Our member KHIMOD has filed 3 patents for its e-methanol production process following the successful results of its THOR industrial pilot at Wissous, near Paris, co-funded by the Région Ile de France.
Operating under real industrial conditions, the pilot demonstrates how process intensification can improve CO₂ conversion and e-methanol yield while reducing reactor size and catalyst requirements.
Highlights from the pilot include:
- Up to three times higher CO₂ conversion and over 25× higher yield per kilogram of catalyst, confirming the potential for more efficient synthetic methanol production;
- Compact, modular units that can be scaled across small to large projects, supporting flexibility in industrial deployment;
- Process innovations, including high-pressure operation with precise heat management, that improve both economics and scalability of low-carbon methanol;
These findings illustrate practical ways to bridge CO₂ capture and industrial application, enabling low-carbon methanol to become a deployable feedstock for maritime, aviation, and chemical industries. THOR reflects a transition from pilot validation toward solutions that can be integrated into real-world operations, contributing to the sector’s defossilisation efforts.
Read the full press release here.
