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Title: General Techno-Economic Analysis of CO2 Electrolysis Systems

Abstract

The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) has received significant attention in academic research, although the techno-economic prospects of the technology for the large-scale production of chemicals are unclear. In this work, we briefly reviewed the current state-of-the-art CO2 reduction figures of merit, and performed an economic analysis of a generalized CO2 electrolyzer system for the production of 100 tons/day of various CO2 reduction products. While carbon monoxide and formic acid were the most economically favorable products under current conditions, higher-order alcohols such as ethanol and n-propanol could be highly promising if reasonable electrocatalytic performance benchmarks were achieved. Furthermore, we established performance targets such that if these targets are achieved, electrochemical CO2 reduction for fuels and chemicals production can become a profitable option as part of the growing renewable energy infrastructure.

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  1. Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)
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FE0029868
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Journal Name:
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 57; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 0888-5885
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; carbon dioxide; electrocatalysts; electrochemical reduction; organic acids; oxides; inorganic carbon compounds

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Jouny, Matthew, Luc, Wesley, and Jiao, Feng. General Techno-Economic Analysis of CO2 Electrolysis Systems. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03514.
Jouny, Matthew, Luc, Wesley, & Jiao, Feng. General Techno-Economic Analysis of CO2 Electrolysis Systems. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03514
Jouny, Matthew, Luc, Wesley, and Jiao, Feng. Fri . "General Techno-Economic Analysis of CO2 Electrolysis Systems". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03514. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1712664.
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abstractNote = {The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) has received significant attention in academic research, although the techno-economic prospects of the technology for the large-scale production of chemicals are unclear. In this work, we briefly reviewed the current state-of-the-art CO2 reduction figures of merit, and performed an economic analysis of a generalized CO2 electrolyzer system for the production of 100 tons/day of various CO2 reduction products. While carbon monoxide and formic acid were the most economically favorable products under current conditions, higher-order alcohols such as ethanol and n-propanol could be highly promising if reasonable electrocatalytic performance benchmarks were achieved. Furthermore, we established performance targets such that if these targets are achieved, electrochemical CO2 reduction for fuels and chemicals production can become a profitable option as part of the growing renewable energy infrastructure.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03514},
journal = {Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research},
number = 6,
volume = 57,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 19 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Fri Jan 19 00:00:00 EST 2018}
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  • Advanced Materials, Vol. 31, Issue 31
  • DOI: 10.1002/adma.201807166

Understanding the Origin of Highly Selective CO 2 Electroreduction to CO on Ni,N‐doped Carbon Catalysts
journal, January 2020

  • Koshy, David M.; Chen, Shucheng; Lee, Dong Un
  • Angewandte Chemie, Vol. 132, Issue 10
  • DOI: 10.1002/ange.201912857

Electroreduction of carbon dioxide to formate at high current densities using tin and tin oxide gas diffusion electrodes
journal, July 2019

  • Sen, Sujat; Brown, Steven M.; Leonard, McLain
  • Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, Vol. 49, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10800-019-01332-z

Emerging Carbon‐Based Heterogeneous Catalysts for Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide into Value‐Added Chemicals
journal, December 2018


Two-dimensional copper nanosheets for electrochemical reduction of carbon monoxide to acetate
journal, April 2019


Selective reduction of CO to acetaldehyde with CuAg electrocatalysts
journal, January 2020

  • Wang, Lei; Higgins, Drew C.; Ji, Yongfei
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 117, Issue 23
  • DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1821683117

General technoeconomic analysis for electrochemical coproduction coupling carbon dioxide reduction with organic oxidation
journal, November 2019


Linkage Effect in the Heterogenization of Cobalt Complexes by Doped Graphene for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction
journal, September 2019

  • Wang, Jiong; Huang, Xiang; Xi, Shibo
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 58, Issue 38
  • DOI: 10.1002/anie.201906475

Cyclic two-step electrolysis for stable electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to formate
journal, September 2019


Electrocatalytic Reduction of Gaseous CO 2 to CO on Sn/Cu‐Nanofiber‐Based Gas Diffusion Electrodes
journal, July 2019


A Highly Porous Copper Electrocatalyst for Carbon Dioxide Reduction
journal, October 2018

  • Lv, Jing-Jing; Jouny, Matthew; Luc, Wesley
  • Advanced Materials, Vol. 30, Issue 49
  • DOI: 10.1002/adma.201803111

Surface reconstruction of AgPd nanoalloy particles during the electrocatalytic formate oxidation reaction
journal, January 2020


Alloy Nanocatalysts for the Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction (ORR) and the Direct Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction (CO 2 RR)
journal, December 2018

  • Kim, Cheonghee; Dionigi, Fabio; Beermann, Vera
  • Advanced Materials, Vol. 31, Issue 31
  • DOI: 10.1002/adma.201805617

The p‐Orbital Delocalization of Main‐Group Metals to Boost CO 2 Electroreduction
journal, October 2018


Cooperative CO2-to-ethanol conversion via enriched intermediates at molecule–metal catalyst interfaces
journal, December 2019


Constraining CO coverage on copper promotes high-efficiency ethylene electroproduction
journal, November 2019


Formic acid, a biomass-derived source of energy and hydrogen for biomass upgrading
journal, January 2019

  • Valentini, Federica; Kozell, Vadym; Petrucci, Chiara
  • Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 12, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1039/c9ee01747j

Promises of Main Group Metal–Based Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction to Formate
journal, November 2019


Understanding the Origin of Highly Selective CO 2 Electroreduction to CO on Ni,N‐doped Carbon Catalysts
journal, January 2020

  • Koshy, David M.; Chen, Shucheng; Lee, Dong Un
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 59, Issue 10
  • DOI: 10.1002/anie.201912857

High Pressure Electrochemical Reduction of CO 2 to Formic Acid/Formate: A Comparison between Bipolar Membranes and Cation Exchange Membranes
journal, January 2019

  • Ramdin, Mahinder; Morrison, Andrew R. T.; de Groen, Mariette
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 58, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b04944

Multilayer Electrolyzer Stack Converts Carbon Dioxide to Gas Products at High Pressure with High Efficiency
journal, June 2019


Cyclic two-step electrolysis for stable electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to formate
journal, September 2019


General technoeconomic analysis for electrochemical coproduction coupling carbon dioxide reduction with organic oxidation
journal, November 2019