State of the Art of Global Dimethyl Ether Production and It's Potentional Application in Indonesia | Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: B. Life and Environmental Sciences 2017

Author(s)

Bayu Prabowo Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia; Institute of Energy and Power Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Mi Yan Institute of Energy and Power Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Mochamad Syamsiro Department of Mechanical Engineering, Janabadra University,Jl. TR Mataram 57, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Roy Hendroko Setyobudi Ma Chung Research Center for Photosynthetic Pigments,Villa Puncak Tidar N-01 Malang, East Java, Indonesia; Indonesian Association of Bioenergy Scientist and Technologist. BPPT Building II, 22nd floor Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 8 Jakarta, Indonesia,

Muhammad Kunta Biddinika Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Abstract

Dimethyl ether (DME) is a flammable gas that changes to liquid phase when applied a relatively mild pressure to it, i.e., 0.5 MPa. Therefore, DME has a special advantage to be utilized as both the gas and liquid fuels. Moreover, DME can be produced from various feedstock, including natural gas, residual oil, coal and biomass. On account of these features, DME might be a suitable form of intermediate fuel for Indonesia, which has abundant and unutilized energy resource but in other hand still highly relies on the import of energy commodities, particularly liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and diesel oil. This paper summarized the state of art of worldwide DME development and application, as well as discussed the potential application of DME in Indonesia. DME properties, production process and brief development history were first introduced. Then, state of the art of the global DME application and commercial market along with the available technology providers were summarized. Economic analysis and challenges for global DME application were subsequently discussed. Finally, the analysis of driving factor, potential benefit, and current state of DME application in Indonesia were presented. This paper could be an initial guide for the development of DME industry and application in Indonesia.

Publication Details

Page(s) 29-39

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Published Journal: Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: B. Life and Environmental Sciences, Volume: 54, Issue: 1, Year: 2017

Keywords

Indonesia energy fuel Review Application LPG DME

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