Kumar Bijandra, Muchharla Baleeswaraiah, Dikshit Moumita, Dongare Saudagar, Kumar Kapil, Gurkan Burcu, Spurgeon Joshua M
Department of Math. Comp. Science and Eng. Technology, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909 United States.
Laboratory of Environmental Sustainability and Energy Research (LESER), National Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110036 India.
Environ Sci Technol Lett. 2024 Sep 17;11(11):1161-1174. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00564. eCollection 2024 Nov 12.
Technoeconomic analysis (TEA) studies are vital for formulating guidelines that drive the commercialization of electrochemical CO reduction (eCOR) technologies. In this review, we first discuss the progress in the field of eCOR processes by providing current state-of-the-art metrices (e.g., faradic efficiency, current density) based on the recent heterogeneous catalysts' discovery, electrolytes, electrolyzers configuration, and electrolysis process designs. Next, we assessed the TEA studies for a wide range of eCOR final products, different modes of eCOR systems/processes, and discussed their relative competitiveness with relevant commercial products. Finally, we discuss challenges and future directions essential for eCOR commercialization by linking suggestions from TEA studies. We believe that this review will catalyze innovation in formulating advanced eCOR strategies to meet the TEA benchmarks for the conversion of CO into valuable chemicals at the industrial scale.
技术经济分析（TEA）研究对于制定推动电化学CO还原（eCOR）技术商业化的指导方针至关重要。在本综述中，我们首先通过基于近期非均相催化剂的发现、电解质、电解槽配置和电解工艺设计提供当前最先进的指标（例如，法拉第效率、电流密度）来讨论eCOR工艺领域的进展。接下来，我们评估了针对各种eCOR最终产品、不同eCOR系统/工艺模式的TEA研究，并讨论了它们与相关商业产品的相对竞争力。最后，我们通过结合TEA研究的建议来讨论eCOR商业化所必需的挑战和未来方向。我们相信，本综述将促进制定先进eCOR策略方面的创新，以满足在工业规模上将CO转化为有价值化学品的TEA基准。
