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Centi G, Liu Y, Perathoner S. Catalysis for Carbon-Circularity: Emerging Concepts and Role of Inorganic Chemistry. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202400843. [PMID: 38804532 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Carbon circularity is crucial for achieving a circular economy but has wider implications and impacts with respect to the circularity of materials. It has an in-depth transformative effect on the economy. CO2 recycling is a critical component for this objective, with catalysis and inorganic chemistry playing a determining role in achieving this challenge. This concept paper presents some examples, as food for thought, of unconventional aspects in developing thermal and electro/photocatalysts for recycling CO2. The aspects discussed regard designing novel materials for CO2 thermo- or electro-conversion and developing novel nanostructured electrodes.
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- Gabriele Centi
- Department ChiBioFarA, University of Messina, European Research Institute of Catalysis (ERIC aisbl), V. le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, 116023, Dalian, China
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- Department ChiBioFarA, University of Messina, European Research Institute of Catalysis (ERIC aisbl), V. le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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Al-Sakkari EG, Ragab A, Dagdougui H, Boffito DC, Amazouz M. Carbon capture, utilization and sequestration systems design and operation optimization: Assessment and perspectives of artificial intelligence opportunities. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 917:170085. [PMID: 38224888 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) is a promising solution to decarbonize the energy and industrial sectors to mitigate climate change. An integrated assessment of technological options is required for the effective deployment of CCUS large-scale infrastructure between CO2 production and utilization/sequestration nodes. However, developing cost-effective strategies from engineering and operation perspectives to implement CCUS is challenging. This is due to the diversity of upstream emitting processes located in different geographical areas, available downstream utilization technologies, storage sites capacity/location, and current/future energy/emissions/economic conditions. This paper identifies the need to achieve a robust hybrid assessment tool for CCUS modeling, simulation, and optimization based mainly on artificial intelligence (AI) combined with mechanistic methods. Thus, a critical literature review is conducted to assess CCUS technologies and their related process modeling/simulation/optimization techniques, while evaluating the needs for improvements or new developments to reduce overall CCUS systems design and operation costs. These techniques include first principles- based and data-driven ones, i.e. AI and related machine learning (ML) methods. Besides, the paper gives an overview on the role of life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate CCUS systems where the combined LCA-AI approach is assessed. Other advanced methods based on the AI/ML capabilities/algorithms can be developed to optimize the whole CCUS value chain. Interpretable ML combined with explainable AI can accelerate optimum materials selection by giving strong rules which accelerates the design of capture/utilization plants afterwards. Besides, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) coupled with process simulations will accelerate process design/operation optimization through considering simultaneous optimization of equipment sizing and operating conditions. Moreover, generative deep learning (GDL) is a key solution to optimum capture/utilization materials design/discovery. The developed AI methods can be generalizable where the extracted knowledge can be transferred to future works to help cutting the costs of CCUS value chain.
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- Eslam G Al-Sakkari
- Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, 2500 Chemin de Polytechnique, Montréal, Québec H3T 1J4, Canada; CanmetENERGY, 1615 Lionel-Boulet Blvd, P.O. Box 4800, Varennes, Québec J3X 1P7, Canada.
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- Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, 2500 Chemin de Polytechnique, Montréal, Québec H3T 1J4, Canada; CanmetENERGY, 1615 Lionel-Boulet Blvd, P.O. Box 4800, Varennes, Québec J3X 1P7, Canada
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- Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, 2500 Chemin de Polytechnique, Montréal, Québec H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, 2500 Chemin de Polytechnique, Montréal, Québec H3T 1J4, Canada; Canada Research Chair in Engineering Process Intensification and Catalysis (EPIC), Canada
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- CanmetENERGY, 1615 Lionel-Boulet Blvd, P.O. Box 4800, Varennes, Québec J3X 1P7, Canada
