CCU Japanese consortium to study CCU

摘要

A CONSORTIUM of three Japanese companies is to jointly research effective recycling of CO2 for methanol production,at a refinery in Tomakomai City,Hokkaido,Japan,where CO2 is already being captured and stored by an existing demonstration plant.The companies-Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems(MHPS),Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering(MHIE),and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company(MGCC)-were selected to do the research by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation.The public management organisation promotes R&D,as well as deployment of industrial,energy,and environmental technologies.Methanol can be used as a fuel and is a promising energy carrier.Additionally,it is a raw material and is used in a wide range of industries.Primarily,methanol is converted to formaldehyde,which is used in many areas,especially polymers.