Syngas and Methanol‐Based Biorefinery Concepts
Cláudio J. R. Frazão, Thomas Walther
Abstract
Abstract The use of syngas, which can be sustainably derived from CO 2 or from exhaust gases of steel mills, is gaining increasing interest for the synthesis of added‐value products. In this review, the state of the art and technological challenges emerging from the use of this gaseous feedstock are described. In addition, the possibility of converting syngas into methanol and its subsequent use as the substrate in a microbial fermentation stage are discussed.
Topics & Concepts
SyngasBiorefineryRaw materialMethanolWaste managementSyngas to gasoline plusProcess engineeringPulp and paper industryEnvironmental scienceMaterials scienceBiochemical engineeringChemistryEngineeringCatalysisOrganic chemistrySteam reformingHydrogen productionCatalysts for Methane ReformingMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionCatalysis for Biomass Conversion