AGC's Research on Ethylene Production Using CO2

Three main reaction methods for producing CO₂-derived ethylene are being considered: hydrogen-based reactions, electrolysis reactions, and photosynthesis-based reactions. In particular, the electrolysis method, which is the subject of this study, is attracting a great deal of attention worldwide due to the high convenience of its raw materials, which are renewable energy-derived electricity and water, in addition to CO₂.

In this joint research, CERT and the AGC Group will leverage the knowledge gained from CERT’s successful pilot demonstration experiment in 2020, which was the world’s first^*2 to produce ethylene from industrial emissions using CO₂ electrolysis technology, and will conduct research towards the practical application of CO₂ electrolysis plants. The AGC Group plans to work with its manufacturing bases to verify the process and assess the feasibility of this technology.