Techno-economic assessment of low-temperature carbon dioxide electrolysis
@article{Shin2021TechnoeconomicAO, title={Techno-economic assessment of low-temperature carbon dioxide electrolysis}, author={Haeun Shin and Kentaro U. Hansen and Feng Jiao}, journal={Nature Sustainability}, year={2021}, volume={4}, pages={911-919} }
Low-temperature CO 2 electrolysis represents a potential enabling process in the production of renewable chemicals and fuels, notably carbon monoxide, formic acid, ethylene and ethanol. Because this technology has progressed rapidly in recent years, a systematic techno-economic assessment has become necessary to evaluate its feasibility as a CO 2 utilization approach. Here this work provides a comprehensive techno-economic assessment of four major products and prioritizes the technological…
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