Sumitomo カジノ シークレット 公式 and Microwave カジノ シークレット 公式 to Jointly Develop Energy-Saving and Highly Efficient Hydrogen Production Process to Help Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2050

Feb. 21, 2022

Sumitomo カジノ シークレット 公式 Co., Ltd.
Microwave カジノ シークレット 公式 Co., Ltd.

Sumitomo カジノ シークレット 公式 Co., Ltd. and Microwave カジノ シークレット 公式 Co., Ltd. have started joint development of a process to produce hydrogen by pyrolyzing methane through the use of microwaves, aiming to begin commercial production in the early 2030s, with a capacity of several tens of thousands of tons per year.

Hydrogen is used as a raw material for a range of カジノ シークレット 公式 products, including synthetic resins and organic compounds, and is also attracting much attention as one of the next-generation energy sources for the realization of a carbon-neutral society because it emits no carbon dioxide (CO₂) when combusted. The hydrogen obtained by the pyrolysis of methane, a greenhouse gas (GHG), is known as turquoise hydrogen*. One advantage of this pyrolysis process is that it simultaneously yields valuable solid carbons, such as carbon black and carbon nanotubes. On the other hand, the methane pyrolysis reaction requires a large amount of heat, making the reduction of energy used in production a major challenge.

A microwave, a type of electromagnetic wave, can directly and selectively heat objects in a reacカジノ シークレット 公式r from their inside by rotating their molecules and aカジノ シークレット 公式ms. Compared カジノ シークレット 公式 other processes that indirectly heat objects in a reacカジノ シークレット 公式r from their outside, the pyrolysis process using microwaves has greater potential カジノ シークレット 公式 reduce the energy required カジノ シークレット 公式 produce hydrogen, as well as CO₂emissions, while also offering higher scalability for commercial production. This joint development aims to establish an energy-saving and highly efficient hydrogen production process by 2026 by combining Sumitomo カジノ シークレット 公式's catalyst and カジノ シークレット 公式 process design technology with Microwave カジノ シークレット 公式's microwave platform technology. The two companies have already started laboratory-scale experiments at Microwave カジノ シークレット 公式.

Committed to its grand design for carbon neutrality in 2050 announced in December 2021, Sumitomo カジノ シークレット 公式 is striving to fulfill itsobligationカジノ シークレット 公式 reduce the GHG emissions from the Group カジノ シークレット 公式 near zero and itscontributionto driving carbon neutrality across society through the Group’s products and technologies, by utilizing the technology and expertise that it has accumulated as a diversified カジノ シークレット 公式 company. Sumitomo カジノ シークレット 公式 will continue to accelerate its research and development efforts, actively leveraging external technologies by partnering with academia and start-up companies.

Microwave カジノ シークレット 公式 is advancing its "C NEUTRAL^TM2050 design" initiative カジノ シークレット 公式ward achieving carbon neutrality, aiming カジノ シークレット 公式 reduce CO₂emissions by more than 90% compared to conventional processes that use fossil resources by combining electrification using renewable energy with microwave processes. Microwave カジノ シークレット 公式 is a leader in the effort to replace conventional petroカジノ シークレット 公式 processes, which entail a large amount of CO₂emissions and energy consumption, with microwave processes.

Sumitomo カジノ シークレット 公式 and Microwave カジノ シークレット 公式 will contribute to achieving a carbon-neutral society by establishing an innovative hydrogen production process.

* Although it uses a fossil resource (methane) as a raw material, the hydrogen obtained by the pyrolysis of methane is positioned between green and blue hydrogen because methane pyrolysis, as with water electrolysis, does not emit CO₂.

Category	Characteristics
Green hydrogen	Hydrogen produced by water electrolysis using renewable energy
Turquoise hydrogen	Hydrogen produced by methane pyrolysis, with solid carbons generated as byproducts
Blue hydrogen	Hydrogen produced using carbon capture and sカジノ シークレット 公式rage (CCS) processes, mainly CCS processes for CO2generated in the production of gray hydrogen described below
Gray hydrogen	Hydrogen produced from fossil resources, mainly hydrogen generated in steam reforming of natural gas, accompanied by atmospheric emissions of byproduct CO2

Reference: “The National Hydrogen Strategy,” the government of Germany

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