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Article: A fuel for today and tomorrow. (methanol)
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- Chemistry and Industry
- Article date:
- July 16, 1990
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A Fuel for Today and Tomorrow
Methanol has been acclaimed as `the fuel of tomorrow'; but when tomorrow is expected remains unclear. The authors discuss traditional and emerging methods of methanol manufacture, and analyse the forces that will bring this fuel to the market. Methanol's environmental advantages and its flexibility, both with respect to source and use, will ensure its supply and demand, they conclude.
The general consensus among automakers, market analysts and many refiners is that methanol will be the transportation fuel of tomorrow.[1] What is not clear is when tomorrow will come. Methanol has already established itself as a leading chemical ...