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A Lifecycle Framework for Industrial Decarbonization

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A lifecycle framework has been developed to categorize needs and opportunities for industrial decarbonization. The framework includes the following four categories: (1) carbon-free feedstocks and chemical processes, (2) fossil-free heating and electrification, (3) novel greenhouse-gas sequestration, and (4) recycling, repurposing, and recovery. Energy efficient processes underlies each of these four areas. This paper provides a summary of gaps, challenges, and research opportunities for industrial decarbonization in each of these categories, along with a discussion of technoeconomic analyses that can be used to help prioritize activities and potential impacts.

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Sandia National Laboratories is a multimission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA0003525. SAND2022-6719 C.

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    Clifford K. Ho, Jessica Rimsza, Erik D. Spoerke & Andrea Ambrosini

  2. Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA

    Carlos Quiroz Arita, Anthe George & Kristin Hertz

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Ho, C.K. et al. (2022). A Lifecycle Framework for Industrial Decarbonization. In: Ghosh, A.K., Rixham, C. (eds) Proceedings of the American Solar Energy Society National Conference. ASES SOLAR 2022. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08786-8_19

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