{"id":4597,"date":"2025-06-04T11:37:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T02:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/?p=4597"},"modified":"2025-06-09T11:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T02:29:28","slug":"dimethyl-ether-dme-collaboration-research-or-business-co-development-opportunities-by-direct-synthesis-catalysts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/?p=4597","title":{"rendered":"Dimethyl Ether (DME) collaboration research or business co-development opportunities by direct synthesis catalysts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Advantages<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For low environmental impact mass production, a direct synthetic method of DME, which is a next-generation clean fuel in remarkable demand in Asia-Pacific region and EU.Original catalyst for DME synthesis, showing the world&#8217;s highest level of yield<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Environmentally adaptive synthesis process using CO<sub>2<\/sub>, CO and hydrogen<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Background &amp; Technology<\/h3>\n<p>DME has similar properties of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and is used for an aerosol propellant for sprays of dust blowers, insecticides, cosmetics, and household products. In China, DME is used as a domestic or home fuel in own or mixed with LPG. When DME burns, it has no particulate matter (PM) and no sulfur oxides (SOx) in the exhaust gas, because there is no C-C bonds and no sulfur in DME (CH<sub>3<\/sub>OCH<sub>3<\/sub>). Cetane number of DME is almost same as that of diesel oil, so DME can be used for diesel vehicles. Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2<\/sub>) emission are smaller than diesel oil. DME is a clean fuel, and it is expected as a next-generation clean fuel. Its demand is growing, especially in the Asia-Pacific region and EU, and major applications include CO2 reduction through LPG blending and transportation fuels as a substitute for diesel oil.\u00a0 DME is expected to accelerate environmental regulations and the transition to cleaner fuels.<\/p>\n<p>In such a market, there is a high demand for more efficient DME synthesis processes. In contrast to the \u201cindirect method\u201d of synthesizing DME from methanol, this laboratory has started the \u201cdirect method\u201d of DME synthesis, which combines methanol production and dehydration reactions from carbon monoxide (CO) and CO<sub>2<\/sub> with hydrogen. They have developed catalysts that contribute to process efficiency and low environmental impact. Specifically, the metal oxide catalyst Cu-Zn\/Al<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub> using the sol-gel method has achieved a high DME production rate of 486 \u03bcmol g<sub>cat<\/sub><sup>-1 <\/sup>h<sup>-1<\/sup> and a DME yield of 8.0% under an atmospheric pressure and 0.9 MPaG even the low reaction pressure. The laboratory is currently developing an even more active catalyst, Cu-Al<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub>-SiO<sub>2<\/sub>, to produce DME from CO<sub>2<\/sub>, and it is expected that the appropriate use of this catalyst will enable the company to meet domestic and international needs.<\/p>\n<h3>Data<\/h3>\n<p>Comparison of DME and methanol synthesis performance of Cu-Zn-Al<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub> and Cu-Zn-Al<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub>-SiO<sub>2<\/sub> catalysts (0.5 g) for different mass ratios of Al<sub>2<\/sub>O<sub>3<\/sub> to SiO<sub>2<\/sub>.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bionauts.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ON-05263.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4598\" src=\"http:\/\/bionauts.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ON-05263.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ON-05263.png 605w, https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ON-05263-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Researcher<\/h3>\n<p>Shizuoka University, Department of Applied Chemistry and Biochemical Engineering<br \/>\nAssociate Professor\u3000Kaoru Takeishi<\/p>\n<h3>Publication<\/h3>\n<p>K. Takeishi et al., \u201cPromotional E\ufb00ect of Water on Direct Dimethyl Ether Synthesis from Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Catalyzed by Cu\u2212Zn\/Al2O3\u201d, <em>ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.<\/em> 2017, 5, 3675\u22123680.<br \/>\nK. Takeishi, \u201cDimethyl ether and catalyst development for production from syngas\u201d, Biofuels, 2010, 1, 217-226.<\/p>\n<h3>Development Phase<\/h3>\n<p>Current stage:<br \/>\nDemonstration of the catalyst&#8217;s ability to synthesize DME has been completed, and research is underway to elucidate the reaction mechanism.<\/p>\n<p>Next stage:<br \/>\n(1) Performance evaluation and process development of synthetic reactions by raw material and application<br \/>\n(2) Development of mass production equipment for DME synthesis<\/p>\n<p>We are looking for partner companies interested in the practical application of this catalyst and synthesis process, partner companies interested in joint research and joint development for reaction evaluation and DME mass production by application, and companies interested in expanding overseas sales channels. We would be happy to start with a detailed explanation and discussion of our technology.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Project ID:ON-05263<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advantages For low environmental impact mass production, a direct synthetic method of DME, which is a next-gen &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/?p=4597\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Dimethyl Ether (DME) collaboration research or business co-development opportunities by direct synthesis catalysts&#8221; \u306e<\/span>\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"categories_of_inventions":[],"disease_categories___indication":[],"asset_type":[],"development_phase":[],"medicine":[],"other_than_medicine":[],"material":[155,154],"engineering":[157,156],"software_it":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4597"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4597"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4607,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4597\/revisions\/4607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4597"},{"taxonomy":"categories_of_inventions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories_of_inventions&post=4597"},{"taxonomy":"disease_categories___indication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fdisease_categories___indication&post=4597"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fasset_type&post=4597"},{"taxonomy":"development_phase","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fdevelopment_phase&post=4597"},{"taxonomy":"medicine","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedicine&post=4597"},{"taxonomy":"other_than_medicine","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fother_than_medicine&post=4597"},{"taxonomy":"material","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmaterial&post=4597"},{"taxonomy":"engineering","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fengineering&post=4597"},{"taxonomy":"software_it","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bionauts.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fsoftware_it&post=4597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}