6 Feb 2024
Circular Economy in Action: Captured CO2, Clean Hydrogen Fuel Greener Methanol Production
Linde and Celanese are teaming up to create a greener future, one molecule at a time! This innovative partnership sees Linde supplying clean hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide (CO2) to Celanese's Fairway Methanol facility in Texas, enabling the production of lower-carbon methanol.
Here's the lowdown on this eco-friendly collaboration:
Linde captures CO2 from its Clear Lake, Texas facility, preventing it from entering the atmosphere.
This captured CO2, along with clean hydrogen also supplied by Linde, is used as a feedstock at Fairway Methanol.
The process results in methanol with a lower carbon footprint, a key ingredient in everyday products.
This circular economy approach demonstrates a commitment to sustainable manufacturing.
Not the first rodeo for this dynamic duo:
Linde already supplies other industrial gases to Celanese, highlighting their established partnership.
Just this month, Fairway Methanol began using captured CO2 from Celanese's Clear Lake site, marking another step towards sustainability.
Quotes from the Green Champions:
Mark Murray, Celanese: "We're meeting the challenge to produce products with a lower carbon footprint by using CO2 that would have otherwise been emitted."
Amer Akhras, Linde: "We are proud to expand our existing relationship with Celanese by investing in our Clear Lake facility to enable the production of essential chemicals with a lower carbon intensity."
The future looks bright (and green!) for clean chemistry:
This collaboration showcases the potential of capturing and utilizing CO2 for sustainable production.
By working together, companies like Linde and Celanese can create a more sustainable future for the chemical industry and beyond.