R&D&I and Industry Examples: The CCU Project Carbon2Chem

In the reduction of CO2 emissions from industrial plants, an economic or technical limit has been reached in many places. A further noticeable reduction of emissions can only be achieved by cross-industrial cooperation between different industrial sectors. The coupling of processes allows the material use of process gases and residual gases containing CO and CO2. In addition to the reduction of CO2 emissions, a reduction in the use of fossil raw materials can thus also be achieved. In the Carbon2Chem® joint project, companies from various industries as well as scientists in the field of basic and applied research are working to realize this coupling. The central aim is for the targeted integrated system comprising chemicals, steel production and energy generation to ultimately be more economical and sustainable than the sum of the individual systems involved. In addition to the preparation of a synthesis gas suitable for material use from metallurgical gases, the integration of renewable energies and the dynamic accumulation of metallurgical gases represent a major challenge. The flexibilization of the overall system required for this purpose calls for new technical and organizational solutions, which are to be found on an industrial scale in the Carbon2Chem® project funded by the BMBF.