Development of Dimethyl Ether Production Process Based on Biomass Gasification by Using Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming

作者：Kim Hosoo; Han Kyusang; Yoon En Sup^*

来源：Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, 2010, 43(8): 671-681.

DOI：10.1252/jcej.10we026

• DME Production
• Biomass Gasification
• Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming
• Design Optimization

Dimethyl ether (DME) is a clean and efficient synthetic fuel with the potential to substitute liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and diesel. From both the environmental and economic viewpoints, there is a strong preference to use biomass as the feedstock of synthetic fuels. In this study, state-of-the-art technologies were surveyed and a superstructure representation for the DME production process involving the use of biomass as a feedstock was investigated. Moreover, a mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) model was proposed for developing a DME production process based on biomass gasification. A combination of optimal technologies was adopted; detailed studies are presented to demonstrate the key features of the proposed superstructure.

• 出版日期2010