US 11,787,759 B2
Dimethyl ether production via dry reforming and dimethyl ether synthesis in a vessel
Bandar Solami, Dhahran (SA); Aqil Jamal, Dhahran (SA); and Kunho Lee, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/401,029.
Prior Publication US 2023/0058872 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. C07C 41/09 (2006.01); B01J 19/24 (2006.01); C07C 29/151 (2006.01); C07C 29/152 (2006.01); B01J 8/02 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC C07C 41/09 (2013.01) [B01J 8/02 (2013.01); B01J 19/0013 (2013.01); B01J 19/24 (2013.01); C07C 29/151 (2013.01); C07C 29/152 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00081 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of producing dimethyl ether (DME) via dry reforming and DME synthesis, the method comprising:
providing feed comprising methane and carbon dioxide to a vessel;
converting methane and carbon dioxide in the vessel into syngas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide via dry reforming in the vessel;
cooling the syngas via a heat exchanger in the vessel;
synthesizing DME from the syngas in the vessel; and
discharging effluent from the vessel, the effluent comprising the DME.