Science Daily

Breakthrough process for directly converting methane to methanol

The direct oxidation of methane -- found in natural gas -- into methanol at low temperatures has long been a holy grail. Now, researchers have found a breakthrough way to accomplish the feat using a ...
Business Wire

M2X and SCGC Partner to Reduce Methane Emissions, Streamline Production of Methanol from Stranded Gas

ROCKLEDGE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--M2X Energy, a startup company with process technology that converts stranded natural gas into low-carbon methanol, and SCG Chemicals (SCGC), a leading petrochemicals ...
The Columbian

Kalama methanol backers weigh options

Northwest Innovation Works hopes to build a methanol plant at the downstream end of the Port of Kalama. Daily News files LONGVIEW — Methanol proponents say they’re committed to seeing the $1.8 billion ...
Science Daily

Carbon dioxide-to-methanol process improved by catalyst

Dramatic improvements have been made to the process of converting carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to methanol, a fuel and building block for a wide range of everyday materials, according to ...
West Virginia MetroNews

Officials join in recognition of the long-awaited opening of the methanol manufacturing facility

INSTITUTE, W.Va— A project that has been in the works for around six years now, the methanol manufacturing facility in Kanawha County is finally complete, and it’s the first of its kind to get ...
The Advocate

$1.2B Plaquemines methanol plant receives air permits; site would create 50 jobs

Another major methanol manufacturing plant is one step closer to being constructed in southeast Louisiana, this time in Plaquemines Parish. Castleton Commodities International received its air permit ...