CHMICAL SYNTHESIS
Chemical synthesis using CO2 as a raw material is one of the methods for reducing emissions.
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It can be applied to the production of dimethyl carbonate, hydrogen, methanol, methane, and can also be applied to other synthetic techniques.
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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.