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Climate change mitigation potential of carbon capture and utilization in the chemical industry

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Kätelhön, Arne, Meys, Raoul, Deutz, Sarah, Suh, Sangwon, Bardow, André·2019·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

DOI 10.1073/pnas.1821029116PMC PMC6561304

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Significance: Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) drives climate change when released to the atmosphere. Alternatively, CO 2 could be captured and utilized as carbon source for chemicals. Here, we provide a global assessment of the technical climate change mitigation potential of carbon capture and utilization (CCU) in the chemical industry. We develop an engineering-level model of the global chemical industry representing 75% of current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The model allows us to analyze the potential disruptive changes through large-scale CO 2 utilization and resulting emission reductions. Our study shows that CCU has the technical potential to lead to a carbon-neutral chemical industry and decouple chemical production from fossil resources. This transition, however, would cause largely increased mass flows and demand for low-carbon electricity.

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Authors: Kätelhön, A., Meys, R., Deutz, S., Suh, S., & Bardow, A.
Affiliations: RWTH Aachen University (DE)
University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
Forschungszentrum Jülich (DE)
Corresponding author: Bardow, André
ORCID: Kätelhön, Arne
Meys, Raoul
Deutz, Sarah
Suh, Sangwon
Bardow, André
Venue: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
Published: 2019-05-13
Volume: 116
Issue: 23
Pages: 11187-11194
ISSN: 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1821029116
PMC: PMC6561304
OpenAlex: W2946269349
Semantic Scholar: e24d6d882c78389a9c356b87ac46e065087549cf
Cited by: 643
References: 53
Citations by year: 2026: 65 · 2025: 94 · 2024: 104 · 2023: 98 · 2022: 99 · 2021: 96 · 2020: 72 · 2019: 15
FWCI: 39.62
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.pnas.org/site/aboutpnas/licenses.xhtml (vor, 184 d)
Locations: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
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eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen) (submittedVersion)
Funders: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (83557907)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Filtration and Separation › Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Keywords: carbon capture and utilization, CO2 utilization, chemical industry, climate change mitigation, greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonization, mass flow

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