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Collectively it was felt that there were clear obstacles which slowed the changes and transitions.From the uncertainty of changing economics, the regulatory systems inhibiting change, and a backlash to sustainability without credible economics..
Despite these hurdles, there was agreement in the room that there was a vision across the industry and this was expressed as: -.■ All solvents bio-sourced and head-ache free (safe and compliant).■ Use minimised.
■ Recycling maximised.Maybe these could be summed up with the joint sentiment that an industry focused on health should not conspire to harm the long-term well-being of society..
So how do we accelerate?.
The drivers for change in this arena need themselves to change, in reality and in dialogue.. With tough and uncertain trading conditions, drivers which do not put economics at the centre of things, risk becoming marginalised.The issue with these methods is that there is still work to be done on the technology and estimations for using the captured carbon in directly transforming it into hydrocarbons.. A good measure to show how close a technology is to being used is the technology readiness level (TRL).
This is a scale of 1-9, where 1 is the concept and 9 is a system ready to be implemented.At the time of writing, the TRL for carbon capture is still relatively low, at 7 in the validation stage.
It will require international and governmental investment into research to make the process more efficient and faster, and to diversify which materials specifically could be produced from the captured carbon.On top of this, other practical constraints include social acceptance of greener methods, including electricity capacity.