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Towards Solar Methanol: Past, Present, and Future.

Athanasios A Tountas¹, Xinyue Peng², Alexandra V Tavasoli³

¹Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry University of Toronto 200 College Street Toronto ON M5S 3E5 Canada.

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This study explores sustainable methods for converting greenhouse gases into valuable products like methanol using solar energy. These innovative technologies offer a renewable carbon source and enable greenhouse gas recycling for industrial applications.

Keywords:

commercial methanol production solar methanol solar reactor design and engineering solar‐assisted processes technoeconomic analysis

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Chemical Engineering
Renewable Energy Technologies
Sustainable Chemistry

Background:

Greenhouse gases (GHGs) pose environmental challenges.
Methanol (MeOH) is a crucial industrial chemical and feedstock.
Current methanol production relies on natural gas, a non-renewable resource.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an overview of sustainable and affordable production of value-added products from GHGs.
To explore solar-assisted technologies for methanol synthesis.
To compare different solar strategies with the commercial methanol production process.

Main Methods:

Review and comparison of solar-thermochemical, photochemical, and photovoltaic-electrochemical technologies.
Technoeconomic analysis of commercial-ready solar methanol production.
Discussion of solar reactor scalability and catalyst designs.
Comparative analysis of methanol versus other potential GHG-derived products.

Main Results:

Solar energy can be harnessed for GHG conversion into methanol.
Various solar strategies show promise for sustainable methanol production.
Technoeconomic analysis provides insights into the viability of commercial-ready technologies.
Scalability and reactor design are critical for industrial application.

Conclusions:

Solar-assisted methanol production offers a sustainable alternative to conventional methods.
GHG recycling through methanol synthesis has global significance.
Further development of solar reactor technologies is crucial for widespread adoption.