Synthesis of methanol from captured carbon dioxide using surplus electricity

Project Information

MefCO2

Grant agreement ID: 637016

DOI 10.3030/637016

Project closed

EC signature date 7 November 2014

Start date 1 December 2014

End date 30 June 2019

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced manufacturing and processing

Total cost € 11 068 323,75

EU contribution € 8 622 292,60

Coordinated by

I-DEALS INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY VENTURING SERVICES SL
Spain

Deliverables

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (4)

Real-scale reactor model
Optimal process operation and conditions, and catalyst synthesis scale-up
Operational laboratory-scale reaction models

Operational laboratory-scale reaction models.

Operational laboratory-scale reactors

Operational laboratory-scale reactors.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (8)

Unravelling the mechanisms of CO 2 hydrogenation to methanol on Cu-based catalysts using first-principles multiscale modelling and experiments

Author(s): Matej Huš, Drejc Kopač, Neja Strah Štefančič, Damjan Lašič Jurković, Venkata D. B. C. Dasireddy, Blaž Likozar
Published in: Catalysis Science & Technology, Issue 7/24, 2017, Page(s) 5900-5913, ISSN 2044-4753
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/C7CY01659J

Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of Methanol Synthesis from Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen on Cu(111) Catalysts: Statistical Uncertainty Study

Author(s): Drejc Kopač, Matej Huš, Mitja Ogrizek, Blaž Likozar
Published in: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Issue 121/33, 2017, Page(s) 17941-17949, ISSN 1932-7447
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b04985

Mechanism, kinetics and thermodynamics of carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol on Cu/ZnAl 2 O 4 spinel-type heterogeneous catalysts

Author(s): Matej Huš, Venkata D.B.C. Dasireddy, Neja Strah Štefančič, Blaž Likozar
Published in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Issue 207, 2017, Page(s) 267-278, ISSN 0926-3373
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.01.077

The CO 2 economy: Review of CO 2 capture and reuse technologies

Author(s): Efthymia Ioanna Koytsoumpa, Christian Bergins, Emmanouil Kakaras
Published in: The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, Issue 132, 2018, Page(s) 3-16, ISSN 0896-8446
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2017.07.029

Solvent Free Synthesis of PdZn/TiO2 Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol

Author(s): Hasliza Bahruji, Jonathan Ruiz Esquius, Michael Bowker, Graham Hutchings, Robert D. Armstrong, Wilm Jones
Published in: Topics in Catalysis, Issue 61/3-4, 2018, Page(s) 144-153, ISSN 1022-5528
Publisher: Baltzer Science Publishers B.V.
DOI: 10.1007/s11244-018-0885-6

The Effects of Secondary Oxides on Copper-Based Catalysts for Green Methanol Synthesis

Author(s): James S. Hayward, Paul J. Smith, Simon A. Kondrat, Michael Bowker, Graham J. Hutchings
Published in: ChemCatChem, Issue 9/9, 2017, Page(s) 1655-1662, ISSN 1867-3880
Publisher: Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH & CO. KGaA
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201601692

PdZn catalysts for CO 2 hydrogenation to methanol using chemical vapour impregnation (CVI)

Author(s): H. Bahruji, M. Bowker, W. Jones, J. Hayward, J. Ruiz Esquius, D. J. Morgan, G. J. Hutchings
Published in: Faraday Discussions, Issue 197, 2017, Page(s) 309-324, ISSN 1359-6640
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/C6FD00189K

The Challenge of Energy Storage in Europe: Focus on Power to Fuel

Author(s): Efthymia-Ioanna Koytsoumpa, Christian Bergins, Torsten Buddenberg, Song Wu, Ómar Sigurbjörnsson, K. C. Tran, Emmanouil Kakaras
Published in: Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Issue 138/4, 2016, Page(s) 042002, ISSN 0195-0738
Publisher: ASME
DOI: 10.1115/1.4032544

Non-peer reviewed articles (12)

Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol: Synergistic Effect of Bifunctional Cu/Perovskite Catalysts

