Models for Decarbonization in the Chemical Industry

Yao, Y., Lan, K., Graedel, T.E., & Rao, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1888-5292 (2024). Models for Decarbonization in the Chemical Industry. Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 15 (1) 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-100522-114115.

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Abstract

Various technologies and strategies have been proposed to decarbonize the chemical industry. Assessing the decarbonization, environmental, and economic implications of these technologies and strategies is critical to identifying pathways to a more sustainable industrial future. This study reviews recent advancements and integration of systems analysis models, including process analysis, material flow analysis, life cycle assessment, techno-economic analysis, and machine learning. These models are categorized based on analytical methods and application scales (i.e., micro-, meso-, and macroscale) for promising decarbonization technologies (e.g., carbon capture, storage, and utilization, biomass feedstock, and electrification) and circular economy strategies. Incorporating forward-looking, data-driven approaches into existing models allows for optimizing complex industrial systems and assessing future impacts. Although advances in industrial ecology-, economic-, and planetary boundary-based modeling support a more holistic systems-level assessment, more effects are needed to consider impacts on ecosystems. Effective applications of these advanced, integrated models require cross-disciplinary collaborations across chemical engineering, industrial ecology, and economics.

Item Type:	Article
Research Programs:	Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) > Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS)
Depositing User:	Luke Kirwan
Date Deposited:	26 Jan 2024 12:40
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2024 14:06
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/19433

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