| Abbreviations |
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| A-E | name of the alternative reconstruction scenario |
| ADRS | Agency for the Development of the Republic of Slovenia |
| ASPEN PLUS | software package for the simulations of real chemical processes |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| COOL | process unit of the cooler |
| DEST | process unit of the distillation column |
| DME | dimethyl-ether (chemical formula: CH3-O-CH3) |
| GAMS | computer program (General Algebraic Modelling System) |
| HEAT | process unit of heater |
| LPS | low-pressure steam/process |
| MeOH | methanol (chemical formula CH3OH) |
| MFMP | Multi-Feed Multi-Products |
| MINLP | Mixed-integer nonlinear programming |
| MPS | medium-pressure steam/process |
| NG | Natural Gas |
| REAC-DME | reactor for DME synthesis |
| REDUC | process unit of the reduced valve |
| REQUIL | equilibrium type of the reactor in ASPEN PLUS |
| SFMP | Single-Feed Multi-Products |
| SNG | Synthesis Natural Gas |
| SYNHEAT | programme in GAMS for calculation of the minimal UC |
| HI | heat integration |
| UC | utility consumption |
| HPS | high-pressure steam/process |