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Aliyeva V, Paninho AB, Nunes AVM, Karmakar A, Gurbanov AV, Rutigliano AR, Gallo E, Mahmudov KT, Pombeiro AJL. Halogen Bonding in the Decoration of Secondary Coordination Sphere of Zinc(II) and Cadmium(II) Complexes: Catalytic Application in Cycloaddition Reaction of CO 2 with Epoxides. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:42290-42300. [PMID: 38024759 PMCID: PMC10652379 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c04262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Three new zinc(II) complexes [Zn(H2L3)2(H2O)3] (Zn2), [Zn(H3L2a)(H2O)3]n (Zn3) (H3L2a = 2,4-diiodo-5-(2-(2,4,6-trioxotetrahydropyrimidin-5(2H)-ylidene)hydrazineyl)isophthalate) and [Zn(HL4)(DMF)(H2O)]n (Zn4) were synthesized by the reaction of Zn(II) salts with 5-(2-(2,4-dioxopentan-3-ylidene)hydrazineyl) isophthalic acid (H3L3), 2,4,6-triiodo-5-(2-(2,4,6-trioxotetrahydropyrimidin-5(2H)-ylidene)hydrazineyl) isophthalic acid (H5L2) (in the presence of NH2OH·HCl) and 5-(2-(2,4-dioxopentan-3-ylidene)hydrazineyl)-2,4,6-triiodoisophthalic acid (H3L4), respectively. According to the X-ray structural analysis, the intramolecular resonance-assisted hydrogen bond ring remains intact, with N···O distances of 2.562(5) and 2.573(5) Å in Zn2, 2.603(6) Å in Zn3, and 2.563(8) Å in Zn4. In the crystal packing of Zn3, the cooperation of I···O and I···I types of halogen bonds between tectons leads to a one-dimensional supramolecular polymer, while I···O interactions aggregate 1D chains of coordination polymer Zn4. These new complexes (Zn2, Zn3, and Zn4) and known [Zn(H3L1)(H2O)2]n (Zn1) (H3L1 = 5-(2-(2,4,6-trioxotetrahydropyrimidin-5(2H)-ylidene) hydrazineyl)isophthalate), {[Zn(H3L1)(H2O)3]·3H2O}n (Zn5), [Cd(H3L1)(H2O)2]n (Cd1), {[Cd(HL3)(H2O)2(DMF)]·H2O}n (Cd2), [Cd(H3L3)]n (Cd-3), {[Cd2(μ-H2O)2(μ-H2L4)2(H2L4)2]·2H2O}n (Cd4), and {[Cd(H3L1)(H2O)3]·4H2O}n (Cd5) were tested as catalysts in the cycloaddition reaction of CO2 with epoxides in the presence of tetrabutylammonium halides as the cocatalyst. The halogen-bonded catalyst Zn4 is the most efficient one in the presence of tetrabutylammonium bromide by affording a high yield (85-99%) of cyclic carbonates under solvent-free conditions after 48 h at 40 bar and 80 °C.
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- Vusala
A. Aliyeva
- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto
Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE,
Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica 2829-516, Portugal
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE,
Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica 2829-516, Portugal
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- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto
Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
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- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto
Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
- Excellence
Center, Baku State University, Z. Xalilov Str. 23, Az, Baku 1148, Azerbaijan
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- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto
Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Milan, Via Golgi 19, Milan I-20133, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Milan, Via Golgi 19, Milan I-20133, Italy
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- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto
Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
- Excellence
Center, Baku State University, Z. Xalilov Str. 23, Az, Baku 1148, Azerbaijan
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- Centro
de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Instituto
Superior Técnico, Universidade de
Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
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Cecilia J, Vilarrasa-García E, Azevedo D, Vílchez-Cózar A, Infantes-Molina A, Ballesteros-Plata D, Barroso-Martín I, Rodríguez-Castellón E. Valorization of wipe wastes for the synthesis of microporous carbons and their application in CO 2 capture, gas separation and H 2-storage. Heliyon 2023; 9:e20606. [PMID: 37860566 PMCID: PMC10582294 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Wipe wastes have been used as a cellulosic source to synthesize biochars. Prior to the synthesis of the adsorbents by the pyrolysis of wipes wastes, this waste was treated to remove the pathogenic agents. Then, the wipe wastes were pyrolyzed between 500 and 900 °C to obtain biochars, whose microporosity increased proportionally to the pyrolysis temperature, achieving a maximum CO2-adsorption uptake of 2.53 mmol/g at a pressure of 760 mm of Hg and 25 °C for the biochar pyrolized at 900 °C. The synthesized biochars are also highly selective towards CO2-adsorption in CO2/N2 or CO2/H2 mixtures. Hence, these adsorbents have shown a great potential to be used in flue gas treatment and H2-purification processes. Biochar treatment with KOH further improves microporosity due to chemical activation although the addition of a large amount of KOH leads to excessive microporosity causing a collapse in the pore structure and decreasing CO2-adsorption capacity.
