e-CODUCT is setting up a pilot plant with an electrothermal catalytic reactor powered by renewable energy sources. The goal is to produce industrially valuable fuels and chemicals from carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide<\/p>\n
The EU-funded e-CODUCT project is developing a breakthrough technology to produce marketable green end products carbon monoxide (CO) and sulfur (S) from carbon dioxide (CO\u2082) and hydrogen sulfide (H\u2082S). The technology in question, an electrothermal catalytic reactor powered by renewable energy sources, will enable the shift from fossil fuel-heated to electrically heated processes for the treatment of acid gases in several sectors.<\/p>\n
Today, heating and industry are responsible for the release of large amounts of CO\u2082 into the atmosphere, but beyond the 2 gigatonnes or so sequestered naturally each year, CO\u2082 capture and storage in underground reservoirs through technical means is limited. Added to this, only small amounts of CO\u2082 are valorised by industry, and technologies ensuring circularity, reducing emissions and valorising significant CO\u2082 amounts are lacking.<\/p>\n
The mixture of CO\u2082 and H\u2082S, or acid gas, generated by refineries and other industrial processes is currently treated through a method called the Claus process. This involves the recovery of sulfur from gas streams rich in H\u2082S and requires the additional use of fuel gas for sources with less than 55 % H\u2082S concentrations. For thermocatalytic or electrocatalytic approaches to CO\u2082 reduction, the CO\u2082 must be very pure, which demands proper separation from the acid gas.<\/p>\n
None of the technologies existing today allow for the simultaneous reduction of CO\u2082 and H\u2082S. The main challenges currently encountered in CO\u2082 conversion are streams whose composition includes other acid gases and the reactors\u2019 environmental inefficiency. e-CODUCT is addressing these challenges by electrifying the simultaneous chemical conversion of acid gas components (CO\u2082 and H\u2082S) into the platform molecule CO and marketable S. The project\u2019s new technology will enable two-step acid gas valorisation by converting CO\u2082 and H\u2082S to carbonyl sulfide (COS) in a fixed bed reactor and then converting COS to CO and S using an electrothermal fluidised bed reactor.<\/p>\n
With this solution that treats CO\u2082 and H\u2082S simultaneously, e-CODUCT will initiate the shift from fossil fuel-heated to electrically heated acid gas treatment processes, which will help improve the environmental performance of European industry and refinery operations.<\/p>\n
Work towards this goal is already well underway. The technical tasks have begun with the optimisation of the reaction to convert CO\u2082 into COS and a focus on catalyst engineering and optimising for the reaction between CO\u2082 and H\u2082S. The reactor has been commissioned and the first technical exchange on reaction, batch and continuous flow reactor has been established. Also, a reactor design proposal has been submitted for the conversion of COS to CO using an electrothermal fluidised bed. The site chosen for the installation of the pilot plant is the Melamin Chemical Plant in Slovenia. The e-CODUCT (Fast-response Electrically heated catalytic reactor technology for CO2 reDUCTion) project ends in August 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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