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PEP Review 80-1-3

Ethylene by Methanol Homologation

Published: March 1981

The reaction of methanol with H2-CO synthesis gas to produce ethanol is called "homologation." The design and economics of the reaction have been studied, for the very large scale conversion of coal-derived methanol and synthesis gas to ethanol, which is in turn catalytically dehydrated to 1 billion lb/yr of ethylene.

The homologation route does not appear attractive relative to either of these other processes.

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