This was proposed ( but by reforming into methanol due to the higher
hydrogen to carbon ratio ) in the book Methanol : Bridge to a Renewable
Energy Future by John H. Perry and Christina P. Perry (1990 University
Press of America).
The idea was reform to methanol then pipe the methanol using existing
pipelines, or use tankers to transport from off shore oil rigs and the
Middle East were natural gas is flared off.
Greg H.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Singfield" <>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 08:01
Subject: GAS-L: Fuel Cells -- ethanol -- reforming natural gas
During my perusal of "reforming" technology I came across so many
references to reforming natural gas into many various products -- including
"ethanol".
Being as their are humongous deposits of natural gas in Alaska and the
North West territories of Canada that are presently no commercially viable
due to the extreme costs of pipe-lining said product to market:
Would it not be viable to "reform" natural gas to ethanol for tanker
shipment to market??
<snip>
Peter Singfield/Belize
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