NOVEL ROUTES IN CO 2 UTILIZATION: A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH. Dr. Khalid Albahily SABIC CRD at KAUST

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1 NOVEL ROUTES IN CO 2 UTILIZATION: A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH Dr. Khalid Albahily SABIC CRD at KAUST

2 SABIC AT-A-GLANCE , rd 120 th 4 Company established Employees around the world Countries of operations Largest global chemical company* Largest public company in the world* Core businesses US$ B ** US$ B ** US$ B ** , Total assets Net income Annual revenue New products each year Global patent filings World-class plants worldwide *Forbes 2018 **Billion 2

3 OUR BUSINESSES BUSINESS PORTFOLIO PETROCHEMICALS SPECIALTIES AGRI-NUTRIENTS METALS* Polyolefins, Polycarbonates and Blends, PVC, Polyester and Polystyrene Synthetic Rubbers Specialty Polymers & Polymer Additives Glycols, Olefins, Oxygenates and Aromatics Chemical Intermediates & Industrial Gases Engineered Thermoplastics Specialty Compounds Sheet & Film Composites Additive Manufacturing Fluids Thermosets and Additives Nitrogen Prilled Urea Granular Urea Ammonia Phosphate DAP and Dark DAP MAP Specialty NPK TGU Long Steel Rebar Wire Rod Rebar in Coil Flat Steel Hot Rolled Coils Cold Rolled Coils Galvanized Rolled Coils Pre-painted Rolled Coils * Supplied under SABIC brand through Hadeed, a fully-owned SABIC Affiliate 3

4 OUR SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY: MAIN FOCUS AREAS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2017 Innovation and Sustainability Solutions 82 Total Sustainability Solutions EHSS and Product Safety 14% Decrease in Total Recordable Incident Rate Resource and Energy Efficiency* 9.3% GHG Emissions Intensity 7.6% Energy Intensity Human Capital Development +24,900 Training program participants Sustainability Report 2017 Learn more about SABIC s sustainability facts and figures. Supply Chain 93%solids 100%liquids Safety and Quality Assessment System (SQAS) 35.2% Material-loss Intensity 8.8% Water Intensity 43% Reduction in Flaring Emissions 3.5 million MT Total Current CO 2 Utilization Access Report here * Assured by KPMG 4 - We are currently refreshing our materiality priorities and have linked SDG s to the current sustainability priorities

5 SABIC GLOBAL T&I SABIC NETWORK T&I Global Network BoZ Geleen Houston Cartagena Thuwal Jubail Shanghai Moka Riyadh Bangalore Research Centers Application Centers SABIC Plastic Application Center at KSU, Riyadh SABIC Corporate Research & Development Center at KAUST Five key geographies with innovation hubs in Middle East, USA, Europe, South East Asia, North East Asia 5

6 SABIC GOALS FOR CO 2 EMISSION REDUCTION In KSA, SABIC plants vent a total volume of 5.2 Million Tons/year of High Concentration CO 2 as waste streams from all MEGs, ammonia and steel plants. From this total vented CO 2, around 3.4 Million tons/year will be utilized by TECHNICAL OPTIONS FOR CONTROLLING CO 2 EMISSIONS: Energy efficiency CO 2 purification CO 2 utilization CURRENT FOCUS Broaden the utilization of CO 2 as a feedstock for chemicals and polymers production, which includes methanol, acrylic acid, MEG, aromatics and special grades of polymers 6

7 No. of Patents No of Patents CO 2 TO CHEMICALS: OVERVIEW OF PATENTS ALONG VARIOUS DIMENSIONS Key Contributing Assignees Products obtained Assignee Products The top three assignees are, Sabic, BASF and Covestro. Other assignees active in this field include, Sinopec, Shell, Casale, LG etc. Sabic, Casale, Bayer, Ekokap found active and make entry to the top assignee list in this quarter; whereas Chinese Academy of science found as less active player in this quarter. 7

8 HP METHANOL CATALYST DEVELOPMENT 8

9 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO 2 UTILIZATION IN METHANOL PRODUCTION SABIC is developing a catalytic technology to reduce the poisoning effect of CO 2 on the methanol catalyst, thereby increasing the potential use of CO 2 as feedstock in the process 3 times higher CO 2 captivated per ton of Methanol 17% less CH 4 intake 9

