Henry wrote;
"Now, we just need an easy way to make HTP... :-)"
Indeed, but finding the industrial *culture* support may be more
challenging. HTP is my favorite oxidizer BTW. Surprised? ;-)
Best.
Anthony J. Cesaroni
President/CEO
Cesaroni Technology/Cesaroni Aerospace
http://www.cesaronitech.com/
(941) 360-3100 x101 Sarasota
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Sent: Thursday, June 1, 2017 3:11 PM
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Subject: [AR] methane to methanol
(This is a bit off the beaten track for Arocket, but the subject has come up
here before...)
For those interested in in-situ fuel production elsewhere in the solar
system, there's long been an annoying snag in that easily-made fuels have a
bad habit of being cryogenic. In the 5 May issue of Science, there's an
interesting paper (Sushkevich et al) on a simple catalytic process that
converts methane to methanol: CH4 + H2O -> CH3OH + H2. It can be found at
<http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6337/523>, although the full
paper unfortunately is paywalled. (Mind you, any university library will
get Science.)
(Be warned, the end notes mention that they do have a patent in the works!
They're thinking of terrestrial applications: being able to easily turn
natural gas into a room-temperature liquid fuel could be a Big Deal -- the
main existing process for this is a complex, energy-intensive hassle.)
Now, we just need an easy way to make HTP... :-)
Henry
