【Frontiers in HaiChuan Chemical Technology】Mitsui Chemicals and Kawasaki Heavy Industries complete CO2-to-PX conversion test
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On February 20, Japanese companies Mitsui Chemicals, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and the Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University announced that they had successfully carried out a demonstration experiment to synthesize methanol and p-xylene (PX) using carbon dioxide as a raw material. This experiment is part of a research project on selective synthesis technologies for chemical products within Japan’s carbon capture initiatives, aimed at developing technologies that can effectively utilize carbon dioxide emitted by factories. It is reported that project partners conducted a test to produce PX using methanol synthesized from carbon dioxide and hydrogen. This research was conducted at the Carbon Recycling Research and Development Demonstration Site in Kaminoshima, Osaka, Japan. According to Mitsubishi Chemical and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, this project reduces carbon dioxide emissions compared to production methods that use petroleum resources as raw materials.
In China, there are processes that use carbon dioxide and hydrogen to produce syngas, which is then used to manufacture methanol.