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Im Rahmen des EFRE-Programms Baden-Württemberg 2021–2027 ruft das Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft zur Einreichung von Projekten im Bereich „BIO-CO₂-Recycling“ auf. Ziel ist es, CO₂ sowie weitere Kohlenstoffverbindungen aus Gasgemischen und Abgasen als Rohstoffe nutzbar zu machen und dadurch zur Dekarbonisierung industrieller Prozesse sowie zur Umsetzung der Landesstrategie Nachhaltige Bioökonomie beizutragen. Was wird gefördert?
The HICCUPS project aims to efficiently convert biogenic CO₂ from wastewater treatment plants into bio-based polymers for packaging. Using an electrochemical process, CO₂ from sludge is transformed into monomers and polymerised into polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA). This biodegradable polymer, with excellent barrier properties, offers a renewable alternative to fossil-based polyethylene. To showcase its potential, PLGA-based packaging
A new palladium-loaded amorphous InGaZnOx (a-IGZO) catalyst achieved over 91% selectivity when converting carbon dioxide to methanol, report researchers from Japan. Unlike traditional catalysts, this system leverages the electronic properties of semiconductors to generate all the species necessary for the conversion reaction. This study demonstrates novel design principles for sustainable catalysis based on electronic structure engineering.
Prometheus Fuels (Prometheus), the company making low-cost carbon-neutral fuels from direct air capture and renewable electricity, today announced it has reached commercial readiness for its proprietary e-Fuel production system. The company’s Titan Forge Alpha prototype has successfully integrated a full-scale 50-cell Faraday Reactor validating its core technology at TRL 9, the highest benchmark for real-world deployment
Polyvinyl chloride is one of the world’s most widely produced plastics, yet recycling remains a major challenge due to its high chlorine content and limited compatibility with standard processes. A team from the University of Mons has now explored the use of CO₂-binding alcohols (CO₂BALs) to chemically modify PVC, paving the way for improved upcycling.
What are the most promising CO2 point sources? How can the maturity of different reactor designs be determined? And which target product has the highest drop-in market potential? There are still some unanswered questions on the way to the industrialization of CO2electrolysis. Answers are provided by a roadmap for linking sources and sinks of CO2 – drawn
Was sind die vielversprechendsten CO2-Punktquellen? Wie lässt sich der Reifegrad verschiedener Reaktorkonstruktionen bestimmen? Und welches Zielprodukt hat das höchste Drop-in-Marktpotenzial? Auf dem Weg zur Industrialisierung der CO2-Elektrolyse sind noch einige Fragen offen. Antworten liefert eine Roadmap für die Verknüpfung von CO2-Quellen und -Senken – aufgestellt von Forschenden des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Umwelt-, Sicherheits- und Energietechnik UMSICHT,
The ocean serves as Earth’s largest dynamic carbon sink, absorbing 400 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) annually through continuous exchange with the atmosphere. Researchers at Yale have now developed an efficient system to extract and convert dissolved CO₂ into clean fuels and useful industrial feedstock. Published in Nature Communications, this breakthrough could transform seawater into a
Off-grid, modular, and seaworthy: KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) and partners intend to produce synthetic fuels on a floating platform using wind energy, seawater, and ambient air. For this purpose, the “PtX-Wind” project was launched under the H2Mare lead project. A corresponding modular plant was installed on a barge and lies operational at anchor in
Netzunabhängig, modular und hochseetauglich: Das Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) und Partner wollen im H2Mare-Projekt PtX-Wind auf einer schwimmenden Plattform synthetische Kraftstoffe aus Windenergie, Meerwasser und Umgebungsluft produzieren. Eine entsprechende modulare Anlage wurde auf einer Barke installiert und liegt betriebsbereit in Bremerhaven. Noch in diesem Jahr wird sie vor Helgoland erstmals Kraftstoff direkt auf dem