Carbon2Polymers

Work in phase 1

In subproject L5 “Carbon2Polymers” during the first phase, research was conducted into the possibilities of using CO and CO₂ from byproduct gases from steel production to produce polymers. Alongside the technical development, a further component in the first project term was the conducting of an economic and sustainability analysis for the developed production processes.

Aims in phase 2

As part of the second project term for L-V “Carbon2Polymers”, new (partial) processes for producing polycarbonates should be researched and developed. As a significant growth in demand for these materials is also to be assumed in the future, there is high potential for a long-term synergy between CO₂-intensive industries such as steel mills and the plastic industry. The use of byproduct gases as a material gives the chemical plastics industry access to an alternative raw material basis, thus reducing the use of fossil raw materials such as crude oil.