Low-value residual flows as a source for affordable biomethanol

Methanol is a versatile and much sought-after chemical building block. It is used as a raw material for plastics, adhesives, antifreezes and fuels. But methanol is also a problem child: the vast majority is produced from fossil sources such as natural gas and coal, resulting in substantial CO₂ emissions. This can be done differently, TNO states in a recent article: biomethanol, made from…