Author(s): Matej Huš, Drejc Kopač, Blaž Likozar
Published in: ACS Catalysis, Issue 9/1, 2018, Page(s) 105-116, ISSN 2155-5435
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b03810

Correlation between synthesis pH, structure and Cu/MgO/Al2O3 heterogeneous catalyst activity and selectivity in CO2 hydrogenation to methanol

Author(s): Venkata D.B.C. Dasireddy, Strah Štefančič Neja, Likozar Blaž
Published in: Journal of CO2 Utilization, Issue 28, 2018, Page(s) 189-199, ISSN 2212-9820
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2018.09.002

The role of copper oxidation state in Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts in CO2 hydrogenation and methanol productivity

Author(s): Venkata D.B.C. Dasireddy, Blaž Likozar
Published in: Renewable Energy, Issue 140, 2019, Page(s) 452-460, ISSN 0960-1481
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.03.073

Comparison of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and pressure drop correlations in laminar flow regime for packed bed reactors and columns

Author(s): Andraž Pavlišič, Rok Ceglar, Andrej Pohar, Blaž Likozar
Published in: Powder Technology, Issue 328, 2018, Page(s) 130-139, ISSN 0032-5910
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2018.01.029

Effect of alkaline earth metal oxide (MO) Cu/MO/Al2O3 catalysts on methanol synthesis activity and selectivity via CO2 reduction

Author(s): Venkata D.B.C. Dasireddy, Neja Strah Štefančič, Matej Huš, Blaž Likozar
Published in: Fuel, Issue 233, 2018, Page(s) 103-112, ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.06.046

Thermodynamic and economic analysis of a plant for the CO 2 hydrogenation for methanol production

Author(s): Daria Bellotti, Matthias Dierks, Florian Moellenbruck, Loredana Magistri, Klaus Görner, Gerd Oeljeklaus
Published in: E3S Web of Conferences, Issue 113, 2019, Page(s) 01013, ISSN 2267-1242
Publisher: e3conferences
DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/201911301013

RSM approach for stochastic sensitivity analysis of the economic sustainability of a methanol production plant using renewable energy sources

Author(s): Daria Bellotti, Lucia Cassettari, Marco Mosca, Loredana Magistri
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Issue 240, 2019, Page(s) 117947, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117947

Techno-economic analysis for the integration of a power to fuel system with a CCS coal power plant

Author(s): D. Bellotti, A. Sorce, M. Rivarolo, L. Magistri
Published in: Journal of CO2 Utilization, Issue 33, 2019, Page(s) 262-272, ISSN 2212-9820
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2019.05.019

Feasibility study of methanol production plant from hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide

Author(s): D. Bellotti, M. Rivarolo, L. Magistri, A.F. Massardo
Published in: Journal of CO2 Utilization, Issue 21, 2017, Page(s) 132-138, ISSN 2212-9820
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2017.07.001

Economic feasibility of methanol synthesis as a method for CO2 reduction and energy storage

Author(s): D. Bellotti, M. Rivarolo, L. Magistri
Published in: Energy Procedia, Issue 158, 2019, Page(s) 4721-4728, ISSN 1876-6102
Publisher: Science Direct
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.730

Feasibility study of methanol production from different renewable sources and thermo-economic analysis

Author(s): M. Rivarolo, D. Bellotti, L. Magistri, A.F. Massardo
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Issue 41/4, 2016, Page(s) 2105-2116, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.12.128

Energy storage and grid for electricity, gas, fuel and heat - a system-wide approach

Author(s): Dr. W.A. Benesch, Prof. E. Kakaras
Published in: VGB Powertech, 2016
Publisher: VGB Powertech

Conference proceedings (1)

Power to Methanol Solutions for Flexible and Sustainable Operations in Power and Process Industries

Author(s): C. Bergins, K.-C. Tran, E.-I. Koytsoumpa, E. Kakaras, T. Buddenberg, Ó. Sigurbjörnsson
Published in: 2015
Publisher: POWER-GEN Europe 2015