Electrolytic cell engineering and device optimization for electrosynthesis of e-biofuels via co-valorisation of bio-feedstocks and captured CO_(2)  

作　　者：Faraz Montazersadgh Hao Zhang Anas Alkayal Benjamin Buckley Ben W.Kolosz Bing Xu Jin Xuan 

机构地区：[1]Department of Chemical Engineering,Loughborough University,Loughborough,LE113TU,UK [2]Department of Chemistry,Loughborough University,Loughborough,LE113TU,UK [3]Department of Chemical Engineering,Worcester Polytechnic Institute,Worcester,MA 01609-2280,USA [4]Department of Accountancy,Economics and Finance,Heriot-Watt University,Edinburgh,EH144AS,UK

出　　处：《Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering》2021年第1期208-219,共12页化学科学与工程前沿（英文版）

基　　金：This work is jointly supported by the UK Supergen Bioenergy Hub and the Department for Transport via grant number SGBHFF Feb20191.

摘　　要：Utilizing CO_(2) in an electro-chemical process and synthesizing value-added chemicals are amongst the few viable and scalable pathways in carbon capture and utilization technologies.CO_(2) electro-reduction is also counted as one of the main options entailing less fossil fuel consumption and as a future electrical energy storage strategy.The current study aims at developing a new electrochemical platform to produce low-carbon e-biofuel through multifunctional electrosynthesis and integrated co-valorisation of biomass feedstocks with captured CO_(2).In this approach,CO_(2) is reduced at the cathode to produce drop-in fuels(e.g.,methanol)while value-added chemicals(e.g.,selective oxidation of alcohols,aldehydes,carboxylic acids and amines/amides)are produced at the anode.In this work,a numerical model of a continuous-flow design considering various anodic and cathodic reactions was built to determine the most techno-economically feasible configurations from the aspects of energy efficiency,environment impact and economical values.The reactor design was then optimized via parametric analysis.

关 键 词：ELECTROSYNTHESIS e-biofuels CO_(2)utilization computational model 

分 类 号：TM91[电气工程—电力电子与电力传动]