10 DRIVE AND VALUE PROPOSITION TECHNOLOGY GAP/ BUSINESS DRIVE Development of high performance catalyst for methanol production Enhancement of catalyst stability under CO2-rich syngas feed (up to 14%) APPROACH High dispersion of active metals (Cu) to increase activity Enhance the interaction of metals and support to increase selectivity of methanol M Al M Zn Cu Zr La Assembling Preparation method Activity Stability Selectivit y 10

11 CO 2 INJECTION INTO H 2 /CO Feed gas: 55% H 2 /11% CO/x% CO 2 / Ar Reaction conditions: 240 o C, 40 bar, and 5000 h -1 Feed gas: 55% H 2 /11% CO/x% CO 2 / Ar Reaction conditions: 220 o C, 40 bar, and 5000 h % 9% 10 to 18% 0.7 STY (Kg-MeOH/L-cat.h) STY (Kg-MeOH/L-cat.h) SABIC Reference TOS [h] TOS [h]

12 PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN FROM S, CO 2 / H 2 O 12

13 CO 2 REDUCTION BY ELEMENTAL SULPHUR SABIC developed a process for hydrogen and CO production from Sulphur, water and CO 2. Catalyst development for S 2 +CO 2 chemistry was demonstrated in a labscale reactor. The performance and stability of the catalyst were demonstrated up to 250 hours. Several catalyst found to be able to split CO 2 to produce CO in presence of elemental sulfur BENEFITS Both Sulphur and CO 2 are inexpensive raw materials and easily available Energy intensity = 25 MMBTU/ton H 2 13

14 PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS TECHNOLOGY GAP/DRIVE Syngas is an important feedstock for Petrochemicals Fossil sources are depleting around the world Explore alternative feedstock's for future need Non-hydrocarbon based technology S CO/H 2 OBJECTIVES Reduce CO 2 using S to produce CO and SO 2. Produce H 2 / syngas by water gas shift reaction. Utilize SO 2 in H 2 SO 4 production. CO 2 H 2 O 14

15 PROCESS SCHEME APPLICATIONS Fertilizers H 2 O H 2 + CO 2 - CO 2 H 2 Chemicals Performance Chemicals Metals CO H 2 O xh 2 + yco +zco 2 - CO 2 xh 2 + yco (Synthesis Gas) S + CO 2 (>1000 C) SO 2 + CO SO O 2 H 2 O SO 3 H 2 SO 4 (Sulfuric Acid) 15

16 PROCESS FLOWCHART CO 2 recycle purge 1100 o C CO 2 30 o C Compressor Sulfur Sulfur Melter Reactor Quench SO 2 removal (Absorption Column) CO 2 Scrubber Feed heater 400 o C SO 3 Reactor Sulfuric Acid Process CO o C SO2 H 2 PSA CO 2 +H 2 Water-Gas Shift Reactor CO CO/COS Separation COS 500 o C Oxidation CO-rich gas 16

17 TECHNICAL APPROACH Reaction Pathways Reactions ΔH kcal/mol 4CO S 2 => 3.35CO COS + 2SO CO H 2 O => 3.35CO H COS O 2 => 0.65CO SO SO O 2 => 2.65SO Net Catalyst formulation Two main criteria have been selected to drive formulation of potential catalyst: Thermal stability of material (either oxide and sulfide) MO x + S 2 (g) MS y + SO 2 MS y + CO 2 MO x + CO + SO 2 An material that exhibit ability to switch easily from oxide to sulfide and vice-versa Overall or Overall 1.34S O H 2 O => 3.35H SO 3 S O H 2 O => 2.5H 2 + 2SO 3 17

18 CONVERSION VS. SELECTIVITY CO selectivity (%) CO 2 conversion (%) Total control over CO and COS selectivity by controlling the CO 2 conversion Catalyst maintained CO 2 conversion however, selectivity varied over 10 days due to transformation in catalyst composition, which could be overcome to better catalyst design with higher temperature and mechanical stability 18

19 WE HAVE A CLEAR AMBITION To be successful in CO 2 emission reduction and achieve our targets We believe that innovation is our roadmap to success and leadership Bring state of the art material solutions 19

20 THANK YOU