International authorities are increasingly recognizing that utilizing the carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from various industries can assist strategies for mitigating climate change. In developing novel carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies they aspire to contribute to circular economy targets and reduce consumption of fossil‐based raw materials. However, the potential economic effects of CCU on industrial value chains remain unclear. Hence, this study investigates the economic expectations placed on those actors currently conducting research and development (R&D) in CCU. The aspired levels of economic performance are identified through a systematic literature review of 19 policy advice reports and 15 scientific papers. Qualitative directed content analysis is conducted, based on an R&D input–output–outcome system. First, we identify three relevant groups of value chain actors by clustering industrial sectors: (a) equipment manufacturers, (b) high‐emitting producers, and (c) producers of materials and fuels. Then, we derive a criteria list from the review. Finally, the analysis reveals how CCU innovations are anticipated to impact different industries: Equipment manufacturers could contribute to economic growth. For high‐emitting producers, CCU provides one option for “surviving” sustainability transitions. Meanwhile, material and fuel producers need to act as “problem solvers” by offering competitive ways of utilizing CO₂. We conclude by identifying research gaps that should be addressed to better understand the economic and social dimensions of CCU and to increase the chances of such innovations contributing to broader sustainability transformations of industrial and energy systems.

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与碳捕集和利用价值链创新相关的经济愿望

国际当局越来越认识到，利用二氧化碳（CO ₂）来自各个行业的排放可以帮助缓解气候变化的策略。他们致力于开发新颖的碳捕集与利用（CCU）技术，以期为实现循环经济目标做出贡献，并减少化石原料的消耗。但是，CCU对工业价值链的潜在经济影响仍不清楚。因此，本研究调查了对目前在CCU中进行研发（R＆D）的参与者的经济期望。通过对19项政策建议报告和15篇科学论文进行系统的文献综述，确定了理想的经济绩效水平。基于R＆D投入-产出-结果系统进行了定性的内容分析。首先，我们通过对工业部门进行聚类来确定三个相关的价值链参与者：（a）设备制造商，（b）高排放生产商和（c）材料和燃料生产商。然后，我们从评论中得出标准列表。最后，分析揭示了CCU创新有望如何影响不同行业：设备制造商可以为经济增长做出贡献。对于高排放的生产商，CCU为“生存”的可持续发展过渡提供了一种选择。同时，材料和燃料生产商需要通过提供利用二氧化碳的竞争性方式来充当“问题解决者” CCU为“生存”的可持续发展过渡提供了一种选择。同时，材料和燃料生产商需要通过提供利用二氧化碳的竞争性方式来充当“问题解决者” CCU为“生存”的可持续发展过渡提供了一种选择。同时，材料和燃料生产商需要通过提供利用二氧化碳的竞争性方式来充当“问题解决者”₂。最后，我们通过确定研究差距来解决，以更好地了解CCU的经济和社会层面，并增加此类创新为工业和能源系统的更广泛的可持续性转型做出贡献的机会。