新兴技术的ESG评估方法:用于生产氨的等离子体与传统技术相比
Le Yu1,2, Amin Keilani1,3, Nam Nghiep Tran1,2
1School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, The University of Adelaide Adelaide Australia volker.hessel@adelaide.edu.au.
概括
对新兴化学技术进行环境,社会和治理 (ESG) 标准的评估. 与传统方法相比,等离子技术显示出作为生产氨的可持续替代方案的前景.
科学领域:
- 化学工程是化学工程的重要组成部分.
- 可持续技术 可持续技术
- 环境科学 环境科学
背景情况:
- 企业面临着越来越多的审查,不仅仅是财务业绩,还包括环境,社会和治理 (ESG) 标准.
- 传统技术,比如生产氨的哈伯-博什工艺,由于高能耗和化石燃料消耗,往往会对环境产生重大影响.
- 经过ESG评估,人们可能会无意中偏爱已有的技术,从而可能阻碍采用新兴的,更可持续的替代品.
研究的目的:
- 预测新兴化学技术的ESG潜力,特别关注绿色氨生产.
- 将新兴等离子体技术公司的ESG绩效与传统的Haber-Bosch工艺公司进行比较.
- 评估用于氨合成的等离子技术的环境和社会可行性.
主要方法:
- 应用摩根士丹利资本国际 (MSCI) 评级系统来评估ESG绩效.
- 对五家新兴等离子体技术公司 (TRL 3-9) 与五家传统的哈伯-博什工艺公司进行比较分析.
- 通过5个选定的主题和11个与等离子技术公司相关的问题,研究ESG风险和机会.
主要成果:
- 新兴的等离子技术公司表现出积极的ESG前景,强调了环境效益和社会可行性.
- 等离子技术为生产氨 (NH3) 提供了一个清洁和可持续的替代方案,与哈伯-博斯工艺的高二氧化碳排放形成鲜明对比.
- 该研究为评估新兴化学创新的ESG潜力提供了一个框架.
结论:
- 等离子技术为可持续的氨生产提供了一个有希望的途径,具有有利的ESG特征.
- 应调整ESG评估以识别和鼓励新兴绿色技术的发展.
- 为了更可持续的化学工业,等离子体技术的进一步投资和发展是有必要的.
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