Description du projet
Transformer le CO2 en ingrédients pour les combustibles et les plastiques
Le CO2, un gaz à effet de serre, pourrait être saisi à partir des flux de déchets industriels et transformé en une matière première précieuse. Cette transformation est actuellement entravée par son faible rendement de conversion. Le projet COZMOS, financé par l’UE, relèvera ce défi en combinant deux réactions dans un seul réacteur pour augmenter le taux de conversion du CO2 et réduire la consommation énergétique. La transformation du CO2 provenant de sources d’énergie renouvelables entraînera la production de propane, un combustible pouvant être stocké facilement et utilisé pour le chauffage, la cuisine et le transport, ou de propène, constituant la base des plastiques légers. La technologie de COZMOS contribuera à la transition vers une économie circulaire et au remplacement des combustibles fossiles, se traduisant par une diminution des émissions de CO2 et de la dépendance européenne envers les ressources à base de combustibles fossiles.
Objectif
"What if we were able to use CO2 and H2 from renewable energy sources as fuel and chemical feedstocks, and thus decrease CO2 emissions and displace fossil fuels at the same time? COZMOS will develop an energy-efficient and environmentally and economically viable conversion of CO2 to fuels and high added value chemicals via an innovative, cost effective catalyst, reactor and process. The concept will combine the sequential reactions of CO2 hydrogenation to methanol and methanol to C3 hydrocarbons, exploiting Le Chatelier's principle to overcome low equilibrium product yields of methanol. Complete conversion of CO2 to a 85 % yield of C3 hydrocarbons will be achieved by using an optimised bifunctional catalyst within a single reactor. The optimised catalyst will allow the combined reactions, that currently run at disparate temperatures and pressures, to operate in a temperature/pressure ""sweet spot"", which will reduce infrastructure and provide energy and production cost savings. The concept will allow tunable production of propane, an easily stored fuel used for heating, cooking and transportation, and the more valuable product propene, a base chemical primarily polymerised to lightweight plastics, depending on location, amount of available renewable energy and economic needs. The integrated technology will be demonstrated at TRL5 on off-gases from the energy intensive steel and refinery industries. Markets for both propane and propene are expected to grow in the coming years, such that the COZMOS technology will contribute to achieving a Circular Economy and diversified economic base in carbon-intensive regions.
Throughout the whole value chain development, emphasis will be placed on risk-mitigation pathways and strong industrial involvement, LCA and techno-economic analysis to maximise further exploitation and industrialisation of the results. Specific attention will be paid to social acceptance, including analysis of stakeholder and end-user interests."
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryhydrocarbons
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryalcohols
- natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysis
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compounds
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinateur
0313 Oslo
Norvège