Economic Assessment of the Hydrogenation of CO2 to Liquid Fuels and Petrochemical Feedstock |
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| Authors: | Dr.‐Ing. Quido Smejkal Dr. Uwe Rodemerck Dr.‐Ing. Edmund Wagner Prof. em. Dr. Manfred Baerns |
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| Affiliation: | 1. EnProCo Berlin GmbH, Volmerstra?e 7a, 12489 Berlin, Germany;2. Leibniz‐Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock, Albert‐Einstein‐Stra?e 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany;3. General Institute of Applied Nature‐Adapted Technologies G.I.A.N.T. AG, Wilhelmstra?e 8, 65185 Wiesbaden, Germany;4. Fritz‐Haber‐Institute of Max‐Planck Society, Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry, Faradayweg 4?–?6, 14195 Berlin, Germany |
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| Abstract: | To remove high concentrations of CO2 from the off‐gas of coal‐driven power plants, a new process was proposed. The catalytic hydrogenation of the CO2 leads to the production of C2 – C4 (petrochemical feedstock) and liquid C5+ hydrocarbons (fuel). Thus, environmentally harmful CO2 may be converted sustainably to useful products. On the basis of a process flow sheet, the costs for processing the CO2 are estimated for different plant sizes. The price of hydrogen contributes significantly to the overall production costs. Further price reductions may be achieved by final engineering optimization of the process as a whole and specific unit operations. |
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| Keywords: | CO2 Hydrogenation Economic process assessment Hydrocarbon products Hydrocarbons Liquid fuel Product pricing |
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