Methanol is an organic solvent that can be synthesized from syngas in the presence of CuO/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts.It is an ideal candidate as a hydrogen source in fuel cell technology due to its high H/C ratio, low propensity for soot generation, relatively low reforming temperature and as it exists in liquid state at room temperature. In a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC), methanol undergoes oxidation with air to generate electricity. The olefins (ethylene or propylene) formed from methanol via MTO (methanol-to-olefins) process, can be an alternate to oil and gas to produce hydrocarbon fuels.
Thermochemical conversion of methanol to C2-C10 hydrocarbons in the presence of shape-selective zeolites has been reported.Its oxidation on Ru-Pt catalyst system by ruthenium ad-atoms has been proposed.
grade | for HPLC |
vapor density | 1.11 (vs air) |
vapor pressure | 410 mmHg ( 50 °C) |
97.68 mmHg ( 20 °C) | |
InChI Key | OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
assay | ≥99.9% |