Methanol Institute

The Methanol Institute is the trade association representing the methanol industiy in the United States. One of its goals is to protect and expand markets for methanol. The single largest market for methanol is in the production of methyl tertiaiy butly ether (MTBE), the oxygenate additive used in cleaner-burning reformulated gasoline (RFG). 

American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), 278 American Crop Protection Association (ACPA), 267, 278 American Cyanamid Agricultural Products Division, See BASF Agricultural Products Group (US), 216 American Fiber Manufacturers Association, hic. (AFMA), 268 American Hydrogen Association (AHA), 268 American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), 278 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE), 268 American Institute of Chemists, The (AIC), 268 American Methanol Institute (AMI), 268 American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS), 268 American Ordnance LLC, 216 American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC), 216 American Peptide Society (APS), 268... 

The American Methanol Institute 800 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 620 Washington, D.C. 20006 Phone 202-467-5050... 

Also at Palm Springs, two papers by the Methanol Fuel Cell Alliance (Ballard/BASF/BPAmoco/Daimler Chrysler/Methanex/Statoil) and the Methanol Institute, respectively, portray the existing substantial methanol production, distribution and trading based on natural gas reform/synthesis gas/methanol, as in the Methanex Canada plant. Methanol from biomass is a future possibility. A methanol pump can be fitted within the footprint of many existing diesel/gasoline filling stations, and an Identic refuelling nozzle has been developed in Sweden, to avoid confusion between methanol and alternative fuels. 

Develop liaisons, eollaborations, and eooperative working agreements with technical topic area organizations (e.g. U.S. Fuel Cell Coimeil, National Fire Proteetion Association, The Methanol Institute). 

Gregory Dolan (methanol fuels). Methanol Institute, Alexandria, VA... 

The Methanol Institute (2014) Methanol market services Asia methanol supply and demand balance, htlp //www.methanol. org/Methanol-Basics.aspx (accessed February 11, 2014). 

American Methanol Institute, Methanol Fact Sheets, Washington, D.C., 1993, p. 12. 

Figure l-E-3. Global methanol fuel consumption (Methanol Institute, 2008). 

H. C. Wolff, "German Pield Test Results on Methanol Euels MlOO and M15," American Petroleum Institute 48th Midyear RefiningMeeting (Session on Oxygenates and Oxygenate-Gasohne Blends as Motor Euels) May 11, 1983. 

P. A. Machiele, "A Perspective on the PlammabiUty, Toxicity, and Environmental Safety Distinctions Between Methanol and Conventional Euels," AIChE 1989 Summer National Meeting (Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 22, 1989), American Institute of Chemical Engineers. 

T. Y. Chang and S. Rudy, Urban Air QuaHty Impact of Methanol-Pueled Compared to GasoHne-Pueled Vehicles, ia W. Kohl, ed.. Methanol as an yiltemative Fuel Choice yin yissessment,] ohxi Hopkias Poreign PoHcy Institute, Washiagton, D.C., 1990, pp. 97—120. 

In 1973 the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute (SEMI) held its first standards meeting. SEMI standards are voluntary consensus specifications developed by the producers, users, and general interest groups in the semiconductor (qv) industry. Examples of electronic chemicals are glacial acetic acid [64-19-7] acetone [67-64-17, ammonium fluoride [12125-01 -8] and ammonium hydroxide [1336-21 -6] (see Ammonium compounds), dichloromethane [75-09-2] (see Cm.OROCARBONSANDcm.OROHYDROCARBONs), hydrofluoric acid [7664-39-3] (see Eluorine compounds, inorganic), 30% hydrogen peroxide (qv) [7722-84-1] methanol (qv) [67-56-1] nitric acid (qv) [7697-37-2] 2-propanoI [67-63-0] (see Propyl alcohols), sulfuric acid [7664-93-9] tetrachloroethane [127-18-4] toluene (qv) [108-88-3] and xylenes (qv) (see also Electronic materials). 

S. B. Alpert and D. F. Spencer, Methanol and Eiquid Fuels From Coal—Recent Advances, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif., 1987. 

Much of the work with regard to this process was done by the French Petroleum Institute (113) and by the Kuraray Co. (108). In the CIS, a sinulat process which begins with cmde C s was developed (114). A one-step process that begins with isobutylene and methanol has been disclosed (108,115). This process is beheved to have significant economic advantages over the original route. 

