The Path and Supporting Technology of Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality in China's Refining and Chemical Industry

This paper deeply analyzes the current situation and trends of low-carbon development of the refining and chemical industry overseas, the development status, carbon emission situation, and challenges of China s refining and chemical industry, and predicts the development trends of China s refining and chemical industry. Moreover, the goal of achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality (dual carbon) and seven major paths arc proposed, as well as the main supporting technologies that need to be developed and promoted. Considering the historical responsibility given by the era to China s refining and chemical industry in the future and the national conditions that a certain growth trend will be maintained in the near and medium term, it is proposed that the refining and chemical industry should be promoted to achieve the goal of dual carbon in an active, steady, scientific and orderly way by adhering to the national conditions, as well as the actual needs for the refining and chemical industry in terms of the national conditions and national economic and social development. According to the research, the following suggestions are put forward: (1) to develop differentiated carbon reduction policies based on the development stage of China s refining and chemical industry; (2) to formulate supporting policies to promote low-carbon technology transformation in existing refining and chemical enterprises; (3) to encourage the refining and chemical industry to develop and utilize the agricultural and forestry waste and waste synthetic materials; (4) to support the research of the coupling of energy systems and small nuclear reactors in refining and chemical enterprises, formulate coupling regulations and standards and promote the construction of demonstration projects; (5) to support the refining and chemical industry to introduce advanced key technologies such as industrial fuel cells to accelerate the improvement of fossil energy conversion efficiency. © 2024 Science Press. All rights reserved.