Catalysis for CO2 conversion: a key technology for rapid introduction of renewable energy in the value chain of chemical industries

CATEGORY: CO2 CONVERSION
Energy Environ. Sci., 2013,6, 1711-1731, DOI: 10.1039/C3EE00056G
Catalysis for CO2 conversion: a key technology for rapid introduction of renewable energy in the value chain of chemical industries
Gabriele Centi,* (a)  Elsje Alessandra Quadrelli* (b) and   Siglinda Perathoner* (a)
centi@unime.it
perathon@unime.it
quadrelli@cpe.fr
a Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Industrial Chemistry and Engineering, Section Industrial Chemistry, University of Messina and INSTM/CASPE (Laboratory of Catalysis for Sustainable Production and Energy), V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
b CPE Lyon and CNRS, Université de Lyon, ICL, C2P2 UMR 5265 LCOMS (CNRS – CPE Lyon – Univ. Lyon 1), Ecole Supérieure de Chimie Physique Electronique de Lyon, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69616 Villeurbanne, France
Abstract
CO2 is the key molecule in the effort to replace part of fossil fuel consumption by renewable energy. Authors describe the routes, opportunities and barriers to increasing the share of renewable energy by using CO2 reaction and their impact on the chemical and energy value chains. They focus on the catalytic aspects of the chemistries involved, an analyze the state-of-the-art, perspectives and targets to be developed.
They discuss the production of short-chain olefins from CO2, and the conversion of carbon dioxide to syngas, formic acid, methanol and dimethyl ether, hydrocarbons via Fischer–Tropsch synthesis and methane. They conclude by presenting a possible scenario for CO2 as an intermediary for the incorporation of renewable energy in the process industry, with a roadmap for catalysis needs and barriers to reaching this goal.
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