Recent Developments in Methanol Technology by Air Liquide for CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction and CO<sub>2</sub> Usage
Stéphane Haag, Christopher Drosdzol, Bryce A. Williams, Vincent Peña, Norbert Palauschek, Michael Wilken, Armin Günther, Veronika Gronemann, Alexander Roesch
Abstract
Abstract Within the energy transition and decarbonization of the industrial sector, one of the main challenges is identifying competitive solutions to capture CO 2 from chemical and energy plants to reduce emissions. The reduction of the carbon footprint as well as the valorization of CO 2 ‐rich gases are of increasing interest for many industries and methanol is a perfect fit for energy storage, for producing clean fuels, and as building block for producing high value chemicals. In this article, an update of recent developments by Air Liquide Engineering & Construction regarding methanol technology is provided, focusing on CO 2 reduction of large‐scale plants and on new solutions for CO 2 utilization. For large‐scale methanol plants, drop‐in solutions using carbon capture technologies can be proposed to dramatically decrease the CO 2 emissions.