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- J.A. Cecilia
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- GPSA - Grupo de Pesquisa em Separações por Adsorção, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza 60455-760, Brazil
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- GPSA - Grupo de Pesquisa em Separações por Adsorção, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza 60455-760, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografía y Mineralogía, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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Centi G, Perathoner S, Genovese C, Arrigo R. Advanced (photo)electrocatalytic approaches to substitute the use of fossil fuels in chemical production. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:3005-3023. [PMID: 36794323 PMCID: PMC9997108 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05132j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Electrification of the chemical industry for carbon-neutral production requires innovative (photo)electrocatalysis. This study highlights the contribution and discusses recent research projects in this area, which are relevant case examples to explore new directions but characterised by a little background research effort. It is organised into two main sections, where selected examples of innovative directions for electrocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis are presented. The areas discussed include (i) new approaches to green energy or H2 vectors, (ii) the production of fertilisers directly from the air, (iii) the decoupling of the anodic and cathodic reactions in electrocatalytic or photoelectrocatalytic devices, (iv) the possibilities given by tandem/paired reactions in electrocatalytic devices, including the possibility to form the same product on both cathodic and anodic sides to "double" the efficiency, and (v) exploiting electrocatalytic cells to produce green H2 from biomass. The examples offer hits to expand current areas in electrocatalysis to accelerate the transformation to fossil-free chemical production.
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- Gabriele Centi
- University of Messina, Dept ChiBioFarAm, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 32, 98166 Messina, Italy.
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- University of Messina, Dept ChiBioFarAm, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 32, 98166 Messina, Italy.
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- University of Messina, Dept ChiBioFarAm, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 32, 98166 Messina, Italy.
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- University of Salford, 336 Peel building, M5 4WT Manchester, UK
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Centi G, Perathoner S. The chemical engineering aspects of CO2 capture, combined with its utilisation. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2022.100879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mebrahtu C, Krebs F, Giorgianni G, Abate S, Perathoner S, Centi G, Large AI, Held G, Arrigo R, Palkovits R. Insights by in-situ studies on the nature of highly-active hydrotalcite-based Ni-Fe catalysts for CO2 methanation. Chem Eng Res Des 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2023.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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Efficient utilization of CO2 in power-to-liquids/power-to-gas hybrid processes: An economic-environmental assessment. J CO2 UTIL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.102376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Centi G, Perathoner S. Catalysis for an Electrified Chemical Production. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2022.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Yu Y, Wang D, Hong Y, Zhang T, Liu C, Chen J, Qin G, Li S. Bulk-immiscible CuAg alloy nanorods prepared by phase transition from oxides for electrochemical CO 2 reduction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:11163-11166. [PMID: 36111512 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04789f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Combining Cu and Ag in an alloy state holds promise to serve as a tandem catalyst for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction, but is restricted by immiscibility in the bulk. Here, a far-from-equilibrium method is developed to synthesize CuAg alloy by electroreduction of Cu2Ag2O3 under a large cathodic overpotential. The alloy state of CuAg is conducive to the formation of C2+ molecules. A high formation rate of C2H4 of 159.8 μmol cm-2 h-1 is reached on the CuAg alloy nanorods, 2.3 times higher than that on pure Cu.
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- Yihong Yu
- Key Lab for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (MoE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.
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- Key Lab for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (MoE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.
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- Key Lab for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (MoE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.
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- Key Lab for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (MoE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.
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- Key Lab for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (MoE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.
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- College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Key Lab for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (MoE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.
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- Key Lab for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (MoE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China. .,Institute for Frontier Technologies of Low-Carbon Steelmaking, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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Singh V, Buelens LC, Poelman H, Saeys M, Marin GB, Galvita VV. Intensifying blue hydrogen production by in situ CO2 utilisation. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.102014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Borgogna A, Centi G, Iaquaniello G, Perathoner S, Papanikolaou G, Salladini A. Assessment of hydrogen production from municipal solid wastes as competitive route to produce low-carbon H 2. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 827:154393. [PMID: 35271922 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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An economic and CO2 emission impact assessment of the production of H2 from municipal solid waste in the two configurations of retrofitting an existing waste to energy plant with an electrolysis unit (WtE + El) and of hydrogen production via waste gasification (WtH2) is made with respect to reference cases of H2 production by steam reforming of methane (SMR) or of water electrolysis (El). The results are analyzed with reference to two scenarios depending on whether the fate of waste disposal emissions for SMR and El is accounted. The costs of H2 production as a function of waste gate fee and CO2 taxation as well as the CO2 emissions for both scenarios and the four cases of H2 production analyzed are reported. The results show that produce H2 from a WtE plant hybridized with an electrolyzer could be economic only when the plant is free from depreciation costs and no CO2 taxation exists. Conversely, WtH2 solution results preferable when CO2 taxation will be applied to the non-biogenic fraction of waste. Conditions when WtH2 may results competitive to SMR are defined, in terms of both cost of production and CO2 emissions. With respect to El case, WtH2 results more competitive under the assumption made in terms of combined costs and CO2 emissions.
