Catalysis for e-Chemistry: Need and Gaps for a Future De-Fossilized Chemical Production, with Focus on the Role of Complex (Direct) Syntheses by Electrocatalysis

G Papanikolaou, G Centi, S Perathoner… - ACS catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
The prospects, needs and limits in current approaches in catalysis to accelerate the
transition to e-chemistry, where this term indicates a fossil fuel-free chemical production, are …

[HTML][HTML] A review of technical advances, barriers, and solutions in the power to hydrogen (P2H) roadmap

G Hu, C Chen, HT Lu, Y Wu, C Liu, L Tao, Y Men, G He… - Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Power to hydrogen (P2H) provides a promising solution to the geographic mismatch
between sources of renewable energy and the market, due to its technological maturity …

The CO2 reduction potential for the European industry via direct electrification of heat supply (power-to-heat)

S Madeddu, F Ueckerdt, M Pehl… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The decarbonisation of industry is a bottleneck for the EU's 2050 target of climate neutrality.
Replacing fossil fuels with low-carbon electricity is at the core of this challenge; however, the …

Power-to-methanol: The role of process flexibility in the integration of variable renewable energy into chemical production

C Chen, A Yang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemical process electrification and renewable energy integration facilitate one another
along the pathway towards a greener industry. However, integrating intermittent and …

[HTML][HTML] A techno-economic and life cycle assessment for the production of green methanol from CO2: catalyst and process bottlenecks

T Cordero-Lanzac, A Ramirez, A Navajas… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The success of catalytic schemes for the large-scale valorization of CO 2 does not only
depend on the development of active, selective and stable catalytic materials but also on the …

[HTML][HTML] Charting the path toward a greener world: A review of facilitating and inhibiting factors for carbon neutrality

S Talwar, A Dhir, A Luqman, J Gupta… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The threat of anthropogenic carbon emissions and the consequent climate risk at the global
level has led to a noticeable surge in academic research in the area. However, the literature …

A supply curve of electricity-based hydrogen in a decarbonized European energy system in 2050

B Lux, B Pfluger - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Alongside substituting fossil fuels with renewable energies and increasing energy efficiency,
the utilization of electricity-based hydrogen or its derived synthetic fuels is a potential …

Nitrogen fixation with water vapor by nonequilibrium plasma: toward sustainable ammonia production

Y Gorbanev, E Vervloessem, A Nikiforov… - ACS sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ammonia is a crucial nutrient used for plant growth and as a building block in the
pharmaceutical and chemical industry, produced via nitrogen fixation of the ubiquitous …

Promising pathways: The geographic and energetic potential of power-to-x technologies based on regeneratively obtained hydrogen

M Hermesmann, K Grübel, L Scherotzki… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In light of advancing climate change, environmentally-friendly methods for generating
renewable energy are being employed to an increasing extent. This use, however, leads to …

Microwave assisted steam reforming in a high efficiency catalytic reactor

E Meloni, M Martino, V Palma - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The current H 2 production in the EU (> 27 kt/d) is almost entirely from natural gas via
Methane Steam Reforming (MSR), a strongly endothermic catalytic process, carried out in …