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[Tvoivozhd <tvoivozd AT infionline.net>]

There hasn't been much emphasis on DME in recent years, at least in 
comparison with other homemade or commercial fuels.  That may change.

http://ieiglobal.org/vol8_issue3.html  (made from coal in China, can be 
made from natural gas, or more importantly any biomass)

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb048/is_200401/ai_hibm1G1112943484  
(China Shandong Project)

http://sci-toys.com/ingredients/dimethyl_ether.html

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Dimethyl%20ether  (short free 
dictionary description)

http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Dimethyl_ether  
(DME as science fair project

http://www.vs.ag/ida/index_dmefact.htm  (facts about DME)

http://www.chemindustry.com/more_searches/D/dimethyl_ether.asp  (Chem 
Industry data)

http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=chem&id=165  
(household stuff that contains DME)

http://www.s-ohe.com/dimethylether.html  (DME is compressible, here is 
the vapor pressure data)

http://www.iesl.com/Alternative%20Fuel.htm  (liquid phase combustion in 
Japan---by Kawasaki)

http://members.asme.org/catalog/ItemView.cfm?ItemNumber=G1158C  (book on 
use of DME in natural gas engines)

http://mtrl1.me.psu.edu/Mtrl/dmeproj.html  (better than hydrogen for 
portable fuel-cell)

http://www.rsc.org/CFCart/displayarticlefree.cfm?article=8-9%223%24%5DBKB!8'%5D%5C%5D(%3CL%23%5C5%3DD2PPX%3D29%23%3C%0A  
(reacts with aluminum, OK if intentional or controlled

)http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:vmRZ3GS5fyAJ:www.netl.doe.gov/cctc/resources/pdfs/estmn/DME-TOP.pdf+dimethyl+ether&hl=en  
(LPDME---liquid-phase DME production)

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:AemRjb_S_RcJ:www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/dme/pdf/ronbun08.pdf+dimethyl+ether&hl=en  
(direct synthesis from natural gas)     
http://www.jfe-holdings.co.jp/dme/pdf/ronbun08.pdf

http://lem.web.psi.ch/old/c_dme1.htm  (running a diesel on DME)

Suhao He wrote:
> Hi, all
>
> Can anyone tell me where I can find the reaction conditions for the
> hydrolysis of dimethyl ether?
>
> CH3OCH3 + H2O <-> 2 CH3OH

Dimethyl ether doesn't hydrolyze.  You would need strong aqueous acid,
high temps, and a long wait.  Note that dimethyl ether is a gas at
ambient conditions.  Run it through ZSM-5 and make high aromatics
gasoline.



http://listserv.repp.org/pipermail/gasification/1998-May/002309.html  
(IMPORTANT TOM REED GASIFIER BOOKS which relate directly or indirectly 
to DME usage)

http://solstice.crest.org/discussion/gasification/200108/msg00116.html 
(comment and inquiry from the eminently-practical Peter Singfield on 
alchohol, DME etc.)

http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:UbH1w0z3lZkJ:www.iiiee.lu.se/Publication.nsf/e36f5f3f8fa200a6c1256b4200480181/80e958550ed847f8c1256c3e0035ce6c/%24FILE/Energy_for_the_new_mill.pdf+dimethyl+ether,+small+producer&hl=en
(DME the ideal fuel for rural energy requirement and production from 
biomass---and how about old tires from tire dumps---expect they will be 
around for a few hundred years)

http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:JPcT0N_fsTwJ:www.ieabioenergy.com/media/43_BiofuelsforTransport-Final.pdf+dimethyl+ether,+small+producer&hl=en   
(lignocellulose feedstock---we hac a steam-explosion pre-treatment 
operating near Roanoke, Va for quite a while, don't know what happened 
to it. Fermentation is a low-tech way to go to treat the cellulose from 
steam-explosion)

http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:t1ompHz9FjcJ:www.iceg.mek.dtu.dk/News/News1-2003.pdf+dimethyl+ether,+small+producer&hl=en    
(New newsletter from Denmarl--as I have frequently posted, Denmark is 
intensely interested in and successful in getting off the oil 
hamster-wheel, now only gets two percent of its energy requirement from 
fossil-fuel.  This newsletter is a continuation of their 15-year long 
Mini-Manhattan Project to become energy-independent.)