Unlocking the Potential of CO2 Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals as an Economically Viable Route to CCR

Abstract CO 2 conversion to fuels and chemicals has the potential to treat hundreds of millions of tons of CO 2 annually, but so far, the process has never been economic. This paper will consider a new process for carbon capture and recycling in which CO 2 is captured, and is subsequently converted to fuels and chemicals using a low temperature, low pressure, electrochemical process running on renewable energy. The key advantage of the process is that it offers a potential economic route for CO 2 conversion to high value chemicals. Preliminary cost modelling indicates that the process is likely to be economic at current CO 2 separation costs ($60/MT) even in the absence of carbon credits.