Bayer's CO2 projects
Use of carbon dioxide for the
production of plastics
Dream Reactions – Dream Production – CO2rrect
Fossil raw materials –
The basis of the chemical industry
> 40,000
chemical
products
~ 400
intermediate
products
~ 40
basic
chemicals
4
classic
carbon
sources
Petroleum Nat. gas
Biomass
Quantity used
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Coal
New carbon source: CO 2
CO2 as a new raw material –
Motivation for its chemical use
Sustainability
 Conserve resources
♦
Save oil
♦
Tap new raw material resources
 Protect the climate
♦
Use CO2
♦
Avoid CO2 emissions
Adding value in industry
 Improve processes
 Comply with market needs
 Increase international competitiveness
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Target product: Polyurethane –
The all-rounder in the plastics family
CO2
C
H
N
N
R
+
C
O
O
Isocyanate
Isocyanate
H
H
H
O
O
R'
H
N
Polyol
Polyol
O
N
R
C
O
R'
O
Polyurethane
N
C
O
Polyurethane
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R
n
CO2 research –
Breakthrough at Bayer
2010
2009
Implementation:
Dream Production
1969 -2008
Basic
research
Page 5 • Dream Production,
Laboratory
success:
Dream Reactions
Inert CO2 –
Catalysis as the key technology
Energy content
[kJ/mol]
Catalyst
Epoxide
0
Product: plastic
-393
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CO2
Dream Production –
Complete value chain
Separation and
supply of CO2
Basic research
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Process development and
processing of CO2
Production & testing of
PU made of CO2
Eco audit
CO2 as a chemical building block –
From raw material to product
CO2
Polyol
Epoxide
Catalyst
Isocyanate
Pilot plant with reactor
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Polyurethane
Complex eco-audit –
Every stage under scrutiny
Environmental factors
Page 9 • Dream Production
Environmental effects
Dream Production –
Will the new process be worthwhile?
Chemical industry
Petroleum
CO2
?
Coal
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Plastics
Energy
?
The next step –
Make use of erratic wind power
Renewable energy sources
Electricity is free of emissions – but its generation fluctuates
Intelligent concepts needed for energy storage
Chemical industry wants to use peak loads for CO2-based products
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CO2rrect –
From wind turbine to plastic
Renewable energies
Wwater electrolysis
Hydrogen
Fossil raw materials
Chemical industry
CO2
Page 12 • Dream Production
Various plastics