CO2 Derived E-Fuels: Research Trends, Misconceptions, and Future Directions
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ArticleKAUST Department
Chemical Engineering ProgramClean Combustion Research Center
Combustion and Pyrolysis Chemistry (CPC) Group
KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
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2020-08-15Online Publication Date
2020-08-15Print Publication Date
2020-09Embargo End Date
2021-08-15Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/664634
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The transport sector is responsible for nearly a quarter of total CO2 emissions and consumes more than 50% of the total liquid hydrocarbons produced, with more than 95% of the sector today continuing to rely on liquid hydrocarbons. There is an imminent need to commercialize low-carbon or carbon-neutral liquid hydrocarbon fuels using renewable H2 and CO2 as the building blocks, the so-called e-fuels. To completely replace the use of petroleum hydrocarbons, it is important for e-fuels to be fully (or to require very minor adaptations to be) compatible with existing fuel distribution infrastructure and vehicle technologies, such that they are literally drop-in replacements. This short opinion article highlights the necessary properties that e-fuels should display to become a drop-in alternative to traditional petroleum-derived fuels and revisits the current trends and limitations in the field of CO2 conversion to fuels.Citation
Ramirez, A., Sarathy, S. M., & Gascon, J. (2020). CO2 Derived E-Fuels: Research Trends, Misconceptions, and Future Directions. Trends in Chemistry. doi:10.1016/j.trechm.2020.07.005Sponsors
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is gratefully acknowledged for financial support.Publisher
Elsevier BVJournal
Trends in ChemistryAdditional Links
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2589597420301751ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.trechm.2020.07.005