Belsa Blanca, Xia Lu, García de Arquer F Pelayo
The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, ICFO - Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Castelldefels, Barcelona 08860, Spain.
ACS Energy Lett. 2024 Aug 9;9(9):4293-4305. doi: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c00955. eCollection 2024 Sep 13.
CO electroreduction (COE) converts CO into carbon-based fuels and chemical feedstocks that can be integrated into existing chemical processes. After decades of research, COE is approaching commercialization with several startups, pilot plants, and large initiatives targeting different products. Here, we analyze the global efforts in scaling up COE, addressing implementation challenges and proposing methods for acceleration. We present a comparative analysis of key performance indicators (KPIs) between laboratory and industrial settings and suggest a stepwise technoeconomic analysis (TEA) framework, supported by industrial data, exploiting interactions within the academic and industrial communities. We identify the lack of systems-oriented standardization and durability as the main bottlenecks slowing down progress in the lab-to-prototype-to-market pathway of COE technologies. Inspired by electrolysis and fuel cell technologies, we outline protocols to advance fundamental research and aid catalyst development progress in performance, upscaling, and technology readiness level of COE.
CO 电还原 (COE) 将 CO 转化为可整合到现有化学工艺中的碳基燃料和化学原料。经过数十年的研究，随着几家初创公司、试点工厂以及针对不同产品的大型项目的开展，COE 正迈向商业化。在此，我们分析了全球在扩大 COE 规模方面所做的努力，探讨了实施过程中面临的挑战，并提出了加速发展的方法。我们对实验室和工业环境中的关键绩效指标 (KPI) 进行了比较分析，并提出了一个逐步的技术经济分析 (TEA) 框架，该框架以工业数据为支撑，利用学术和工业界内部的互动。我们发现缺乏面向系统的标准化和耐久性是减缓 COE 技术从实验室到原型再到市场这一进程的主要瓶颈。受电解和燃料电池技术的启发，我们概述了推进基础研究的方案，并助力 COE 在性能、扩大规模和技术就绪水平方面的催化剂开发进展。
