Issue 10, 2011

Could the energy cost of using supercritical fluids be mitigated by using CO2 from carbon capture and storage (CCS)?

Abstract

This article explores the possibility of utilising supercritical CO2 obtained from carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a solvent and examines the hydrogenation of isophorone to 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanone using supercritical CO2 with added N2, CO or H2O to emulate the contaminants expected in CO2 from CCS. None of the impurities appear to cause insuperable problems in the hydrogenation of isophorone when present at concentrations likely to be found in CO2 from CCS. N2 introduces modest changes in phase behaviour at some pressures, while CO and H2O reduce the activity of the catalyst. However, the activity can be largely regained by increasing the reaction temperature.

Graphical abstract: Could the energy cost of using supercritical fluids be mitigated by using CO2 from carbon capture and storage (CCS)?

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 May 2011
Accepted
28 Jul 2011
First published
01 Sep 2011

Green Chem., 2011,13, 2727-2733

Could the energy cost of using supercritical fluids be mitigated by using CO2 from carbon capture and storage (CCS)?

J. G. Stevens, P. Gómez, R. A. Bourne, T. C. Drage, M. W. George and M. Poliakoff, Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2727 DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15503B

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