From Steel to Ethylene Super-Dry Reforming of CO2

Michiel W.F. Van Cauwelaert; Evangelos Delikonstantis; Lukas C. Buelens; Hilde Poelman; Kevin M. Van Geem; Vladimir V. Galvita

From Steel to Ethylene Super-Dry Reforming of CO₂

Michiel W.F. Van Cauwelaert
, Evangelos Delikonstantis
, Lukas C. Buelens
, Hilde Poelman
, Kevin M. Van Geem
, Vladimir V. Galvita

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

Closing the carbon cycle in energy-intensive industries is a major objective for the EU to enable a climate-neutral, circular economy by 2050, as exemplified by the Green Deal. A crucial step to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in steel manufacturing is to close the carbon cycle by using the emitted CO₂ to create a value chain and produce carbon-neutral fuels and chemicals. The here discussed value chain firstly converts CO₂ into CO via the innovative super-dry reforming (SDR) technology, with addition of novel elements. Secondly, gas fermentation of CO to ethanol can be performed. Finally, the core technologies of SDR and gas fermentation can be coupled to commercial value chain technologies. The combination of SDR with gas fermentation for ethanol production will be able to achieve a carbon footprint below 20 g CO₂ eq./MJ ethanol (compared to 34 g CO₂ eq./MJ with the current technologies) and hence be a true game-changer in achieving ethanol production with acceptable climate impact. Innovations to the SDR technology will further reduce this impact. Producing isopropanol rather than ethanol, and extending the value chain to produce, in a flexible way, C₂ - C₃ olefins such as ethylene and propylene, with current market sizes above 120 Mtonne/y and 300 B€/y, will further consolidate the economics, and expand market opportunities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	34th Ethylene Producers Conference 2022 - Topical Conference at the 2022 AIChE Spring Meeting and 18th Global Congress on Process Safety
Publisher	American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Pages	269-284
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9781713868163
State	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes
Event	34th Ethylene Producers Conference 2022 - Topical Conference at the 2022 AIChE Spring Meeting and 18th Global Congress on Process Safety - San Antonio, United States Duration: 10 Apr 2022 → 14 Apr 2022

Publication series

Name	AIChE Ethylene Producers Conference Proceedings
Volume	2022-April
ISSN (Print)	1066-1557

Conference

Conference	34th Ethylene Producers Conference 2022 - Topical Conference at the 2022 AIChE Spring Meeting and 18th Global Congress on Process Safety
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Antonio
Period	10/04/22 → 14/04/22

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Institute of Chemical Engineers. All rights reserved.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemical Engineering
General Chemistry

Cite this

Van Cauwelaert, M. W. F., Delikonstantis, E., Buelens, L. C., Poelman, H., Van Geem, K. M., & Galvita, V. V. (2022). From Steel to Ethylene Super-Dry Reforming of CO₂. In 34th Ethylene Producers Conference 2022 - Topical Conference at the 2022 AIChE Spring Meeting and 18th Global Congress on Process Safety (pp. 269-284). (AIChE Ethylene Producers Conference Proceedings; Vol. 2022-April). American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Van Cauwelaert, Michiel W.F. ; Delikonstantis, Evangelos ; Buelens, Lukas C. et al. / From Steel to Ethylene Super-Dry Reforming of CO₂. 34th Ethylene Producers Conference 2022 - Topical Conference at the 2022 AIChE Spring Meeting and 18th Global Congress on Process Safety. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2022. pp. 269-284 (AIChE Ethylene Producers Conference Proceedings).

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From Steel to Ethylene Super-Dry Reforming of CO₂. / Van Cauwelaert, Michiel W.F.; Delikonstantis, Evangelos; Buelens, Lukas C. et al.
34th Ethylene Producers Conference 2022 - Topical Conference at the 2022 AIChE Spring Meeting and 18th Global Congress on Process Safety. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2022. p. 269-284 (AIChE Ethylene Producers Conference Proceedings; Vol. 2022-April).

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