GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE: NEW REFUEL AWARD. CONTROL NUMBER:1562-1503 TITLE: ''A NOVEL CATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTOR FOR DME SYNTHESIS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES'' THE GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE WILL DEVELOP A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DIMETHYL ETHER (DME) FROM RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY, AIR, AND WATER. THIS PROCESS USES A NOVEL CATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTOR CONTAINING A BIFUNCTIONAL CATALYST TO PRODUCE DME, A RENEWABLE TRANSPORTATION FUEL. DME IS EASILY TRANSPORTED AS A LIQUID AT MODERATE PRESSURES, IS A CLEAN-BURNING FUEL, AND CAN BE USED AS A DROP-IN FUEL IN VEHICLES OR DIRECTLY IN DME FUEL CELLS. ----------