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: $ 13.72万
• 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: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=696292
• 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。目前缺乏经济 捕获工业排放的动机，因为被捕获的二氧化碳几乎没有价值。但是，如可再生能源 电力能力在降低价格的同时继续增加，这是一个巨大的机会 使用干净的电力将二氧化碳转换为使用电催化的产物。电催化可以使 二氧化碳原料的传统化石衍生化学物质的合成；但是，现有系统展示 性能差，与现有技术没有竞争力。 我们将开发新的催化剂材料和系统，以实现可再生的高选择性和效率 乙烯生产。乙烯是世界上最重要的石油化学物质之一，具有市场规模 大约$ 200B。 该项目将导致一个可再生电力驱动的乙烯合成的过程 具有常规化石衍生的方法在经济上具有竞争力。这将帮助加拿大达到其 温室气体排放目标是通过提供石化工业和脱碳的道路 能够吸收可再生电力和碳捕获技术。 该提案与工业合作伙伴共同制定：总计石油和天然气 公司总部位于法国巴黎，在蒙特利尔拥有重大运营；以及其子公司 哈钦森（Hutchinson），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 向加拿大工业的项目，特别是为了确保该技术与 Total/Hutchinson的石化操作。