The goal is to develop an efficient and powerful test plant that will use carbon dioxide (CO2) and water as well as electricity from renewable sources and bacteria to produce specialty chemicals. In a first step, carbon dioxide and water are converted into carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen in electrolyzers with the aid of electricity. Special microorganisms then convert the CO in the gases synthesized in this way into chemicals or fuels

Poroject Lead: Evonik industries

Region: Europe

Country: Germany

City/Town: Marl

Timeline Start - End: - 2021-01-01

Project Status: Ongoing

Project Budget: 3500000.0 €

Funding source: BMBF

Website: https://corporate.evonik.com/en/cosub2-sub-for-a-clean-performance-rheticus-research-project-enters-phase-2-118328.html

News Highlights:

- https://new.siemens.com/global/en/products/energy/topics/power-to-x.html

Activities:

- CCU (Power-to-X)

CO2 Source: Power plant, biogas

CCU Tecnology Category: Utilization

Info On Utilization:

- Electrochemical conversion

End TRL: 6

CO2 capture/Utilization:

Production Volume:

Product Categories:

- Fuels

Specific Product(s): Butanol, hexanol