Electrosynthesis of Ethylene for the chemical industry

化学工业用电合成乙烯

• 批准号: 568787-2021
• 负责人: Sinton, David
• 金额: $ 15.41万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=722534
• 关键词: Electrosynthesis; Ethylene; chemical; industry

This project brings together a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Toronto, Queen's University, Canadian clean tech innovator Ionomr Innovations, and global industrial partner TotalEnergies to develop a scalable electrocatalytic process for the synthesis of low-carbon-footprint ethylene from carbon dioxide and renewable electricity. Ethylene is a widely used chemical feedstock that is the foundation for many consumer goods, including plastics, cosmetics, and textiles. Conventional ethylene synthesis emits large amounts of greenhouse gases. The electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 into chemical feedstocks offers a means to avoid emissions, displace fossil feedstocks, and utilize excess renewable electricity.This project builds upon an existing partnership between TotalEnergies and UofT in which the feasibility of this technology was demonstrated. However, there were still questions about how the technology could be scaled for commercial deployment and it was not clear which system design would be most promising. To address these challenges, we will focus on optimization at the component and integrated system level, with emphasis on advanced customization of the membrane at the centre of MEA cells. To enable this work we have partnered with Ionomr Innovations to develop membranes purpose-built for electrochemical CO2-to-ethylene conversion.In partnership with TotalEnergies and Ionomr Innovations, we will derisk this technology and position it for demonstration and in so doing develop a market for made-in-Canada membranes, and systems, purpose-built for electrochemical CO2-to-ethylene conversion.

该项目汇集了来自多伦多大学，皇后大学，加拿大清洁技术创新者Ionomr Innovations和全球工业合作伙伴TotalEnergies的多学科研究团队，以开发可扩展的电催化工艺，用于从二氧化碳和可再生电力合成低碳足迹乙烯。乙烯是一种广泛使用的化学原料，是许多消费品的基础，包括塑料，化妆品和纺织品。传统的乙烯合成会排放大量的温室气体。将二氧化碳电催化转化为化学原料提供了一种避免排放、替代化石原料和利用过剩可再生电力的方法。该项目建立在TotalEnergies和UofT之间现有的合作伙伴关系基础上，该合作伙伴关系证明了该技术的可行性。然而，关于如何将该技术扩展到商业部署仍然存在问题，并且不清楚哪种系统设计最有前途。为了应对这些挑战，我们将重点关注组件和集成系统层面的优化，重点是膜电极组件电池中心膜的高级定制。为了实现这项工作，我们与Ionomr Innovations合作开发了专门用于电化学CO2转化为乙烯的膜。与TotalEnergies和Ionomr Innovations合作，我们将降低这项技术的风险，并将其定位为示范，从而为加拿大制造的专门用于电化学CO2转化为乙烯的膜和系统开发市场。