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DME can be used as replacement for diesel, LPG
biofuel generated with Chemrec's process, dimethyl ether (DME), which can be used as a replacement for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and diesel. - Read More
Tags : chemrec biofuels gasification lpg diesel
Topics : Bioenergy
Syndiesel vs DME
it comes down to how much fuel an acre of land will produce. Synthetic diesel would be a lot easier for Volvo Group to drop into its vehicles, but according to their estimates, DME will deliver over 65 percent more miles of travel per acre cultivated; compared with conventional biodiesel produced from vegetal oil, the advantage is five to one. - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy
Syndiesel costs more than DME but also has more energy
costs slightly more to produce from syngas than DME does, synthetic diesel has a higher energy density. A tank of diesel will take a long-haul truck twice as far as a tank of DME - Read More
Tags : syndiesel gasification diesel
Topics : Oil
Better to do Syndieseil instead of DME
Producing DME using gasification would require dedicated distribution networks which do not exist today; this becomes a chicken and egg story; it's better to do syndiesel as that can fit in with the existing distribution system - Read More
Tags : diesel gasification syndiesel syngas
Dimethyl ether from coal
On the horizon is production of dimethyl ether from coal...currently, the leading use for DME is as propellant in hair spray. DME is also ideal for diesel
Tags : diesel coal coal gasification
Topics : Coal
Some alternative transportation fuels
* Biodiesel * CNG * Dimethyl ether * Ethanol * Methane * Propane * Synthetic fuels (made from natural gas)
Tags : transportation transportation fuels biofuels propane cng biodiesel
Topics : Automobiles