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Carbon capture and use technologies (CCUt) to valorize industrial flue gases into products is the key to a circular economy. Risks related to technology readiness level (TRL) and supply chain design challenges still lack clarity, however, which might hinder the widespread implementation of CCUt. Industrial decarbonization requires a holistic approach, that includes supply chain design, techno-economic analysis (TEA), and lifecycle assessment (LCA) to drive the transition toward a low-carbon future. Here, formate production with biocatalytic (BR) or electrocatalytic (ER) routes was evaluated as a potential CCU strategy for industrial decarbonization. Electrocatalysis typically had a lower production cost than biocatalysis manufacturing, while the product carbon footprint (PCF) was generally lower for biotechnology. The uncertainty analysis (UA) indicated 58% and 2% probability to reduce emissions below petrochemical emissions with the BR and ER, respectively. Strategies for facilitating the deployment of formate factories, including carbon trading schemes, creating a market for industrial flue gas, and/or producing lower-grade products, were discussed.
Author(s): Pinto ASS, Gulpinar N, Liu F, Gibson E, Fuller L, Souter P
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: ACS Sustainable Resource Management
Year: 2025
Volume: 2
Issue: 5
Pages: 733-743
Online publication date: 07/03/2025
Acceptance date: 24/02/2025
Date deposited: 26/03/2025
ISSN (electronic): 2837-1445
Publisher: American Chemical Society
URL: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00472
DOI: 10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00472
Data Access Statement: Additional data that support the findings in this study are available upon reasonable request to the corresponding authors.
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