Renewable carbon feedstock for polymers: environmental benefits from synergistic use of biomass and CO2

被引:31
作者
Bachmann, Marvin [1 ]
Kaetelhoen, Arne [1 ]
Winter, Benedikt [1 ,3 ]
Meys, Raoul [1 ]
Mueller, Leonard Jan [1 ]
Bardow, Andre [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, Inst Tech Thermodynam, D-52062 Aachen, Germany
[2] Forschungszentrum Julich, Inst Energy & Climate Res, D-52428 Julich, Germany
[3] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Energy & Proc Syst Engn, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
关键词
Carbon feedstock - Environmental benefits - Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - Polymer industries - Polymer production - Renewable electricity - Renewable resource - Synergetic effect;
D O I
10.1039/d0fd00134a
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Polymer production is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To reduce GHG emissions, the polymer industry needs to shift towards renewable carbon feedstocks such as biomass and CO2. Both feedstocks have been shown to reduce GHG emissions in polymer production, however often at the expense of increased utilization of the limited resources biomass and renewable electricity. Here, we explore synergetic effects between biomass and CO2 utilization to reduce both GHG emissions and renewable resource use. For this purpose, we use life cycle assessment (LCA) to quantify the environmental benefits of the combined utilization of biomass and CO2 in the polyurethane supply chain. Our results show that the combined utilization reduces GHG emissions by 13% more than the individual utilization of either biomass or CO2. The synergies between bio- and CO2-based production save about 25% of the limited resources biomass and renewable electricity. The synergistic use of biomass and CO2 also reduces burden shifting from climate change to other environmental impacts, e.g., metal depletion or land use. Our results show how the combined utilization of biomass and CO2 in polymer supply chains reduces both GHG emissions and resource use by exploiting synergies between the feedstocks.
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