The DeCarTrans – Fuel Development Project is divided into three thematic areas:

  • E) Project management and communication,
  • C) Methanol-to-gasoline synthesis and fuel synthesis,
  • D) Market introduction and standardisation,

which are grouped as follows:

WP C) Methanol-to-gasoline synthesis and fuel refinement.

C1) Plant and process development:

  • Planning and conversion of the large-scale test plant for the continuous research production of quality-optimised synthetic gasoline.

C2) Catalyst regeneration

  • Clarification of coke formation on the MtG catalyst and its influence on catalyst activity/selectivity as well as the development of counter- and regeneration strategies.

C3) Continuous research production

  • Demonstration of the long-term operability of the technology and the catalyst

C4) Fuel blending and refinement

  • Definition of the optimal fuel composition for 2030+

WP D) Market introduction and standardisation

D1 and D2) Tank-to-wheel accounting

  • Evaluation of the CO2 balance

D1) Holistic process evaluation

  • Technical-economic evaluation of the process chain including methanol supply

D2) RED certification

  • Calculation of greenhouse gas emissions according to RED II methodology

WP E) Project management and communication

  • Organisation of cooperation in the consortium and public relations work