Dept. MIFT (Industrial Chemistry), Univ. Messina, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy.
Dept. ChiBioFarAm (Industrial Chemistry), Univ. Messina, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, 98166, Messina, Italy.
ChemSusChem. 2017 Nov 23;10(22):4409-4419. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201701507. Epub 2017 Nov 9.
The future feasibility of decarbonized industrial chemical production based on the substitution of fossil feedstocks (FFs) with renewable energy (RE) sources is discussed. Indeed, the use of FFs as an energy source has the greatest impact on the greenhouse gas emissions of chemical production. This future scenario is indicated as "solar-driven" or "RE-driven" chemistry. Its possible implementation requires to go beyond the concept of solar fuels, in particular to address two key aspects: i) the use of RE-driven processes for the production of base raw materials, such as olefins, methanol, and ammonia, and ii) the development of novel RE-driven routes that simultaneously realize process and energy intensification, particularly in the direction of a significant reduction of the number of the process steps.
讨论了基于可再生能源（RE）替代化石原料（FFs）实现脱碳工业化学生产的未来可行性。实际上，FFs 作为能源的使用对化学生产的温室气体排放影响最大。这种未来情景被称为“太阳能驱动”或“RE 驱动”化学。其可能的实施需要超越太阳能燃料的概念，特别是要解决两个关键方面：i）使用 RE 驱动的工艺生产基础原料，如烯烃、甲醇和氨；ii）开发新型的 RE 驱动路线，同时实现工艺和能源强化，特别是朝着显著减少工艺步骤数量的方向发展。
