CO2 to methanol
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I recently saw studies on producing methanol using CO2, and the conversion rate is quite high. Has anyone conducted in-depth analysis to determine whether this can be put into industrial use? Then wouldn’t the prospects for MTO be even better?
I think this is still in the experimental stage, and it’s a long way from industrialization. First is the issue of hydrogen consumption. 1 mol of carbon dioxide consumes 3 mol of hydrogen. The amount of hydrogen is very large; where does the hydrogen come from? It’s a problem. Does converting fossil fuels into hydrogen produce more CO2, compared to using non-fossil fuel sources to produce hydrogen? What is the energy efficiency conversion rate? It might be very large. It’s not cost-effective. Wait. We can only keep a close eye on it
The source of cheap hydrogen is a problem; let’s wait until nuclear fusion is used to produce hydrogen through water electrolysis
Using idle wind power for water electrolysis might be a possibility; the key issue in producing methanol from CO2 is the hydrogen source.