scholarly journals Integrating CO2 capture with electrochemical conversion using amine based capture solvents as electrolytes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Pérez-Gallent ◽  
Chirag Vankani ◽  
Anca Anastasopol ◽  
Earl Goetheer
Keyword(s):  
Formic Acid ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Direct Conversion ◽  
Electrochemical Reactor ◽  
Operational Cost ◽  
Electrochemical Conversion ◽  
Commodity Chemicals ◽  
Physical Absorption ◽  
Carbon Monoxide Formation

Abstract Carbon dioxide (CO2) is currently considered as a waste material due to its negative impact on the environment. However, it is possible to create value from CO2 by capturing and utilizing it as a building block for commodity chemicals. Electrochemical conversion of CO2 has excellent potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reaching zero net emissions by 2050. To date, Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technologies have been studied independently. We report a novel methodology based on the integration of CO2 capture and conversion by the direct utilization of a CO2 capture media as electrolyte for electrochemical CO2 conversion. This has a high potential for reducing capital and operational cost when compared to traditional methodologies. A novel mixture of chemical and physical absorption solvents allowed for the captured CO2 to be converted to formic acid with faradaic efficiencies up to 50 % and with carbon conversion of ca. 30 %. By increasing the temperature in the electrochemical reactor from 20 °C to 75 °C, the productivity towards formic acid increased by a factor of 10, reaching up to 0.7 mmol∙m-2·s-1. The direct conversion of captured CO2 was also demonstrated for carbon monoxide formation with faradaic efficiencies up 45 %.

scholarly journals Harnessing Escherichia coli for bio-based production of formate under pressurized H 2 and CO 2 gases.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magali Roger ◽  
Thomas C. P. Reed ◽  
Frank Sargent
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Continuous Production ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Physiological Role ◽  
Anaerobic Growth ◽  
Formate Hydrogenlyase ◽  
And Storage

Escherichia coli is gram-negative bacterium that is a workhorse for biotechnology. The organism naturally performs a mixed-acid fermentation under anaerobic conditions where it synthesises formate hydrogenlyase (FHL-1). The physiological role of the enzyme is the disproportionation of formate in to H 2 and CO 2 . However, the enzyme has been observed to catalyse hydrogenation of CO 2 given the correct conditions, and so has possibilities in bio-based carbon capture and storage if it can be harnessed as a hydrogen-dependent CO 2 -reductase (HDCR). In this study, an E. coli host strain was engineered for the continuous production of formic acid from H 2 and CO 2 during bacterial growth in a pressurised batch bioreactor. Incorporation of tungsten, in place of molybdenum, in FHL-1 helped to impose a degree of catalytic bias on the enzyme. This work demonstrates that it is possible to couple cell growth to simultaneous, unidirectional formate production from carbon dioxide and develops a process for growth under pressurised gases. IMPORTANCE Greenhouse gas emissions, including waste carbon dioxide, are contributing to global climate change. A basket of solutions is needed to steadily reduce emissions, and one approach is bio-based carbon capture and storage. Here we present out latest work on harnessing a novel biological solution for carbon capture. The Escherichia coli formate hydrogenlyase (FHL-1) was engineered to be constitutively expressed. Anaerobic growth under pressurised H 2 and CO 2 gases was established and aqueous formic acid was produced as a result. Incorporation of tungsten in to the enzyme in place of molybdenum proved useful in poising FHL-1 as a hydrogen-dependent CO 2 reductase (HDCR).

scholarly journals The impact of certain flavourings and preservatives on the survivability of eggs of Ascaris suum and Trichuris suis

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 344-348
Author(s):  
O. O. Boyko ◽  
V. V. Brygadyrenko
Keyword(s):  
Benzoic Acid ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Ascaris Suum ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Antibacterial Properties ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Trichuris Suis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Eggs And Larvae

The article describes a laboratory study of nematocidal properties of flavourings with antibacterial effect against Ascaris suum (Goeze, 1782) and Trichuris suis Schrank, 1788. In the experiments, eight concentrations of food additives with antibacterial properties were used: cinnamaldehyde, benzoic acid, formic acid, linalool, citral, β-ionone. Minimum LC50 value for eggs of A. suum was observed while using cinnamaldehyde and benzoic acid – 1.62 ± 0.37% and 1.69 ± 0.14%, and for eggs of T. suis – 0.57 ± 0.03% and 1.80 ± 0.11% respectively. The lowest influence on the development of eggs of nematodes of pigs’ A. suum and T. suis was exerted by formic acid, linalool, citral and β-ionone. In eggs of A. suum and T. suis, larvae formed in 21 and 50 days even during exposure to 3% emulsions of these substances. The strongest negative impact on the eggs of parasitic nematodes was displayed by cinnamaldehyde flavouring. Further study on nematocidal properties of flavourings, as well as their mixtures, would contribute to the development of preparations which would have a strong effect on eggs and larvae of nematodes of animals and humans.

Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to formic acid on Pb in KOH/methanol electrolyte at ambient temperature and pressure

Energy ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 1107-1112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Kaneco ◽  
Ryosuke Iwao ◽  
Kenji Iiba ◽  
Kiyohisa Ohta ◽  
Takayuki Mizuno
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Electrochemical Conversion ◽  
Temperature And Pressure

scholarly journals A Review of Pathways to Carbon Neutrality from Renewable Energy and Carbon Capture

2021 ◽  
Vol 245 ◽  
pp. 01018
Author(s):  
Qianji Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Carbon Capture And Sequestration ◽  
Carbon Neutrality ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Status

The greenhouse gas represented by carbon dioxide is having a negative impact on the earth's ecology. The goal of carbon neutrality is to reduce carbon emissions to zero through complete elimination or dynamic balance. Therefore, achieving the goal of carbon neutrality is conducive to restoring the earth's ecology and reducing global temperature. The main ways to achieve carbon neutrality include the use of renewable energy to replace fossil energy and carbon capture and sequestration. There is no carbon dioxide involved in the process of renewable energy production, and carbon capture and storage can directly eliminate carbon dioxide. This article reviews the ways to achieve carbon neutrality: the status quo, advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy and carbon capture and sequestration, and analyzes the current development and problems and challenges of carbon neutrality through examples.

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