TITLE:
Renewable Methanol Production Using Captured Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Generated through Water-Splitting
AUTHORS:
Dima Al Hashar
KEYWORDS:
Renewable Energy, Captured Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen Production, Electrolysis, Green Methanol
JOURNAL NAME:
Engineering,
Vol.14 No.8,
August
19,
2022
ABSTRACT: The global warming issues associated with fossil fuels
have forced the world to shift towards environment-friendly alternatives. The studies
on the capture and storage of CO2 have gained significant research attention,
and to attract the world towards CO2 capturing and storing, it is necessary to find suitable applications for this captured CO2. Methanol is one of the
products which can be produced by utilizing the captured CO2 and hydrogen that
can be produced by water splitting. Keeping in view both these green fuel production
processes, this study proposes a combined application of both these technologies
for the production of methanol, which is an important chemical used in manufacturing
industries. This review paper presents a brief study of both carbon capture and hydrogen production technologies.
It also provides research trends, economic aspects, and methods of incorporating
both these technologies to produce methanol. Additionally, the prospects of the
approach in Oman have also been presented.