TY - DATA AU - Mestier,Huber de ED - International Gas Union, IGU ED - World Gas Conference (22nd. : 2003 jun 1-5 : Tokyo) ED - International Gas Union, IGU TI - Development of dimethylether (DME) synthesis form natural gas as an alternative fuel in Japan U1 - CD I249 1 0013788 N1 - Disponible en CD en formato PDF N2 - Transcripción del abstract original del autor: DME (Dimethylether, CH3-O-CH3) has been heretofore produced by dehydration of methanol from natural gas only in a small scale for a cosmetic use. This paper reports recent status of development of DME in Japan as a large scale clean fuel derived from natural gas, the new synthesis technology and its potential markets. The paper also addresses to an actual project for technology development under a subsidy from Japanese government, and a feasibility study in both of which TotalFinaElf has participated with major Japanese companies ER -