An anthropocene-framed transdisciplinary dialog at the chemistry-energy nexus.

ABSTRACT: At the energy-chemistry nexus, key molecules include carbon dioxide (CO₂), hydrogen (H₂), methane (CH₄), and ammonia (NH₃). The position of these four molecules and that of the more general family of synthetic macromolecular polymer blends (found in plastics) were cross-analyzed with the planetary boundary framework, and as part of five scientific policy roadmaps for the energy transition. According to the scenarios considered, the use of some of these molecular substances will be drastically modified in the coming years. Ammonia, which is currently almost exclusively synthesized as feedstock for the fertilizer industry, is envisioned as a future carbon-free energy vector. "Green hydrogen" is central to many projected decarbonized chemical proces

SUBMITTER: Prevot MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11186347 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature