Reactors and Methods for Production of Sustainable Chemicals using Carbon Emissions of Metallurgical Furnaces

A system comprising:

• a metallurgical furnace;
• an off-gas port of the metallurgical furnace for an off-gas including a volume of carbon monoxide;
• a carbon monoxide electrolyzer having an anode area and a cathode area;
• and
• at least one fluid connection;
• wherein the volume of carbon monoxide is routed from the off-gas port to the cathode area using the at least one fluid connection.

A method comprising:

• operating a metallurgical furnace;
• obtaining, in connection with the operation of the metallurgical furnace, an off-gas stream from the metallurgical furnace;
• separating, using a separator, a volume of carbon monoxide from the off-gas stream from the metallurgical furnace, wherein the separating produces a carbon monoxide rich stream and the carbon monoxide rich stream is less than 5% carbon dioxide by volume;
• supplying the carbon monoxide rich stream to a cathode area of a carbon monoxide electrolyzer;
• and
• generating, using the carbon monoxide electrolyzer, the volume of carbon monoxide as a reduction substrate, and an oxidation substrate, a volume of generated chemicals.