A feasible methanol economy for a green future

2025/10/31 by Hidde Kolmeijer, Abhinandan Nabera, Antonio J. Martín +2 · 1 voice
Engineering · Chemical Engineering · Energy · #Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies #Catalysts for Methane Reforming #CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5gc04615g

openalex publication_date 2025/10/31 · openalex created_date 2025/10/31 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

This study models a future methanol economy where combining biomass, biogas, and air-captured CO 2 achieves net-zero emissions at about 32 USD 2025 per person per month, close to Paris Agreement-aligned costs while delivering deeper emission cuts.

Citations

• Catalytic reduction of CO 2 into fuels and fine chemicals
• Recent advances in CO2 hydrogenation to value-added products — Current challenges and future directions
• Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis
• RETRACTED ARTICLE: The economic commitment of climate change

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