Feasibility study and reflection on agro-industrial CO 2 point sources as feedstock for chemicals and materials
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Abstract
Use of residues from sugar beet refineries in the Netherlands could fulfil half the Dutch demand for virgin ethylene based plastics in a circular economy. Reduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol/methanol causes high electricity costs.
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OpenAlex topics: Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis · Sustainable Industrial Ecology · Process Optimization and Integration
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Wageningen Food and Biobased Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, Wageningen, 6708 WG, The Netherlands
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Wageningen University and Research
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