Sumitomo uses ExxonMobil’s copolymer tec
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2003
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Elsevier Science
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## Microbial synthesis of methanol A mixture of methane, oxygen, and nitrogen are fed to a fixed-bed bioreactor containing Methylocadum bacteria. The process operates at 50°a nd atmospheric pressure, releasing methanol vapour. Methanol is recovered by condensation and unreacted methane is recycled