TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Process: The synthesis gas molar ratio, defined as H2/CO of the total feed introduced into the oxygenate synthesis reactor of step (III), is 0.5-2.0 (preferably 0.5-1.5). The alcohol(s) produced in the oxygenate synthesis reactor of step (III), are primarily methanol, ethanol, propanol(s) (n-propanol with low amounts of iso-propanol), and butanol(s) (n-butanol and iso-butanol) and preferably represent together at least 50% by carbon content of the products, where the products are defined as all products excluding CO2 and CO, obtained from the oxygenate synthesis reactor (stream B), more preferably at least 75 (most preferably 80)% by carbon content of the products obtained. The conversion of the carbon oxide(s) per pass through the oxygenate synthesis reactor is 5-70 (preferably 10-50, more preferably 15-40)%. The recycle (stream C) comprises a liquid part containing methanol, esters and/or ethers, and a gaseous part containing hydrogen, CO, nitrogen and 1-3C alkanes. The quantity of esters, calculated as a molar ratio of the total esters to methanol introduced into the oxygenate synthesis reactor, introduced into the oxygenate synthesis reactor of step (III) are more than 0.1% but less than 10% (preferably more than 0.25% but less than 15%, most preferably more than 0.5% but less than 1%). The esters that are recycled into the oxygenate synthesis reactor are those with 1-3 carbon atoms in either the alkyl component and/or 1-3 carbon atoms in the carboxylate component of the ester; most preferably the esters that are introduced into the oxygenate synthesis reactor are methyl acetate and/or ethyl acetate. The separated hydrogen stream is recycled back to either, or both, of the syngas reformers of steps (I) and (II), together with the CO2 recycle (stream D). The separated inert components (1-3C alkanes and nitrogen) are used as a fuel; preferably as a fuel for the furnace used to preheat the hydrocarbon feedstock entering into either, or both of the syngas reformers of steps (I) and (II). The step (V) is performed on the gaseous part of (stream C). EXAMPLE - No suitable example is given.