Cold methanol has proven to be an effective solvent for acid gas removal. Cold methanol is nonselective in terms of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is released from solution easily by reduction in pressure. Steam heating is required to release the hydrogen sulfide. A cold methanol process is Hcensed by Lurgi as Rectisol and by the Institute Francaise du Petrole (IFP) as IFPEXOL. 

Eignite to Methanol An Engineering Evaluation ofWinklerGasification and JCJ Methanol Gasification Route, AP-1392, Electric Power Research Institute,... 

Fig.7-10. Separation of amino acids after derivatization with OPA and A -isobu-tyryl-L-cysteine. Column Superspher 100 RP-18 (4 pm) LiChroCART 125-4, mobile phase 50 mM sodium acetate buffer pH 7.0/sodium acetate buffer pH 5.3/methanol, flowrate 1.0 ml min temperature 25 °C detection fluorescence, excitation 340 nm/emission 445 nm. Sample amino acid standard mixture. (Merck KGaA Application note W219189 reproduced with permission from H. P. Fitznar, Alfred-Wegener-Institute for Polar and Marine Research.)...

Compared with other alternative motor fuel options (reformulated gasoline, compressed or liquefied natural gas, ethanol from corn or coal, methanol and electricity), propane has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions except for natural gas. According to a 1998 study by the Institute of Transportation Studies, greenhouse emissions from propane vehicles arc 21.8 percent less than from gasoline or diesel. 

Figure 2.35 Effect of agitation in methanol boiling at 1 atm. (From Pramuk and Westwater, 1956. Copyright 1956 by American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York. Reprinted with permission.)... 

Figure 11.1 shows the pyrogram of lead white pigmented linseed oil paint obtained at 610 °C with a Curie-point pyrolyser, with on-line methylation using 2.5% methanolic TMAH. The pyrolyser was a Curie-point pyrolysis system FOM 5-LX, specifically developed at FOM Amolf Institute (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), to reduce cold spots to a minimum. This means that the sample can be flushed before pyrolysis in a cold zone, and it also ensures optimum pressure condition within the pyrolysis chamber, thus guaranteeing an efficient transport to the GC injection system [12]. 

The solvent acetonitrile, the supporting electrolyte, TBAHP, and the reactant thianthrene were purified by well-known procedures described in detail elsewhere /8/. The reactant t-stilbene (Fluka Gmbh) was recrystallised twice from a methanol water mixture. The optical arrangement consisted of focusing lenses, a high efficiency Bausch and Lomb monochromator and a polarising filter. The electrochemical cell was mounted on an X, Y, Z manipulator with calibrated rotation facilities (Fritz-Haber-Institut). The detection... 

He was a Professor of Industrial Chemistry, School of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Milan, Milan, Italy since 1937. He became involved with applied research, which led to the production of synthetic rubber in Italy, at the Institute in 1938. He was also interested in the synthesis of petrochemicals such as butadiene and, later, oxo alcohols. At the same time he made important contributions to the understanding of the kinetics of some catalytic processes in both the heterogeneous (methanol synthesis) and homogeneous (oxosynthesis) phase. In 1950, as a result of his interest in petrochemistry, he initiated the research on the use of simple olefins for the synthesis of high polymers. This work led to the discovery, in 1954, of stereospecific polymerization. In this type of polymerization nonsymmetric monomers (e.g., propylene, 1-butene, etc.) produce linear high polymers with a stereoregular structure. 

Fig. 6.19 Relaxation rates from single exponential fits to the NSE data from PAM AM den-drimers of generation g=5-8 (5%) in d-methanol. The solid lines are derived from NSE data from the FRJ2-NSE (Jiilich) and MESS (Saclay) spectrometers and show the prediction for simple Stokes-Einstein diffusion of hard spheres at finite concentration. (Reprinted with permission from [306]. Copyright 2002 American Institute of Physics)...

Paczko, G., Lefdal, P. M., and Peters, N., Reduced reaction schemes for methane, methanol, and propane flames in 21st Symposium (Inti) Combustion. The Combustion Institute, 1986, p. 739. 

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