuels]] are blended into [[Gasoline]]
**Thus they can be used with more conventional fuel system/blended into Diesel Fuel (in a similar manner to how [[Biodiesel]] is currently blended, or how [[Ethanol]] and other [[Alcohol Fuels]] are blended into [[Gasoline]]
*More complex to synthesize than [[Methanol]] or [[DME]] however  
*More complex to synthesize than [[Methanol]] or [[DME]] however  
=Synthesis=
*As Per [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0926337317305507 A 2017 Review in “Applied Catalysis” Titled “ Catalytic synthesis of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OME): A review]
**[[Formaldehyde]] -> [[Trioxane]] (TRI) or [[Paraformaldehyde]] (PF) ->
**[[Methanol]] + [[Formaldehyde]] (Or [[Formalin]] ;  need to see if it needs to be [[Anhydrous]] ) -> OME1 (aka [[Dimethoxymethane]] )


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Revision as of 12:29, 26 July 2025

Basics

  • Often abbreviated as PODE ‘’’p’’’oly’’’O’’’xymethylene’’’d’’’ymethl’’’e’’’ther, OMEx ( ‘’’O’’’xy’’’m’’’ethyle dimethyl ‘’’e’’’thers where X is the chain length) or more infrequently POMDME
  • Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers are a class of Oligomers (Something in between a compund and a giant chain polymer) related to DME
  • They have the advantage of being liquid at STP
    • Thus they can be used with more conventional fuel system/blended into Diesel Fuel (in a similar manner to how Biodiesel is currently blended, or how Ethanol and other Alcohol Fuels are blended into Gasoline
  • More complex to synthesize than Methanol or DME however

Synthesis

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