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Front. Sustain., 28 September 2023

Sec. Circular Economy

Volume 4 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2023.1292549

Corrigendum: Life cycle assessment of a novel electrocatalytic process for the production of bulk chemical ethylene oxide from biogenic CO2

  • 1. Department of Energy Technology, Energieinstitut an der Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Linz, Austria

  • 2. Institute for Chemical Technology of Organic Materials, Department of Chemistry and Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Natural Sciences, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

  • 3. Department of Engineering, School of Technology, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland

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In the published article, there was an error in the caption for Table 1 as published. The corrected Table 1 and caption appears below. Table S3 in the Supplementary Material has also been updated.

Table 1

StreamsValue (2030)Value (2040)Unit
FFeedstock
F1CO23.0kg/kgEO
F2CO2 recycling13.13.03kg/kgEO
F3H2O14.110.6kg/kgEO
F4Stoichiometric. demand10.6kg/kgEO
AAuxiliaries
A1electricity0.350.16GJ/kgEO
A2steam0.74kg/kgEO
IIntermediates
I1H2O26.03kg/kgEO
I2C2H40.829kg/kgEO
I3C2H40.637kg/kgEO
PProducts
P1C2H4O1kg/kgEO
SSide-products
S1H20.1450kg/kgEO
S2CH40.1290kg/kgEO
S3H2O25.26kg/kgEO
EDirect emissions
E1C2H40.03158kg/kgEO
E2H20.00022kg/kgEO
E3CH40.00523kg/kgEO
E4CO20.02984kg/kgEO

LCI of analyzed process (absolute values).

For a more detailed version, see Supplementary Table S3.

In the published article, there was an error in Supplementary Table S3. In the original material, row A2, columns ‘value (2030)’ and ‘value (2040)’, incorrect numerical values are cited. In the original version the values were 0.118. The corrected values are 0.74; these can be seen in the correct material statement which appears below.

Table S3

IdentifierStreamsValue (2030)Value (2040)UnitGaBi dataset
FFeedstock
F1Carbon dioxide (CO2)3.03.0kg/kgEOBiogenic CO2: DE: Biogas from biomass mix for bioenergy (2015) + additional electricity demand for CO2 membrane separation according to literature Fossil CO2: DE: Carbon Dioxide by-product ethylene oxide (EO) via air (Sphera)
F2CO2 recycle stream13.13.03kg/kgEOFlow: Carbon dioxide [Renewable resources]
F3Water (H2O)14.110.6kg/kgEOEU-28: Water (desalinated; deionized) ts
F4Stoichiometric H2O Demand10.610.6kg/kgEOEU-28: Water (desalinated; deionized) ts
AAuxiliaries
A1Electricity0.350.16GJ/kgEOEU-28: Electricity grid mix (production mix) Sphera EU-28: Electricity from photovoltaic Sphera EU-28: Electricity from wind power Sphera
A2Steam0.740.74kg/kgEOEU-28: Process steam from natural gas 90% EU-28: Process steam from biogas 90%
IIntermediates
I1Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)6.036.03kg/kgEOFlow: Hydrogen peroxide (100 %) [Inorganic intermediate products]
I2Ethylene (C2H4)0.8290.829kg/kgEOFlow: Ethene (ethylene) [Organic intermediate products]
I30.6370.637kg/kgEOFlow: Ethene (ethylene) [Organic intermediate products]
PProducts
P1Ethylene oxide (C2H4O)11kg/kgEOFlow: Ethylene oxide [Organic intermediate products]
SSide-products
S1Hydrogen (H2)0.14500.1450kg/kgEOFlow: Hydrogen (high purity) [Inorganic intermediate products]
S2Methane (CH4)0.12900.1290kg/kgEOFlow: Methane [Organic intermediate products]
S3Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)5.265.26kg/kgEOFlow: Hydrogen peroxide (100 %) [Inorganic intermediate products]
EDirect emissions
E1Ethylene (C2H4)0.031580.03158kg/kgEOFlow: Ethene [ecoinvent long-term to air]
E2Hydrogen (H2)0.000220.00022kg/kgEOFlow: Hydrogen [Inorganic emissions to air]
E3Methane (CH4)0.005230.00523kg/kgEOFlow: Methane (biotic) [Organic emissions to air (group VOC)]
E4Carbon dioxide (CO2)0.029840.02984kg/kgEOFlow: Carbon dioxide (biotic) [Inorganic emissions to air]

Life cycle inventory of the analyzed process.

The authors apologize for these errors and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.

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carbon capture and utilization, Power to X, ethylene oxide, life cycle assessment, case study, sensitivity analysis, electrocatalysis, biogenic CO2

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Rodin V, Zeilerbauer L, Lindorfer J, Paulik C and Finger D (2023) Corrigendum: Life cycle assessment of a novel electrocatalytic process for the production of bulk chemical ethylene oxide from biogenic CO2. Front. Sustain. 4:1292549. doi: 10.3389/frsus.2023.1292549

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*Correspondence: Valerie Rodin

†These authors share last authorship

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