THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATERBORNE ALCOHOL FUEL PLANTS. VOLUME 2: CASE STUDIES

The charter of the project was to review alcohol production processes and feedstock, study their application to floating plant technology and perform case studies that would show the near term potential for these types of plants. The four case studies dealt with production of methanol from natural gas in Cook Inlet, Alaska; methanol from natural gas in Baltimore Canyon, Atlantic Ocean; ethanol and methanol from codisposed refuse and sludge--long range plan for New York City; ethanol from agricultural feedstocks and MSW, State of Louisiana. Two plants were used in design and economic studies--1000 TPD methanol plant and 250 TPD ethanol plant.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Also available in set of 3 reports PC E13, PB81-105538.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Maritime Associates, Incorporated

  1800 K Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20006

  Maritime Administration

  Office of Maritime Technology, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Phillips, S W
  • Weiss, L H
  • Colen, M C
• Publication Date: 1980-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 148 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agricultural wastes; Alcohol fuels; Alternate fuels; Biomass; Design; Economic analysis; Economics; Ethanol; Floating structures; Fuels; Industrial plants; Marketing; Methanol; Offshore structures; Performance evaluations; Technology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic analysis (Fuels); Floating industrial plants
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Economics; Energy; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00326529
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MA-RD-940-81003VOL-3Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: MA79-SAC-00078
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 18 1981 12:00AM