Contents:Front Cover -- Methanol Biofuel in Combustion Engines -- Woodhead Series in Bioenergy -- Series Editor -- Previous Volumes in the Series -- Methanol Biofuel in Combustion Engines: From Production to Practical Applications -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the author -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 -- Methanol fundamentals, applications, and market overview -- Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Toxicology -- 3. Uses of methanol -- 3.1 Methanol as an intermediate feedstock in industry -- 3.2 Methanol-to-olefins (MTO) -- 3.3 Energy-related applications -- 3.3.1 MTBE production -- 3.3.2 DME production -- 3.3.3 Biodiesel production -- 3.3.4 Methanol fuel cells -- 3.3.5 Methanol as a transportation fuel -- 3.3.5.1 Road transport -- 3.3.5.1.1 Methanol-gasoline balance -- 3.3.5.1.2 Methanol-diesel balance -- 3.3.5.2 Maritime transport -- 3.3.5.2.1 MAN engine -- 3.3.5.2.2 Wärtsiäl engine -- 3.3.5.3 Aviation transport -- 3.3.5.4 Railway transport -- 4. Methanol supply and demand -- 4.1 Global methanol production -- 4.2 Methanol market -- Summary -- AI Disclosure -- References -- 2 -- Methanol production from syngas -- Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methanol production from syngas -- 2.1 Syngas production -- 2.1.1 Syngas production from natural gas -- 2.1.1.1 Steam methane reforming (SMR) -- 2.1.1.1.1 Feed preparation section -- 2.1.1.1.2 Syngas generation section -- 2.1.1.2 Partial oxidation of methane (POM) -- 2.1.1.3 Dry reforming of methane (DRM) -- 2.1.1.4 Combined reforming (CR) -- 2.1.1.5 Autothermal reforming (ATR) -- 2.1.1.5.1 Catalysts for reforming processes -- Monometallic Ni-Based catalysts -- 2.1.1.5.2 Bimetallic Ni-based catalysts -- 2.1.1.5.3 Noble metals-based catalysts -- 2.1.1.6 Advanced reforming technologies -- 2.1.1.6.1 Chemical looping reforming (CLR) -- 2.1.1.6.2 Microwave-assisted reforming (MAR).
2.1.2 Syngas production by gasification -- 2.1.3 Syngas production by pyrolysis -- 2.1.4 High-temperature co-electrolysis processes for syngas production -- 2.2 Conversion of syngas into methanol -- 2.2.1 Reaction chemistry and equilibrium thermodynamics -- 2.2.2 Methanol synthesis catalysts -- 2.2.3 Catalysts deactivation -- 2.2.3.1 Poisoning -- 2.2.3.2 Sintering -- 2.2.4 Kinetics -- 2.2.5 Reactors -- 2.2.5.1 Gas-phase technology -- 2.2.5.2 Liquid-phase technology -- 2.3 Methanol distillation and purification -- 2.4 Main processes and technologies -- 2.4.1 ICI process -- 2.4.2 Lurgi processes -- 2.4.3 Haldor Topsøe process -- 2.4.4 Johnson Matthey/Davy process -- 2.4.5 Mitsubishi heavy industry process -- 2.4.6 Casale process -- 2.4.7 Toyo process -- Summary -- AI disclosure -- References -- 3 -- Alternative methanol synthesis routes and life cycle assessment -- Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methanol production from methane -- 2.1 Non-catalytic gas-phase oxidation of methane to methanol -- 2.2 Catalytic gas-phase oxidation of methane to methanol -- 2.3 Liquid-phase oxidation of methane to methanol -- 3. Production via catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide -- 4. Production from photocatalytic reduction of CO2 -- 5. Life cycle assessments -- Summary -- AI Disclosure -- References -- 4 -- Methanol combustion experiments in laboratory devices -- Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiments in shock tubes -- 3. Experiments in rapid compression machines -- 4. Experiments in reactors -- 4.1 Experiments in static reactors -- 4.2 Experiments in jet-stirred reactors -- 4.3 Experiments in flow reactors -- 5. Experiments in flames -- 5.1 Determination of the burning velocity using constant volume bombs -- 5.2 Determination of the flame burning velocity using tubes and burners -- 5.3 Experiments in laminar flames -- AI Disclosure -- References.
