INEVITABLE REVIVAL OF C-1 CHEMISTRY IN THE FIRST-HALF OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Authors
HAN ZS PAN W LI JL ZHU QM
Citation
Zs. Han et al., INEVITABLE REVIVAL OF C-1 CHEMISTRY IN THE FIRST-HALF OF THE 21ST CENTURY, Research of chemical intermediates, 24(5), 1998, pp. 507-514
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Research of chemical intermediates → ACNP
ISSN journal
09226168
Volume
24
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
507 - 514
Database
ISI
SICI code
0922-6168(1998)24:5<507:IROCCI>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The future of fuel production via C-1 chemistry is discussed in this p aper. Four different processes from coal or natural gas to methanol or gasoline are compared with the present commercialized process from cr ude oil to gasoline on the aspects of economics, environmental friendl iness and energy. Considering the future trend of crude oil price, it is believed that C-1 chemical technologies, especially indirect conver sion technologies, will become economically feasible by the year 2030.