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一项紧迫的全球性挑战。目前缺乏捕获工业排放物的经济刺激，因为捕获的二氧化碳没有什么价值。然而，随着可再生电力容量的规模不断增加，同时价格不断下降，使用清洁电力将二氧化碳转化为有价值的产品存在巨大的机会。电催化能够从CO2原料中合成常规化石衍生化学品;然而，现有系统表现出 ** 较差的性能，与现有技术相比没有竞争力。我们将开发新的催化剂材料和系统，以实现可再生乙烯生产的高选择性和效率。乙烯是世界上最重要的石化产品之一，市场规模 ** 约为2000亿美元。该项目将产生一种可再生电力驱动的乙烯合成工艺，与传统的化石衍生方法相比具有经济竞争力。这将有助于加拿大实现其 ** 温室气体排放目标，为石化行业脱碳提供一条道路，** 使可再生电力和碳捕获技术的采用成为可能。该提案是与工业合作伙伴共同制定的：道达尔，一家总部设在法国巴黎、在蒙特利尔有重要业务的大型综合石油和天然气公司 **;以及其子公司 ** 哈钦森，一家总部设在蒙特利尔的航空航天和材料公司。我们的目标是确保 ** 项目与加拿大工业的相关性，特别是确保该技术与 ** 道达尔/哈钦森的石化业务兼容。