Table 9. DME Carbon Yield, CO2 and COx Conversion and DME Productivity (GHSVcat = 1610 h–1) with Different Catalyst Pellet Configuration (Mechanical Mixture, Hybrid, DME@MeOH), Pressure, and Tube Diameter.
| mechanical mixture | hybrid pellet | DME@MeOH | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P0 | bar | 25 | 50 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| GHSVcat | h–1 | 1610 | 1610 | 1610 | 1610 | 1610 | 1610 | 1610 |
| dt | mm | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 25.6 | 38 | 25.6 |
| YDME | % | 42.3 | 66.7 | 52.9 | 72.2 | 72.3 | 74.8 | 75.7 |
| ConvCO2 | % | 40.9 | 64.8 | 45.2 | 69.7 | 70.1 | 74.2 | 75.6 |
| ConvCOx | % | 45.5 | 71.6 | 56.1 | 76.5 | 77.2 | 78.5 | 80.1 |
| ProdDME | kg/(h m3) | 32.5 | 51.3 | 40.7 | 55.5 | 55.6 | 57.5 | 58.2 |