CORA - Carbon-capture from air for power-to-X processes for sector coupling

Carbon dioxide as a sustainable carbon source - paths to industrial utilisation (CO₂-WIN)

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On the one hand, carbon dioxide is an exhaust gas that is harmful to the climate. At the same time, however, it can also serve as a resource - for plastics or renewable fuels, for example - and thus replace fossil natural gas and crude oil in the future. The extraction of carbon dioxide from the air contributes to the fight against climate change in several ways: it reduces the concentration of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, makes it usable for the chemical industry and regenerative mobility and thus enables a drastic reduction in emissions in the future.

The central theme of the CORA project is the efficient, industrially scalable separation of carbon dioxide from the air in the form of a concentrated, pure carbon dioxide stream, which is available in various downstream utilisation paths (e.g. as a renewable raw material for the synthesis of basic chemicals, fuels or other longer-term fixation, e.g. in the form of construction materials and plastics). The project focuses on the use of such a technology for future P2X processes for sector coupling.

ifeu is carrying out the life cycle analyses with the aim of investigating the environmental impact of this technology development and comparing it with other processes. For example, the amount of carbon emissions that are emitted when using the technology with renewable electricity and the raw materials and materials required for the construction of the systems are determined.

The project is being funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of the CO₂-WIN funding programme.