Abstract: Disclosed is a methanol and sulfuric acid co-production system capable of producing methanol and sulfuric acid in equal equivalents. Specifically, the system includes an oxidation reaction unit configured to produce methyl bisulfate (CH3OSO3H) by reacting methane gas with an acid solution in the presence of a catalyst, a reactive distillation unit disposed downstream of the oxidation reaction unit and configured to esterify methyl bisulfate (CH3OSO3H) supplied from the oxidation reaction unit with trifluoroacetic acid (CF3COOH) to obtain a product and to separate the product into methyl trifluoroacetate (CF3COOCH3) and sulfuric acid (H2SO4) through thermal distillation, and a hydrolysis reaction unit disposed downstream of the reactive distillation unit and configured to produce methanol by hydrolyzing methyl trifluoroacetate (CF3COOCH3) supplied from the reactive distillation unit, in which the reactive distillation unit recirculates the sulfuric acid resulting from separation to the oxidation reaction unit.

Abstract: A method for producing a methanol precursor, methyl trifluoroacetate, having high-purity includes the steps of (a) preparing methyl bisulfate by mixing a catalyst with an acid solution comprising a sulfur-containing acid to provide a first mixture and supplying methane gas to the first mixture to prepare the methyl bisulfate; and (b) preparing methyl trifluoroacetate (CF3CO2CH3) by adding trifluoroacetic acid (CF3CO2H) to the first mixture including the methyl bisulfate to provide a second mixture and distilling the second mixture under heating to prepare, separate and purify the methyl trifluoroacetate (CF3CO2CH3). Methanol may be produced by adding water to the methyl trifluoroacetate (CF3CO2CH3). A methyl ester represented by Formula 2 below may be produced by adding a carboxylic acid represented by Formula 1 below to the methyl trifluoroacetate (CF3CO2CH3): R1CO2H??(1), where R1 is selected from C1-C10 alkyl groups, R1CO2CH3??(2), where R1 is as defined in Formula 1.

Abstract: A sulfur dioxide absorbent that is an ionic liquid including a solvent; and a salt of a diamine compound that is substituted with a hydroxyl group and has a chemical formula 1 to 3 below dissolved in the solvent: where, in Chemical Formula 1 and 2, R1-R4 are the same or different and each is independently selected from the group consisting of H, a C1-C6 alkyl, and a C1-C6 alkoxy; and where, in Chemical Formula 1 to 3, X is selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, I, MeSO3, CF3SO3, HCO2, CF3CO2 and CH3CO2; and n is an integer of 1-10. The sulfur dioxide absorbent is constituted to selectively absorb sulfur dioxide and sulfurous acid (H2SO3) formed by combination of sulfur dioxide with water, not CO2.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydroxyl group-containing amine-based sulfur dioxide and sulfurous absorbent, and a method for preparing the same. The absorbent uses an ionic liquid in the form of a salt including a diamine compound substituted with a hydroxyl group, and can be used as an absorbent capable of removing not only sulfur dioxide (SO2) but also sulfurous acid (H2SO3) formed by combination of sulfur dioxide with water.