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'''Methanol''', [[carbon|C]][[hydrogen|H]]<sub>3</sub>[[oxygen|O]]H, is the simplest [[alcohol]]. It is commonly used as a building block for other chemicals, such as [[formaldehyde]], [[acetic acid]], and [[dimethyl ether]]. Like [[ethanol]] and other alcohols, methanol is toxic and highly flammable.
 
'''Methanol''', [[carbon|C]][[hydrogen|H]]<sub>3</sub>[[oxygen|O]]H, is the simplest [[alcohol]]. It is commonly used as a building block for other chemicals, such as [[formaldehyde]], [[acetic acid]], and [[dimethyl ether]]. Like [[ethanol]] and other alcohols, methanol is toxic and highly flammable.
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Methanol is a liquid [[carbohydrate]], thus capable of [[energy storage|storing large amounts of energy]]. In a [[settlement]] on [[Mars]] it has the potential to play a central part of [[energy]] management. Additionally, it can be used as a resource for making other carbohydrates, finally to produce [[synthetic materials]].
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==Methanol synthesis==
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Methanol can be produced from [[methane]] and [[water]].
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First step: Production of synthesis gas
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:CH<sub>4</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O → CO + 3 H<sub>2</sub>
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Second step: Synthesis of methanol
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:CO + 2 H<sub>2</sub> → CH<sub>3</sub>OH
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Revision as of 00:48, 18 December 2018

Methanol, CH3OH, is the simplest alcohol. It is commonly used as a building block for other chemicals, such as formaldehyde, acetic acid, and dimethyl ether. Like ethanol and other alcohols, methanol is toxic and highly flammable.

Methanol is a liquid carbohydrate, thus capable of storing large amounts of energy. In a settlement on Mars it has the potential to play a central part of energy management. Additionally, it can be used as a resource for making other carbohydrates, finally to produce synthetic materials.

Methanol synthesis

Methanol can be produced from methane and water.

First step: Production of synthesis gas

CH4 + H2O → CO + 3 H2

Second step: Synthesis of methanol

CO + 2 H2 → CH3OH


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