Dry Reforming of Methane to Produce Syngas and Reduce CO₂ Emissions

Our carbon reuse process combines captured carbon dioxide with hydrogen to produce an energy-dense dimethyl ether, a drop-in fuel that is compatible with the pipeline infrastructure and end-use devices, and can be used to store renewable energy. DME is easily transported via pipeline or truck.

The dry reforming process utilizes CO₂ captured from fossil resources for fuels and chemical synthesis. In the process, a novel nano-engineered catalyst on hollow fiber tubes will create a compact reactor to produce syngas from methane without the addition of steam. During a 200-hour continuous laboratory-scale testing, the catalyst showed stable performance, and further research to demonstrate proof of concept at this scale is underway.