Posts with category: CCU

Lists of posts with category CCU

Unique equipment for biotechnological capture and conversion of CO2 into chemical building blocks developed in the BioRECO2VER project


CO2 as renewable carbon source Carbon is the main element in numerous materials used in industrial processes and in our daily lives. It is currently mostly provided from fossil sources. But what if carbon could be used directly from CO2 emissions? Biotechnology shows particularly great potential for the eco-effective conversion of climate-damaging CO2 emissions into


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First, Large-Scale CO2-Capture Plant in Cement Production Halves Emissions


Using Aker Carbon Capture’s proprietary carbon-capture technology, HeidelbergCement Norcem will realize the world’s first carbon capture facility for large-scale cement production. From the summer of 2024, 400,000 tons of CO2 will be captured annually from the Norwegian cement factory in Brevik – corresponding to 50% of the factory’s overall emissions. The carbon will be compressed


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Erste großtechnische CO2-Abscheideanlage der Zementindustrie reduziert Emissionen um 50%


Mit Hilfe der von Aker Carbon Capture entwickelten Kohlenstoffbindungs-technologie wird Nordic Cement die weltweit erste CO2-Abscheideanlage im Großmaßstab für die Zementproduktion umsetzen. Ab Sommer 2024 werden so jährlich 400.000 Tonnen CO2 abgeschieden, was insgesamt 50 % der Emissionen des Zementwerkes in Brevik entspricht. Dieser Kohlenstoff wird mit den Technologien der Kooperationspartner Aker Carbon Capture und


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Researchers Develop Pb1Cu Catalyst for CO2-to-formate Conversion


A research team led by Prof. ZENG Jie from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and their collaborators, realized highly selective CO2-to-formate conversion via Pb1Cu catalyst. The study was published in Nature Nanotechnology. Converting CO2 into valuable chemicals and fuels with renewable electricity offers a sustainable way toward realizing carbon neutral goals. The reported HCOOH-selective electrocatalysts, such as Bi, Sn, In, Pb and Pd, do not yield


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Higher Performance, Carbon Negative Plastics, Maybe for Less


Here’s the “We’ve Got a Big Problem” slide that we often see at the beginning of presentations in this space, especially the good ones. Hollywood movies sometimes begin with the meet cute, but the blockbusters usually begin with the problem — arrival of the villain — ever since Darth Vader appeared 2:40 into the opening


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A sustainable carbons cycle or a vicious emissions cycle?


On 15 December, the European Commission published its Sustainable Carbon Cycles Communication, which showcases its vision for carbon farming, industrial carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) and carbon capture and storage (CCS), and permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere. The communication is meant to provide a blueprint for how carbon removals can compensate for any residual


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Commission’s carbon farming ambition just buries the problem, stakeholders warn


The European Commission’s communication on sustainable carbon cycles promising a new source of revenue for farmers received a lukewarm response from the farming sector on Wednesday (15 December) while NGOs blasted it for letting real polluters off the hook. In a bid to increase removals of carbon from the atmosphere, the long-awaited communication sets out


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Für Bier und Cider: Wie ein Teil des CO₂ neue Verwendung findet


“Kein Bier zur EM” – mit derartigen Ankündigungen erschreckten die Boulevardblätter im Sommer 2021 die Briten. Der Grund für den drohenden Engpass: CO2-Knappheit, denn der Stoff wird als Kohlensäure Bier, Cider oder Softdrinks hinzugefügt – für das prickelnde Geschmackserlebnis. Auch ansonsten ist das Klimagas ein viel gefragtes Produkt in Großbritannien. Entsprechend lässt sich mit 350


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Neste erwirbt einen Minderheitsanteil an Alterra Energy: als Partner werden die Unternehmen Alterras Kunststoff-Verflüssigungstechnologie in Europa vermarkten


Neste, der weltweit führende Anbieter von erneuerbarem Diesel, erneuerbarem Düsenkraftstoff und ein Wegbereiter für Drop-in-Lösungen für erneuerbare Chemikalien, hat heute den Erwerb eines Minderheitsanteils an Alterra Energy angekündigt, einem innovativen Unternehmen für chemische Recyclingtechnologien. Nestes Kapitalbeteiligung unterstützt die Expansion von Alterra Energy. Die Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Unternehmen umfasst die gemeinsame Entwicklung von Technologie sowie die


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EU strategy on sustainable carbon cycles is a major opportunity


The European Commission has published an initiative on restoring sustainable carbon cycles. Marco Mensink, Cefic Director General, said: Sustainable carbon cycles will be key towards 2050. As you can see in the new EU strategy, the chemical industry plays a central role. We have already made significant progress in reducing carbon intensity, notably through energy


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