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Green hydrogen is a feedstock for green methanol

Green hydrogen can be utilized to produce green methanol through a chemical synthesis process that combines hydrogen and carbon dioxide. First, green hydrogen is produced through electrolysis. The next step in producing green methanol involves capturing carbon dioxide from industrial emissions or directly from the atmosphere. This captured carbon dioxide is then reacted with the green hydrogen in a process known as catalytic hydrogenation. The reaction typically occurs in the presence of a catalyst at elevated temperatures and pressures, resulting in the production of methanol (CH3OH).1

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  1. Sollai, S., Porcu, A., Tola, V., Ferrara, F., & Pettinau, A. (2023). Renewable methanol production from green hydrogen and captured CO2: A techno-economic assessment. Journal of CO2 Utilization, 68, 102345. ↩