In Missouri, Washington University in St. Louis stated that a group of researchers will be working to improve energy efficiency in production of dimethyl ether (DME) thanks to a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
The work, led by Xinhua Liang, a professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at WashU’s McKelvey School of Engineering, is one of 66 projects selected to support “transformational technologies” that reduce energy demand and improve American productivity, according to the DOE.
“Dimethyl ether is one important intermediate for producing several chemicals,” Liang said, noting that DME can serve as an alternative fuel to replace diesel gas because of its desirable properties, such as high efficiency of combustion and low emissions of nitric oxide and carbon monoxide.
“Our goal is to deliver one prototype system and help enable this biofuel to be more affordable to mass produce,” Liang said.
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