Poly(oxymethylene) dialkyl ethers (OAE) offer sustainable production pathways and soot-free combustion when used in diesel engines. This work investigates the production of OME, an ether with two terminating methyl groups, from methanol and formaldehyde and focuses on the formation of side products under industrial conditions and the continuous production of OME in tubular reactors. In addition, a fundamental model to describe the chemical equilibrium in systems with multiple different ethers is described.
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Poly(oxymethylene) dialkyl ethers (OAE) offer sustainable production pathways and soot-free combustion when used in diesel engines. This work investigates the production of OME, an ether with two terminating methyl groups, from methanol and formaldehyde and focuses on the formation of side products under industrial conditions and the continuous production of OME in tubular reactors. In addition, a fundamental model to describe the chemical equilibrium in systems with multiple different ethers is...
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