• Clean Technology
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.237-247
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• 2017

In the dimethyl ether (DME) synthesis and separation process, over 8% by mole of $CO_2$ is fed to the DME synthesis reactor which lowers DME productivity. Therefore, this work focused on the removal of $CO_2$ using three kinds of processes with physical absorbents by comparing the utility consumption through computer simulation of each process. Among the processes selected for comparison are Rectisol$^{(R)}$ process using methanol, Purisol$^{(R)}$ process using n-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP), and SelexolTM process using dimethyl ethers of polyethylene glycol (DEPG) as a solvent. As a result of this study, it was concluded that Purisol$^{(R)}$ process consumes the least energy followed by SelexolTM process. Therefore, it is considered that Purisol$^{(R)}$ process is the most suitable method to absorb $CO_2$ contained in the feed of DME synthesis reactor.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.83-86
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• 2006

In this study, the syngas producing facility that consists of pulverized coal feeding/gasification and hot gas clean-up system was tested for Indonesian subbituminous coal. And the DME conversion facilities have been developed and tested for converting syngas to DME by reactions with catalysts. So, the entrained-bed slagging type pi lot scale coal gasifier was operated normally in the temperature range of $1,400{\sim}1,450^{\circ}C,\;7{\sim}8kg/cm^2$ pressure. And Roto middle coal produced syngas that has a composition of $36{\sim}38%$ CO, $14{\sim}16%\;H_2,\;and\;5{\sim}8%\;CO_2$. Particulates in syngas were 99.8% removed by metal filters. $H_2S$ composition in syngas was also desulfurized by the Fe chelate system to yield less than 0.1 ppm level. When the clean syngas $70{\sim}100 Nm^3/h$ was provided to DME conversion rector, normally operated in the temperature range of $230{\sim}250^{\circ}C$ and $60kg/cm^2$ pressure, 4.5% DME was yielded.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.119-128
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• 2004

DME(Dimethyl Ether) was directly produced from the synthesis gas using the slurry phase reactor. The catalyst for DME production prepared two types (A type; Cu:Zn:Al=57:33:10, B type; Cu:Zn:Al=40:45:15, molar ratio). It was evaluated for the effect of the reaction medium oil using the small size slurry phase reactor. DME production yield and the methanol selectivity decreased in the order: n-hexadecane oil> mineral oil> therminol oil. The long-term test of DME production was carried out using A and B type catalyst, and n-hexadecane oil and mineral oil, respectively. It was confirmed that the use of A type for the catalyst and n-hexadecane for the reaction medium oil was very useful for the viewpoint of the DME production form the synthesis gas.

• Clean Technology
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.287-294
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• 2009

In order to separate the fuel-grade DME from the product of a direct DME synthesise reaction, containing 19~20% of DME, an absorption column and a purification column were employed. In the DME absorption column, the flow rate of the methanol required to recover more than 99% of DME at 50 bar was estimated by the correlation obtained from the lab-scale experiments. In the DME purification column, the maximum DME recovery of 98.2% could be obtained even from the side stream at the 3rd stage above the feed stage, since the feed stream originated from the product of the absorption column had already contained a large amount of DME (20~30 mol%) and only a small amount of light products such as $CO_2$ and $N_2$ (5~10 mol%).

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.36 no.8
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• pp.1024-1029
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• 2012

As DME (Dimethyl ether) is the one of the future possible massive energy sources synthesized from natural gas, KOGAS has been doing to obtain overseas resources to meet the domestic needs. and tried to build new DME FPSO ship. This paper presents that it can help for the DME storage tank designers and storage management engineers doing proper work by understood the evaporation phenomena and pressure change of DME by thermal intake in storage tank. The experimental result shows that the evaporation rate and pressure are increased with higher liquid filling level. The proper DME liquid filling level in tank is obtained as lower than full 98% volume of tank in case of storing longer than a day, because the pressure is increased rapidly with full 98% filled level of storage tank.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.36 no.8
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• pp.1010-1015
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• 2012

DME(Dimethyl ether) is the one of the massive energy sources synthesized from natural gas. KOGAS has already developed the commercial-scale production plant of DME and has been doing to obtain overseas resources to meet the domestic needs. This paper presents the DME storage tank design criteria by stress and strain analysis, and the experimental study on the evaporation phenomena of DME by thermal intake and physical rolling movement of DME FPSO or cargo vessel, because the various moving motions along with heat intake cause the evaporation of low temperature liquid. The experimental result shows that the evaporation rate was increased with larger rolling degree and higher liquid level. The rolling motion leads to evaporate about 20% increase with 15 degree rolling based on the evaporation quantity without rolling.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.237-240
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• 1999

철강, 석유화학공업 등 각종 산업에서 발생되는 부생가스, 현재 문제가 되고 있는 도시 폐기물, 폐플라스틱 뿐만 아니라 바이오매스 등 미활용에너지원이나 석탄을 열분해 또는 가스화 하거나 천연가스를 개질하여 만들어진 합성가스를 이용하여 기존의 간접법이 아닌 직접 합성으로 디메틸에테르(dimethyl ether, BME)를 생산하는 기술은 산업체의 생산원가 절감, 에너지절약 및 환경오염 감소 등 일석삼조의 효과를 기대할 수 있다.(중략)

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.102.1-102.1
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• 2010

바이오매스(Biomass)는 지구상에서 에너지원으로 이용될 수 있는 모든 식물과 미생물을 총칭하는 의미로 사용된다. 최근 바이오매스를 에너지자원화 시키는 방법으로 주목받는 열화학적 전환(Thermo-chemical conversion) 반응은 산소가 없이 혹은 희박한 조건에서 바이오매스에 열과 압력을 가하거나 공기나 수증기 등의 가스화제와 반응하여 바이오오일(Bio-oil) 및 합성가스(Syngas)로 변화하는 프로세스를 의미한다. 바이오매스로부터 바이오 DME(Di-Methyl Ether) 생산을 위한 합성가스를 제조하기 위해서 국내 산림자원을 대상으로 열분해반응 특성연구를 수행하였다. 또한 이들 물질로부터 바이오 DME 합성을 위해 최적의 합성가스 제조를 위한 타당성 연구를 수행하였다. 반응온도 $800{\sim}900^{\circ}C$에서 가스화 수율은 78~80%, 촤 수율은 17~20%, 타르 수율은 4~10%였고, 합성가스($H_2$/CO)비는 0.9~1.6였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.161-162
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• 2004

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.173-182
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• 2014

Dimethyl ether (DME) is a new clean fuel as an environmentally-being energy resources. DME has similar characteristics to those of LPG and can be substituted Diesel fuel. KOGAS has investigated and developed new innovative DME synthesis process from synthesis gas with KOGAS's own technologies. KOGAS had finished the construction of 10ton/day DME demonstration plant in 2008, we have established the basic design of commercial plant which can produce 3,000ton/day DME. Specifically, an economic model for a commercial DME project will be presented. It accounts for all the major cost factors that are considered in a commercial scale project as the model input for performing cash flow analysis, after which key economic indicators are produced including the internal rate of return (IRR), net present value (NPV). Sensitivity analysis is performed to identify dominant cost factors to the project economics and quantify their impact. The inputs to the economic analysis will be based on representative cost factors from the commercial-scale design of KOGAS' direct DME process supplemented by literature data. Case study results will be presented based on recent commercialization projects.