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  2. Methanol economy - Wikipedia

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    Today most methanol is produced from methane through syngas. Trinidad and Tobago is the world's largest methanol producer, with exports mainly to the United States. [18] The feedstock for the production of methanol comes natural gas.

  3. Methanol - Wikipedia

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    Methanol is primarily converted to formaldehyde, which is widely used in many areas, especially polymers. The conversion entails oxidation: 2 CH 3 OH + O 2 → 2 CH 2 O + 2 H 2 O. Acetic acid can be produced from methanol. The Cativa process converts methanol into acetic acid. [35] Methanol and isobutene are combined to give methyl tert-butyl ...

  4. Carbon Recycling International - Wikipedia

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    The plant has an annual production capacity of 110,000 tons of low-carbon intensity methanol, recycling approximately 160,000 tons of CO 2 per year. [16] The methanol has been used to replace diesel fuel in heavy-duty trucks, produced by Geely Auto, and to light the flame of the Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023. The USD 90 million project ...

  5. Methanol fuel - Wikipedia

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    Methanol fuel is an alternative biofuel for internal combustion and other engines, either in combination with gasoline or independently. Methanol (CH 3 OH) is less expensive to sustainably produce than ethanol fuel, although it is more toxic than ethanol and has a lower energy density than gasoline.

  6. Methanex - Wikipedia

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    Methanex is the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets in North and South America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. [2] Methanex is headquartered in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada, and operates production sites in Canada, Chile, Egypt, New Zealand (at Motunui and Waitara Valley ), the United States ...

  7. Brunei Methanol Company - Wikipedia

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    Brunei Methanol Company (BMC) is a national petrochemical facility situated at the Sungai Liang Industrial Park (SPARK) in Sungai Liang, Brunei [2] jointly owned by Japan's Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (50%), ITOCHU Corporation (25%) and Mirkhas (25%), a company incorporated under the purview of the Strategic Development Capital Fund, a trust sub-fund of the Government of Brunei.

  8. SABIC - Wikipedia

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    By the end of 2018 SABIC was the world's 281st-largest corporation. [6] In 2014, the company had sales revenues of $50.4 billion, profits of $6.7 billion and assets standing at $90.4 billion. [7] It also has been recognized as the world's second most valuable brand in the chemicals industry by Brand Finance in 2021. [8]

  9. Alcohol fuel - Wikipedia

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    A dish of ethanol aflame. Various alcohols are used as fuel for internal combustion engines.The first four aliphatic alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol) are of interest as fuels because they can be synthesized chemically or biologically, and they have characteristics which allow them to be used in internal combustion engines.