CHMICAL SYNTHESIS
Chemical synthesis using CO2 as a raw material is one of the methods for reducing emissions.
It can be applied to the production of dimethyl carbonate, hydrogen, methanol, methane, and can also be applied to other synthetic techniques.
Carbon dioxide is a non-toxic and readily available chemical. It has been widely used as a C1 building block for the synthesis of very important chemicals.
CO2 as feedstock
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Captured CO2 can be converted into a variety of products as a chemical feedstock.
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It can be used to produce polycarbonate (with a zinc-based catalyst) or other organic products such as acetic acid, urea and PVC.
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Currently using CO2, 75% of urea production (112 million tons), 2% of methanol production (2 million tons), 43% of salicylic acid production (30,000 tons), 50% of cyclic carbonate production (40,000 tons) ) is being produced.
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CO2 used as a chemical raw material is not permanently reduced, but the total amount of greenhouse gas can be controlled by capturing CO2 emitted through commercialization.
CO2 as raw material
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CO2 is a generally inexpensive waste that contributes significantly to global warming.
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Meanwhile, CO2 cannot be converted into common chemicals or fuels without significant energy input and contains particularly strong bonds that are not reactive.
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Processes are being developed to convert CO2 into useful products using minimal non-renewable energy.
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Various products necessary in our daily life can be produced by capturing carbon dioxide at low cost in Arstroma's CCUS.