The process industry is an important contributor of global emission of greenhouse gasses and has a significant impact on climate change. In this context Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) can offer solutions, by using CO2 as raw material for the production of fuels, polymers, chemicals and building materials. Today, VITO develops efficient CCU technologies, always with economically relevant value chains as a starting point, based on market trend insights and legal frameworks for end products.

Projects

CO2PERATE

D2M: Dioxide to Monoxide

P2C: power to chemicals - ammonia synthesis

Captin: Intensification of CO2 capture processes

Bac-to-Fuel: bacterial conversion of CO2 and renewable H2 into biofuels

Electrons to High Value Chemical Products

CATCO2RE

Capra: upgrading steel mill off gas to caproic acid and derivatives using anaerobic biotechnology

BioRECO2VER: biological routes for CO2 conversion into chemical building blocks

CO2PERATE - techno economic assessment

Microbial electrosynthesis

Publications

Bioelectrochemical synthesis of caproate through chain elongation as a complementary technology to anaerobic digestion
Year: 
2018
Journal: 
BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR
Reddy, MV; ElMekawy, A; Pant, D
Impact of dissolved carbon dioxide concentration on the process parameters during its conversion to acetate through microbial electrosynthesis
Year: 
2018
Journal: 
REACTION CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
Mohanakrishna, G; Vanbroekhoven, K; Pant, D
An overview of microbial biogas enrichment
Year: 
2018
Journal: 
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Aryal, N; Kvist, T; Ammam, F; Pant, D; Ottosen, LDM
Targeted poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) bioplastic production from carbon dioxide
Year: 
2018
Journal: 
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Ghysels, S; Mozumder, MSI; De Wever, H; Volcke, EIP; Garcia-Gonzalez, L

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