METHOD FOR OBTAINING HYDROCARBONS FROM LOWER ALCOHOLS

摘要

The invention relates to a method for the production of energy from lower alcohols, particularly methanol, wherein such alcohols are obtained from synthesis gas by means of a process comprising the gasification-pyrolysis of wet crushed coal. According to the method of the invention, the aforementioned alcohols are subject to a catalytic dehydration using a zeolite catalyst as an acid catalyst, giving rise to olefins which in turn, using the same catalyst as a molecular sieve, give rise to highly branched paraffins and cyclic and aromatic compounds, by means of hydrogenation, alkylation and isomerisation, using the hydrogen present in the above-mentioned synthesis gas.

主权项

1. Method for the production of energy from lower alcohols, particularly methanol, wherein such alcohols are obtained from synthesis gas by means of a process involving the gasification-pyrolysis of wet crushed coal, characterized in that the aforementioned alcohols are subject to a catalytic dehydration using a zeolite catalyst as an acid catalyst, giving rise to olefins which in turn, using the same catalyst as a molecular sieve, give rise through hydrogenation, alkylation and isomerisation, to highly branched paraffins and cyclic and aromatic compounds, using the hydrogen present in the above-mentioned synthesis gas.