The electrically-powered synthesis of ethylene for the chemical industry

化学工业乙烯电动合成

• 批准号: 515310-2017
• 负责人: Sargent, Edward
• 金额: $ 27.44万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=664294
• 关键词: electrically; powered; synthesis; ethylene; chemical

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions is an urgent global challenge. There is currently a lack of economic**incentive to capture industrial emissions as there is little value in the captured CO2. However, as renewable**electricity capacity continues to increase in scale while dropping in price, there exists an enormous opportunity**to use clean electricity to convert CO2 into products of value using electrocatalysis. Electrocatalysis enables the**synthesis of conventionally fossil-derived chemicals from CO2 feedstock; however, existing systems exhibit**poor performance and are not competitive with incumbent technologies.**We will develop new catalyst materials and systems to achieve high selectivity and efficiency for renewable**ethylene production. Ethylene is one of the most important petrochemicals in the world and has a market size**of approximately $200B.**This project will result in a process for the renewable electricity-powered synthesis of ethylene that is**economically competitive with conventional fossil-derived methods. This will help Canada reach its**greenhouse gas emission goals by providing a path towards decarbonization of the petrochemicals industry and**enabling the uptake of renewable electricity and carbon capture technologies.**This proposal was developed jointly with the industrial partners: TOTAL, a major integrated oil and gas**company headquartered in Paris, France having significant operations in Montreal; and also with its subsidiary,**Hutchinson, an aerospace and materials company based in Montreal. Our goal was to ensure relevance of the**project to Canadian industry, and specifically to ensure that the technology is compatible with**TOTAL/Hutchinson's petrochemical operations.

减少二氧化碳排放是全球紧迫的挑战。目前，由于捕获的二氧化碳几乎没有价值，因此缺乏经济**捕获工业排放的动机。但是，随着可再生**的电力能力在价格下降的同时继续增加，因此存在很大的机会**使用清洁电力将二氧化碳转换为使用电催化的价值产品。电催化能够从二氧化碳原料中**综合传统化石衍生的化学物质；但是，现有系统表现出**差的性能，并且与现有技术没有竞争力。乙烯是世界上最重要的石油化学物质之一，市场规模**约为$ 200B。 - 衍生的方法。这将通过提供石化行业脱碳的道路来帮助加拿大实现其**温室气体排放目标，并**实现了可再生电力和碳捕获技术的吸收。一家总部位于法国巴黎的主要石油和天然气**公司在蒙特利尔开展了重要业务；以及其子公司** Hutchinson，这是一家位于蒙特利尔的航空航天和材料公司。我们的目标是确保**项目与加拿大行业的相关性，特别是为了确保技术与** Total/Hutchinson的石化操作兼容。