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Turning CO2 into Valuable Chemicals

Instead of treating CO2 as waste, conversion technologies could turn CO2 into valuable chemicals. This article provides an overview of the state of the carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies and then discusses CO2 conversion technologies in more depth. The following topics will be covered:

• Current state of CCUS technologies
• Pros and cons of leading technologies
• Challenges preventing CCUS technologies from going mainstream
• Cutting edge technologies being explored within and outside the XPRIZE competition
• Details on the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE competition
 

Tags 

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)

Date 

June, 2016