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 |
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.
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