SCALE UP STUDY OF DME DIRECT SYNTHESIS TECHNOLOGY
Description: 6 p In: Summary: Dimethyl ether (DME) is the simplest ether and is considered a leading alternative to petroleum-base fuels and liquefied natural gas. Its physical properties are similar to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and can be stored and delivered using existing land and sea based infrastructures with minor modifications. DME can be prepared from various energy sources including natural gas or coal, as well as biomass. We call the DME is multi source, multipurpose. The largest market for DME is Asia, where the capacity has steadily increased and will continue to grow with new plants constructed for the domestic fuel market. This has been especially true in China, due to the rapid growth of the economy and aggressive investment in methanol and DME plants. Annual production capacity and production were only 31.8 and 20 TPA, respectively, in 2002, but increased to 480 and 320 MTPA by 2006, with annual increases of around 96 to 97%. A 3 million TPA DME plant in Inner Mongolia has been approved by the government and will be put into production by 2010, with a gross investment of 21 billion RMB. In the next 3 years, China will continue to construct large DME plants. By 2010, it is estimated that annual production capacity will be 15 million TPA. DME production is ready for mass utilization and large-scale market operation in China [1]. Japan DME, Ltd. announced plans in February 2007 to establish a Joint Venture Company for DME production, and to construct an 80,000 TPA DME production plant within Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company’s Niigata Factory. The plant is scheduled to start operation in June 2008, with production capacity expandable to 100,000 TPA. JGC is in charge of the construction of this new production plant, and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical will be operator. The potential market for DME imports as a LPG substitute in Asia is expected to grow from 18 MMTPA in 2012 to 27 MMTPA by 2030. This amount is well above the planned capacity for DME in the region Korea, China, Japan and India are expected to have the largest markets| Current library | Status | Barcode | |
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Dimethyl ether (DME) is the simplest ether and is considered a leading alternative to petroleum-base fuels and liquefied natural gas. Its physical properties are similar to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and can be stored and delivered using existing land and sea based infrastructures with minor modifications. DME can be prepared from various energy sources including natural gas or coal, as well as biomass. We call the DME is multi source, multipurpose. The largest market for DME is Asia, where the capacity has steadily increased and will continue to grow with new plants constructed for the domestic fuel market. This has been especially true in China, due to the rapid growth of the economy and aggressive investment in methanol and DME plants. Annual production capacity and production were only 31.8 and 20 TPA, respectively, in 2002, but increased to 480 and 320 MTPA by 2006, with annual increases of around 96 to 97%. A 3 million TPA DME plant in Inner Mongolia has been approved by the government and will be put into production by 2010, with a gross investment of 21 billion RMB. In the next 3 years, China will continue to construct large DME plants. By 2010, it is estimated that annual production capacity will be 15 million TPA. DME production is ready for mass utilization and large-scale market operation in China [1]. Japan DME, Ltd. announced plans in February 2007 to establish a Joint Venture Company for DME production, and to construct an 80,000 TPA DME production plant within Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company’s Niigata Factory. The plant is scheduled to start operation in June 2008, with production capacity expandable to 100,000 TPA. JGC is in charge of the construction of this new production plant, and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical will be operator. The potential market for DME imports as a LPG substitute in Asia is expected to grow from 18 MMTPA in 2012 to 27 MMTPA by 2030. This amount is well above the planned capacity for DME in the region Korea, China, Japan and India are expected to have the largest markets