5 -- Methanol combustion experiments in real engines -- Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Spark ignition (SI) engines -- 2.1 Exhaust emission and engine performance -- 2.2 Cold start problems and dual fuels -- 2.3 Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) -- 2.4 Small engines -- 3. Compression ignition engines -- 3.1 Methanol-diesel or methanol-biodiesel fuel blends -- 3.2 Dual injection and methanol fumigation -- Summary -- AI Disclosure -- References -- 6 -- Mechanistic insights into methanol decomposition and H-abstraction reactions -- Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methanol reactions -- 2.1 Unimolecular decomposition reaction -- 2.2 H-abstraction reactions -- 2.2.1 Abstraction by OH -- 2.2.2 Abstraction by HO2 -- 2.2.3 Abstraction by H -- 2.2.4 Abstraction by O -- 2.2.5 Abstraction by CH3 -- Summary -- AI Disclosure -- References -- 7 -- Development and application of methanol kinetic models for combustion analysis -- Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Detailed models -- 2.1 Models for shock tube studies -- 2.1.1 Model of Bowman -- 2.1.2 Model of Natarajan and Bhaskaran -- 2.1.3 Model of Tsuboi and coworkers -- 2.1.4 Model of Cribb and coworkers -- 2.1.5 Model of Hidaka and coworkers -- 2.1.6 Model of Lu and coworkers -- 2.2 Models for reactors studies -- 2.2.1 Model of Bell and Tipper -- 2.2.2 Model of Aronowitz and coworkers -- 2.2.3 Model of Held and Dryer -- 2.2.4 Model of Alzueta and coworkers -- 2.2.5 Model of Ing and coworkers -- 2.2.6 Model of Dayma and coworkers -- 2.2.7 Model of Rasmussen and coworkers -- 2.2.8 Model of Togbé and coworkers -- 2.2.9 Model of Aranda and coworkers -- 2.3 Models for flames studies -- 2.3.1 Model of Akrich and coworkers -- 2.3.2 Model of Vandooren and Van Tiggelen -- 2.3.3 Model of Pauwels and coworkers -- 2.3.4 Model of Bradley and coworkers -- 2.3.5 Model of Li and Williams.
2.3.6 Model of Li and Williams including NOx formation -- 2.3.7 Model of Hamdane and coworkers -- 2.3.8 Model of Vourliotakis and coworkers -- 3. Comprehensive models -- 3.1 Model of Westbrook and Dryer -- 3.2 Model of Norton and Dryer1989 -- 3.3 Model of Norton and Dryer 1990 -- 3.4 Model of Egolfopoulos and coworkers -- 3.5 Model of Held and Dryer (comprehensive) -- 3.6 Model of Li and coworkers -- 3.7 Model of Zabetta and Hupa -- 3.8 Model of Metcalfe and coworkers (AramcoMech 1.3) -- 3.9 Model of Christensen and coworkers -- 3.10 Model of Olm and coworkers -- 4. Reduced models -- Summary -- References -- 8 -- Case Study: China's methanol industry-Production pathways, energy transition, and strategic outlook -- Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. China's methanol production -- 2.1 Coal-to-methanol (CTM) -- 2.2 Coke-oven gas-to-methanol (COGTM) -- 2.3 Natural gas-to-methanol (NGTM) -- 2.4 Carbon capture and CO2-to-methanol technologies -- 2.4.1 Liquid sunshine project in Lanzhou -- 2.4.2 Jiangsu sailboat petrochemical project -- 2.4.3 Shanxi Jincheng anthracite mining group project -- 2.4.4 Sichuan electrochemical project -- 2.4.5 Guangdong Huizhou project -- 3. China's methanol consumption landscape -- 3.1 Methanol energy applications -- 3.1.1 Transportation applications -- 3.1.1.1 Methanol vehicle development in China -- 3.1.2 Thermal applications -- 3.2 Methanol-to-olefins (MTO) -- 3.3 Methanol to chemicals (formaldehyde and acid acetic) -- 4. Conclusions -- Summary -- AI disclosure -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.