is that s available in very large amounts and at very low cost Howev er it s not clear yet whether Schaub will actually be able to produce formaldehyde an important raw material for various plastics from CO2 in the future He and his team are currently looking for a cata lyst that will make the reaction economically feasible At least the results they ve obtained so far look promising In any event such projects are important in paving the way for using CO2 as a raw ma terial says the chemist Schaub The technologies developed in the process can later be fed into significantly larger applications such as the production of liquid fuels Component for climate protection A number of other companies are planning or operating similar plants for fuels or fuel additives RWE Audi LanzaTech Carbon Engineer ing Global Thermostat Nordic Blue Crude and Ineratec to name just a few However there s no technology that has come out on Above By means of CO2 Covestro produces the polymer polyol in this complex production facility Below left The specialists also use CO2 to produce binding agents for elastic floors in sports facilities Below right A team headed by research scientist Dr Christoph Gürtler has discovered the right catalyst for using CO2 in the production of polyol Soft foam for mattresses is an initial application 15 Global

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