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- University of Messina, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, Dept. ChiBioFarAm, viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy.
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- NextChem/MyreChemical, Via di Vannina 88/94, 00156 Rome, Italy; KT Spa, Via Castello della Magliana 27,00148 Rome, Italy.
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- University of Messina, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, Dept. ChiBioFarAm, viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- University of Messina, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, Dept. ChiBioFarAm, viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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Papanikolaou G, Centi G, Perathoner S, Lanzafame P. Catalysis for e-Chemistry: Need and Gaps for a Future De-Fossilized Chemical Production, with Focus on the Role of Complex (Direct) Syntheses by Electrocatalysis. ACS Catal 2022; 12:2861-2876. [PMID: 35280435 PMCID: PMC8902748 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c00099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The prospects, needs
and limits in current approaches in catalysis
to accelerate the transition to e-chemistry, where
this term indicates a fossil fuel-free chemical production, are discussed.
It is suggested that e-chemistry is a necessary element
of the transformation to meet the targets of net zero emissions by
year 2050 and that this conversion from the current petrochemistry
is feasible. However, the acceleration of the development of catalytic
technologies based on the use of renewable energy sources (indicated
as reactive catalysis) is necessary, evidencing that these are part
of a system of changes and thus should be assessed from this perspective.
However, it is perceived that the current studies in the area are
not properly addressing the needs to develop the catalytic technologies
required for e-chemistry, presenting a series of
relevant aspects and directions in which research should be focused
to develop the framework system transformation necessary to implement e-chemistry.
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- Georgia Papanikolaou
- University of Messina, Dept. ChiBioFarAm, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V. le F. Stagno d’ Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- University of Messina, Dept. ChiBioFarAm, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V. le F. Stagno d’ Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- University of Messina, Dept. ChiBioFarAm, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V. le F. Stagno d’ Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- University of Messina, Dept. ChiBioFarAm, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V. le F. Stagno d’ Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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Alam MI, Cheula R, Moroni G, Nardi L, Maestri M. Mechanistic and multiscale aspects of thermo-catalytic CO 2 conversion to C 1 products. Catal Sci Technol 2021; 11:6601-6629. [PMID: 34745556 PMCID: PMC8521205 DOI: 10.1039/d1cy00922b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The increasing environmental concerns due to anthropogenic CO2 emissions have called for an alternate sustainable source to fulfill rising chemical and energy demands and reduce environmental problems. The thermo-catalytic activation and conversion of abundantly available CO2, a thermodynamically stable and kinetically inert molecule, can significantly pave the way to sustainably produce chemicals and fuels and mitigate the additional CO2 load. This can be done through comprehensive knowledge and understanding of catalyst behavior, reaction kinetics, and reactor design. This review aims to catalog and summarize the advances in the experimental and theoretical approaches for CO2 activation and conversion to C1 products via heterogeneous catalytic routes. To this aim, we analyze the current literature works describing experimental analyses (e.g., catalyst characterization and kinetics measurement) as well as computational studies (e.g., microkinetic modeling and first-principles calculations). The catalytic reactions of CO2 activation and conversion reviewed in detail are: (i) reverse water-gas shift (RWGS), (ii) CO2 methanation, (iii) CO2 hydrogenation to methanol, and (iv) dry reforming of methane (DRM). This review is divided into six sections. The first section provides an overview of the energy and environmental problems of our society, in which promising strategies and possible pathways to utilize anthropogenic CO2 are highlighted. In the second section, the discussion follows with the description of materials and mechanisms of the available thermo-catalytic processes for CO2 utilization. In the third section, the process of catalyst deactivation by coking is presented, and possible solutions to the problem are recommended based on experimental and theoretical literature works. In the fourth section, kinetic models are reviewed. In the fifth section, reaction technologies associated with the conversion of CO2 are described, and, finally, in the sixth section, concluding remarks and future directions are provided.
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- Md Imteyaz Alam
- Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes, Dipartimento di Energia, Politecnico di Milano Via La Masa 34 20156 Milano Italy
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes, Dipartimento di Energia, Politecnico di Milano Via La Masa 34 20156 Milano Italy
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes, Dipartimento di Energia, Politecnico di Milano Via La Masa 34 20156 Milano Italy
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes, Dipartimento di Energia, Politecnico di Milano Via La Masa 34 20156 Milano Italy
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes, Dipartimento di Energia, Politecnico di Milano Via La Masa 34 20156 Milano Italy
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