Electrification of the chemical industry—materials innovations for a lower carbon future

Abstract The chemical industry contributes to 6% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A handful processes (ammonia, nitric acid, methanol, olefins, aromatics, and chlor-alkali) account for 65% those Decarbonization the will depend on addressing intermittency renewable electricity possibly via low-carbon hydrogen production using water electrolysis. power grid, which could happen in next decade, would enable reduce its GHG emissions by at least 35 percent. remaining heat-based direct be addressed use heat or generating that can used as a fuel reducing agent coupled with CO 2 capture utilization efforts. Herein, we discuss how materials innovations transition lower carbon future when based first-principles economic realities. Graphical