Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for converting a gas mixture comprising CO and H2 to olefins, comprising (1) providing a gas mixture (G0) comprising CO and H2; (2) providing a catalyst (C1) for conversion of CO and H2 to dimethyl ether; (3) contacting the gas mixture (G0) with the catalyst (C1) to obtain a gas mixture (G1) comprising dimethyl ether and CO2; (4) providing a catalyst (C2) for conversion of dimethyl ether to olefins; (5) contacting the gas mixture (G1) comprising dimethyl ether with the catalyst (C2) to obtain an olefin-comprising gas mixture (G2).

Abstract: The disclosed process and apparatus provide for air separation and steam generation in a combined system that comprises a steam system (10) and an air separation plant (9), wherein a feed air stream (1) is introduced into a multistage air compression system (101, 102, 103) having n stages (n>=3) and compressed to a first high pressure that is equal to the final pressure of the air compression system, and, at this final pressure, is introduced (8) into the air separation plant (9). An intercooler is arranged between an i-th stage (102) (1<=i<n) and an i+1-th stage (103) of the air compression system; there, the feed air stream (4) is cooled in indirect heat exchange with a feed water stream (11).