Periodic Reporting for period 2 - COZMOS (Efficient CO2 conversion over multisite Zeolite-Metal nanocatalysts to fuels and OlefinS)
Reporting period: 2020-11-01 to 2022-04-30
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 and propylene depending on location, amount of available renewable energy and economic needs. Propane, being a constituent of LPG, is utilized as an easily stored fuel used for heating, cooking and transportation, whereas and the more valuable product propene constitutes a very important base chemical for production e.g. of polypropylene (PP), propylenoxide (PO) and acrylonitrile (AN) all of them with an expected significant increase in demand. 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, Life Cycle Analysis (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.