| abstract |
Methanol production method, which comprises: performing wet reforming of methane from the source of methane with water to form carbon monoxide and hydrogen, performing dry reforming of methane from the source of methane with carbon dioxide to form carbon monoxide and hydrogen, combine carbon monoxide and hydrogen from wet and dry reforming without separation of components to produce a molar mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide in which the molar ratio of hydrogen to monoxide Carbon is between 2: 1 and 2.1: 1, and reacting the molar mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide under conditions sufficient to form exclusively methanol; in which wet reforming and dry reforming are carried out in a single bireform stage combined with methane, carbon dioxide and water being present at a molar ratio of 3: 1: 2 to produce said hydrogen molar ratio with respect to carbon monoxide between 2: 1 and 2.1: 1. |