China Energy

Methanol

The Alternative Fuel for the Future

Dimethyl Ether (“DME”) (CH₃OCH₃) is a non-toxic chemical with a wide range of uses. It is a clean and economical chemical, which can be produced from various resources such as natural gas, coal or biomass through gas synthesis. We rely primarily on coal as a raw material for our Methanol production, and use Methanol as a feedstock for DME production.

At room temperature, DME is a colourless gas that can be easily and safely stored as a liquid in pressurised containers similar to the storage of LPG. DME is believed to be an environmentally-friendly fuel with lower smoke emission rates compared to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (“LPG”) and diesel.

Favourable Characteristics of DME

Clean	Lower smoke emission rates
Safe	Low toxicity and environmentally friendly
Multi-functional	As a blendstock for LPG and as substitute for other fuels Expanding applications
Multi-sourced	Produced from coal or natural gas-derived Methanol and a variety of other natural resources
Cost competitive	Coal-based feedstock which China has abundant supply China has the 3rd largest coal reserves in the world
Feasible to utilise existing infrastructure	Can be transported and stored like LPG Minimal modifications to existing fuel systems required