The use of CO2 to produce fine chemicals and fuels offers an excellent solution to combat global warming and the energy crisis at the same time. Solutions for this problem are searched intensively worldwide. In “PRODIGY”, the partners produce (nano) materials which, as so-called photocatalysts, can convert CO2 into useful products in an environmentally friendly manner using sunlight. This “artificial photosynthesis” is not an easy process, since CO2 is an extremely stable and unreactive molecule. Products of interest are higher-value products, such as lower alcohols, aldehydes, or carboxylic acids.
Poroject Lead: Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse
Region: Europe
Country: Germany
Timeline Start - End: 2020-02-01 - 2023-01-31
Project Status: Completed
Project Budget: €
Funding source: BMBF
Activities:
- Research (CCU)
- Life cycle assessment (LCA)
- CCU
CO2 Source: N.A.
CCU Tecnology Category: Utilization
Info On Utilization:
- Photochemical conversion
CO2 capture/Utilization:
Production Volume:
Product Categories:
- Chemicals
Specific Product(s): lower alcohols, aldehydes, or carboxylic acids
- Sondervermögen Großforschung beim Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB)
- Technische Universität Berlin (TUB)
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse