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Categories: TECHNOLOGY

EU REACT CO2-to-Chemicals Initiative

Entities: ethylene · Horizon Europe · REACT project · graphite · graphite

Overview

In mid‑July 2026 the EU‑funded REACT programme announced a partnership between the REACT project and INERATEC‑Zeopore to advance technologies that turn industrial CO₂ emissions into useful chemicals. By the end of July, the programme, coordinated by Norway’s SINTEF and involving 13 partners across ten European countries, detailed its two‑track approach: an electro‑chemical process that converts captured CO₂ directly into ethylene for plastics, and a separate low‑energy catalytic route that transforms CO₂ into high‑purity graphite suitable for lithium‑ion battery anodes. The €8.4 million effort focuses on sectors such as steel, cement and data‑centers, aiming to replace waste treatment with value‑adding feedstock production while assessing scale‑up and economic viability.

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    EU REACT Project Targets CO2-to-Ethylene Conversion as New Method Produces Graphite from Waste CO2

    The EU‑funded REACT project, led by Norway’s SINTEF, will turn industrial CO2 into ethylene via an electro‑chemical process, while researchers unveil a two‑step catalyst that converts CO2 directly into high‑pur

  2. 18 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    EU REACT project and INERATEC‑Zeopore collaboration push CO₂‑to‑chemicals technology

    The EU’s REACT project and an INERATEC‑Zeopore partnership are developing electro‑chemical and hydrocracking technologies to turn industrial CO₂ into ethylene, e‑fuels and other chemicals, aiming for scalable,

Sources

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