TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The carbon dioxide comprises more than 60 vol.%, or preferably at least 90 vol.% of the extracted gas. The partial oxidation catalyst comprises rhodium and iridium. The oxygen containing gas contains at least 90 vol.% oxygen preferably at least 99 vol.% oxygen.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Process: The process further comprises: separating a portion of the first liquid methanol product; optionally storing the separated portion of the first liquid methanol product; chilling the separated portion of the first liquid methanol product to -40 degrees C to 0 degrees CC; scrubbing the extracted gas with the separated chilled portion of the first liquid methanol product to form the washed extracted gas and a CO2 contaminated liquid methanol wash product; separating a second liquid methanol product from the CO2 contaminated methanol wash product, where the second liquid methanol product contains less CO2 than the CO2 contaminated methanol wash product; recovering at least 80%, preferably at least 90%, on a molar basis, of carbon initially present in the hydrocarbons of the extracted gas in the first liquid methanol product or in the combined liquid methanol product; separating hydrogen from the methanol product gas prior to separating the first liquid methanol product from the methanol product gas; compressing the separated hydrogen to a pressure of 5-15 MPa; mixing the compressed separated hydrogen with the oxidation product gas or the water-gas shifted oxidation product gas prior to contacting the oxidation product gas or the water-gas shifted oxidation product gas with the methanol synthesis catalyst to produce the methanol product gas; and mixing steam with the washed extracted gas and the oxygen containing gas prior to oxidizing the washed extracted gas, where the amount of steam mixed with the washed extracted gas and the oxygen containing gas is selected to provide a molar ratio of steam to carbon from hydrocarbons in the washed extracted gas of 0-0.4. In the process: the CO2 contaminated methanol wash product is combined with the methanol product gas prior to separating the second liquid methanol product from the CO2 contaminated methanol wash, where the first liquid methanol product from the methanol product gas and the second liquid methanol product from the CO2 contaminated methanol wash product are separated together from the methanol product gas and the CO2 contaminated methanol wash product, respectively, as a combined liquid methanol product; the step of separating a portion of the first liquid methanol product comprises separating a portion of the combined liquid methanol product; the step of optionally storing the separated portion of the first liquid methanol product comprises optionally storing the separated portion of the combined liquid methanol product; the step of chilling the separated portion of the first liquid methanol product comprises chilling the separated portion of the combined liquid methanol product; the step of utilizing the separated chilled portion of the first liquid methanol product as the methanol wash to wash the extracted gas comprises utilizing the separated chilled portion of the combined liquid methanol product as the methanol wash to wash the extracted gas; the extracted gas is scrubbed with wash to produce a washed extracted gas containing 20-60 (preferably 35-45) vol.% CO2; the washed extracted gas is oxidized with the oxygen containing gas in the presence of the partial oxidation catalyst at 800 degrees C or less, preferably 250-600 degrees C; and the washed extracted gas is oxidized with the oxygen containing gas in the presence of steam. Preferred Components: The wash used to scrub the extracted gas is comprised of liquid methanol or an amine. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.