Polymers Made from Emissions: The Plastics Industry May Become a Carbon-Capture Leader, says IDTechEx
As carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions also soar, the emerging carbon capture and utilization (CCU) industry propose a solution for both issues: creating lower-carbon, degradable polymers using CO2 emissions as the feedstock.
- As carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions also soar, the emerging carbon capture and utilization (CCU) industry propose a solution for both issues: creating lower-carbon, degradable polymers using CO2 emissions as the feedstock.
- The recent IDTechEx report " Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Utilization 2022-2042: Technologies, Market Forecasts, and Players " analyzes the opportunities and challenges of creating this proposed circular carbon economy.
- There are at least three major pathways to convert CO2 into polymers: electrochemistry, biological conversion, and thermocatalysis.
- In the realm of emerging technologies, chemical precursors for CO2-based polymers can be obtained through electrochemistry or microbial synthesis.