Recent Progress in the Production, Application and Evaluation of Oxymethylene Ethers1. Issue 10 (10th August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hackbarth, Kathrin; Haltenort, Philipp; Arnold, Ulrich; Sauer, Jörg
• Other Names: Deerberg Görge guestEditor.; Oles Markus guestEditor.; Schlögl Robert guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Chemie Ingenieur Technik. Volume 90:Issue 10(2018)
• Page Start: 1520
• Page End: 1528
• Publication Date: 2018-08-10
• Subjects: CO2 emissions -- Diesel fuels -- Non‐fossil fuels -- Oxymethylene ethers; Chemical engineering -- Patents -- Periodicals; Chemical engineering -- Periodicals; Chemical industry -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Technical -- Periodicals; 660.05
• DOI: 10.1002/cite.201800068
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0009-286X

Abstract

Abstract: To counteract greenhouse gas and other harmful emissions, ambitious regulatory measures with respect to energy generation, supply and consumption have been set. In the fuel sector, successive substitution of common fossil fuels by non‐fossil ones is a promising option to meet the respective demands. Regarding diesel fuels, the use of oxymethylene ethers (OMEs) has been proposed. Especially OMEs of the type CH3 O(CH2 O)n CH3 ( n = 3 – 5) exhibit properties that are similar to common diesel fuel and formation of soot and NOx is drastically reduced during combustion. Within this work, recent progress regarding production, application and evaluation of OMEs is summarized and discussed. Abstract : Successive substitution of common fossil fuels by non‐fossil ones is an indispensable strategy to counteract greenhouse gas emissions. Regarding diesel fuels, the use of oxymethylene ethers (OMEs) of the type CH3 O(CH2 O)n CH3 ( n = 3 – 5) has been proposed. Within this work, recent progress regarding production, application and evaluation of OMEs is summarized and discussed.