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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Paul J. Berlowitz, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Timothy Andrew Barckholtz, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Anita S. Lee, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Frank Hershkowitz, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Paul J. Berlowitz, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Timothy Andrew Barckholtz, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Anita S. Lee, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Frank Hershkowitz, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
In various aspects, systems and methods are provided for integration of molten carbonate fuel cells with a methanol synthesis process. The molten carbonate fuel cells can be integrated with a methanol synthesis process in various manners, including providing synthesis gas for use in producing methanol. Additionally, integration of molten carbonate fuel cells with a methanol synthesis process can facilitate further processing of vent streams or secondary product streams generated during methanol synthesis.