On the energetic efficiency of producing polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers from CO<sub>2</sub> using electrical energy

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Authors

Maximilian Held · Combustion Institute

Yannic Tönges · Technical University of Munich

Dominik Pélerin · Combustion Institute

Martin Härtl · Combustion Institute

Georg Wachtmeister · Combustion Institute

Jakob Burger · Technical University of Munich

Abstract

Polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether (OME) are a high-potential and carbon-neutral synthetic e-fuel. This is the first comprehensive study to report the energetic efficiency of the production of OME from CO<sub>2</sub> and electrical energy.

Topics & Keywords

Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Energy & Environmental Science

Volume 12, Issue 3, pp. 1019-1034

DOI: 10.1039/c8ee02849d

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