We develop and commercialise carbon conversion technologies with a focus on pyrolysis to drive the circular carbon economy through chemical recycling.
Research context and concept
The "Carbon Cycle Technologies" working group develops processes and technologies on an industrial scale that ensure the low-CO2emission material utilisation of primary and secondary carbon sources that were previously only used thermally.
The carbon cycle can be closed by reintroducing carbon into the value chain via chemical recycling. At the same time, the economically competitive production of mass products (e.g. basic chemicals, plastics) and high-priced special products (e.g. carbon fibres, extraction materials) based on domestic carbon sources, including residual materials with the broadest possible quality spectrum, should be made possible.
Tasks and methodology
Technology development
- Process development for chemical recycling
- Upscaling from laboratory to pilot scale
- Basis of design and process data for industrial-scale applications
- Mass, heat and mass balancing
Instrumental analytics
- Characterisation of carbon carriers
- Characterisation of conversion products (pyrolysis oils, synthetic fuels)
- Method development
System analysis and technology assessment
- Evaluation and comparison of chemical recycling processes
- Diligence / due-diligence
- Process chain evaluation for feedstock-product combinations
- Market research
Engineering
- Planning and design up to pilot scale
- Component development