The Hebi BMW Group adopts the 300,000-ton dimethyl ether to ethanol production technology from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics

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Hebi BMW Group adopts Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics’ technology for producing ethanol from 300,000 tons of dimethyl ether. Author/Source: Huahua Network – Coal Chemical Industry. Date: October 30, 2019. Clicks: 2,195. Recently, Hebi BMW Technology Group Co., Ltd. and Yanchang Zhongke (Dalian) Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a company owned by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, officially signed an agreement for a project to produce ethanol from 300,000 tons of dimethyl ether. On October 26, the Second China·Henan Talent Attraction and Innovation Conference, as well as the China·Henan Open Innovation and Cross-border Technology Transfer Conference, were held in Zhengzhou. Led by Liu Zhongmin, director of the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, participants from research institutions, functional departments, companies owned by the institute, and Keyuan Fund attended the conference, where multiple agreements were signed. At the meeting, Yanchang Zhongke (Dalian) Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a company in which Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics holds shares, and Hebi BMW Technology Group Co., Ltd. signed an agreement for a project to produce 300,000 tons of ethanol from dimethyl ether. Utilizing its own methanol and dimethyl ether products, and by applying the carbonylation and hydrogenation technologies developed by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, BMW Group will produce methyl acetate and ethanol with high added value; the total investment for this project is 1.2 billion yuan. Hebi Baofa Energy Technology Co., Ltd., which is part of Hebi BMW Technology Group Co., Ltd., was established in January 2008. It has a production capacity of 300,000 tons of dimethyl ether and 10,000 tons of LNG. It possesses advanced processes and application technologies covered by independent intellectual property rights, and it is the only high-tech enterprise in Henan Province to have been granted a license to operate as a supplier of dimethyl ether as a clean fuel. In April 2014, the \"Comprehensive Energy-Saving Project for Methanol Off-Gas Resources\" was completed and put into operation, capable of producing 10,000 tons of LNG per year. Hebi BMW Technology Group Co., Ltd. has grown into a key player in Henan’s new coal chemical industry. In September 2009, the BMW Group signed an agreement with China Wuhuan Engineering Co., Ltd. and Hubei Institute of Chemistry to jointly develop a pilot facility for new technologies aimed at producing ethylene glycol from coal-derived syngas. In August 2010, a pilot plant with an annual production capacity of 300 tons of ethylene glycol was completed, and on July 1, 2011, the pilot project for producing ethylene glycol from coal-derived syngas was successful. Currently, the three parties are jointly developing coal-to-ethylene glycol technology, process packages, catalysts, special equipment, and commissioning services with independent intellectual property rights.