Electrochemical carbon dioxide utilization technology for glycerol carbonate production

电化学二氧化碳利用技术生产碳酸甘油酯

• 批准号: 505854-2017
• 负责人: Kirk, Donald
• 金额: $ 1.09万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Idea to Innovation
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2016-01-01 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=609936
• 关键词: Electrochemical; carbon; dioxide; utilization; technology

This proposal is to conduct an independent market survey to determine the market opportunities for a novel technology developed in my laboratory at the University of Toronto. The innovation which has led the University to apply for US patent protection involves the electrochemical conversion of a low value, waste product using CO2 as a coupling agent to produce a high value polymer precursor, glycerol carbonate. The process is both novel and energy efficient. The waste product, glycerol, is produced as a byproduct of biodiesel production. The production of biodiesel is rapidly growing and has led to a surplus of the by-product glycerol. The current world biodiesel supply is about 37 billion gallons with an accompanying 4 billion gallons of crude glycerol production . As a consequence, the price of glycerol has been dropping dramatically and is about of 240 US$/ton. The conversion of waste glycerol to glycerol carbonate has a number of economic drivers. Glycerol carbonate is a high value-added product with market price greater than 8141 US$/ton. The conversion of glycerol to glycerol carbonate uses carbon dioxide to couple with glycerol and hence is a carbon negative process. Most importantly, the market scale for the technology is significant.

这个建议是进行一个独立的市场调查，以确定市场机会的一个新的技术开发在我的实验室在多伦多大学。该大学申请美国专利保护的创新涉及使用CO2作为偶联剂对低价值废物进行电化学转化，以生产高价值聚合物前体碳酸甘油酯。该方法既新颖又节能。废弃物甘油是生物柴油生产的副产品。生物柴油的生产正在迅速增长，并导致副产品甘油过剩。目前世界生物柴油供应量约为370亿加仑，同时生产40亿加仑粗甘油。因此，甘油的价格急剧下降，约为240美元/吨。将废甘油转化为碳酸甘油酯具有许多经济驱动因素。碳酸甘油酯是一种高附加值产品，市场价格超过8141美元/吨。甘油向碳酸甘油酯的转化使用二氧化碳与甘油偶联，因此是碳负过程。最重要的是，该技术的市场规模很大。