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Glossary - M

Maleic anhydride

 

Important chemical intermediate for manufacturing polyester and resins.

Mega-Methanol® plant

 

Plant with an output of more than 5,000 tons of methanol per day, offered for instance by Lurgi on the basis of Süd-Chemie catalysts.

Methanol

 

A form of alcohol used as a base material for various types of chemical products and fuel additives.

Methanol synthesis catalyst

 

Catalyst manufactured on a copperzinc basis and used to produce methanol from synthesis gas.

Methanol-to-propylene (MTP®) process

 

Process developed by Lurgi GmbH for producing propylene from methanol using a Süd-Chemie zeolite catalyst.

Molding sand

 

Fine-grained sand needed to produce foundry molds.

Molton carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) principle


 

Fuel cell with molton carbonate cycle.