From fossil to green chemicals: sustainable pathways and new carbon feedstocks for the global chemical industry

G Lopez, D Keiner, M Fasihi, T Koiranen… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Following current trends, the global chemical industry is set to become the largest consumer
of fossil fuels. Among energy intensive industries, the chemical industry is one of the most …

[HTML][HTML] CO2 sequestration in subsurface geological formations: A review of trapping mechanisms and monitoring techniques

O Massarweh, AS Abushaikha - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) in subsurface formations has emerged as a promising
strategy to address global warming. In light of this, this review aims to provide a …

Catalytic hydrocracking reactions of tetralin as aromatic biomass tar model compound to benzene/toluene/xylenes (BTX) over zeolites under ambient pressure …

A Kostyniuk, D Bajec, B Likozar - Journal of Industrial and Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The gas phase selective hydrocracking process of tetralin (biomass tar model chemical
compound) into benzene, toluene and xylenes (BTX) was carried out over the H-Beta, H …

Comparative technoeconomic analysis and life cycle assessment of aromatics production from methanol and naphtha

J Jiang, X Feng, M Yang, Y Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to reduce dependence of the aromatics industry on petroleum, methanol to
aromatics is of great interest and has been widely studied. This work presents a comparative …

Comparative resource-environment-economy assessment of coal-and oil-based aromatics production

J Li, Y Zhang, Y Yang, X Zhang, Y Zheng, Q Qian… - Resources Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Aromatics is an important chemical material with a greatly increasing demand across the
world. However, its production normally depends on the conventional oil-based naphtha to …

Catalytic cracking of biomass-derived hydrocarbon tars or model compounds to form biobased benzene, toluene, and xylene isomer mixtures

A Kostyniuk, M Grilc, B Likozar - Industrial & Engineering …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The gasification of biomass is one of the most prominent technologies for the conversion of
the raw material feedstock to polymers, useful chemical substances, and energy. The main …

Structure sensitivity in Pt-catalyzed hydrodeoxygenation of multi-oxygenated lignol model compounds

J Marlowe, PC Ford, MM Abu-Omar… - Catalysis Science & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The valorization of lignin into aromatic chemicals such as benzene, toluene, and xylenes
(BTX) has the potential to promote sustainability in the chemical industry. A critical step in …

Demand response due to the penetration of electric vehicles in a microgrid through stochastic optimization

D Trujillo, EMG Torres - IEEE Latin America Transactions, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The study carries out an economic technical analysis of the effect of the penetration of
electric vehicles in a microgrid with various types of renewable energy sources and loads of …

Effects of parameters in the preparation of Mo/MWW-type catalysts on the dehydroaromatization of shale gas

EJ Choi, YH Lim, Y Jeong, HW Ryu, J Roh, DH Kim… - Catalysis Today, 2024 - Elsevier
The direct non-oxidative aromatization of shale gas offers an unconventional production
route for BTX (benzene, toluene, and xylene), potentially alleviating the heavy dependence …

Efficient post-plasma catalytic degradation of toluene via series of Co–Cu/TiO2 catalysts

KS Ayub, WQ Zaman, W Miran, M Ali, Z Abbas… - Research on chemical …, 2022 - Springer
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) represent a very important class of pollutants that
causes serious health effects. There is an urgent requirement to establish efficient …