We report the first high angular resolution imaging (3.4× 3.0) of deuterated formaldehyde (HDCO) toward Orion–KL, carried out with the Submillimeter Array (SMA). We find that the spatial distribution of the formaldehyde emission systematically differs from that of methanol: while methanol is found towards the inner part of the region, HDCO is found in colder gas that wraps around the methanol e...

The methanol to hydrocarbon process, discovered about 40 years ago, uses zeolites to catalyze the shape selective conversion of methanol to a mixture of hydrocarbons. It has recently gained very much interest, as it allows the conversion of fossil and renewable carbon sources, via synthesis gas and methanol, to a mixture of hydrocarbons. The composition of this hydrocarbon mixture may range fro...

The production of biodiesel through batch and existing continuous-flow processes requires the use of a much higher excess alcohol, typically 100%, than the stoichiometric molar requirement in order to drive the transesterification reaction to completion. This excess alcohol must be recovered in a separate process, which involves additional capital and operating costs. In this study, a novel rea...

Two process models are used to convert carbon dioxide into methanol. These processes have been extended and improved using Aspen Plus simulator software. Both processes are found in the CO2 correction system. In this machine, the desired synthesis gas is produced in a flexible configuration. At the same time, the conversion of CO2 to hydrogen via a copper-based catalyst ha...

Aerobic bacteria grown on methanol can utilize one of two pathways for carbon assimilation , either the serine pathway or the pentose phosphate cycle of formaldehyde fixation. utilize the serine pathway. During work on the carbon assimilation pathway of methanol-grown Hjlphomicrobium sp. the relative rates of conversion of glycerate, a-phosphoglycerate and 3-phosphoglycerate into phosphoenol-py...

Combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry has been used to identify indole-3-methanol in a purified buffer extract from etiolated seedlings of Pinus sylvestris L. Quantitative estimates obtained by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection, corrected for losses occurring during purification, indicated that etiolated seedlings of P. sylvestris contained 19.7 +/- 1.4 ...

The study of new energy carriers for sustainable energy conversion processes is a hot research area. Among the potential energy carriers one finds biogas, containing a large fraction of methane, which attracts high interests worldwide. However, to be more useful, e.g., concerning storage and transportation, conversion of gaseous methane fuel into liquid fuel like methanol is desired. The conven...