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D2M: Dioxide to Monoxide
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Duration:
2020 - 2022
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Yuvraj Birdja
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1 499 735
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The D2M project will develop state-of-the-art expertise in Flanders for the catalytic conversion of CO2 into CO, a large volume chemical that can be directly fed into the chemical, plastics and steelmaking industry (thus on a scale having the potential to make a significant impact with regard to CO2 emissions).
Novel concepts for six different catalytic routes (homogeneous, heterogeneous, electro-, plasma-, photocatalysis and a chemical looping process) will be investigated, with the main valorisation objective (VO) to deliver a proof-of-concept for each of the latter, hereby moving up the TRL ladder from TRL 1-2 to TRL 3-4.
An additional boundary condition is that the the technologies that will be should have the potential to achieve a higher maximum global warming impact reduction than the dry reforming process.
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Captin: Intensification of CO2 capture processes
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- Development on the integration of CO2 capture and conversion, using alkali-mediated capture combined with electrochemical conversion of CO2 into chemicals.
- Technology mapping and R&D roadmap development
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Duration:
2020 - 2021
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Contact:
Metin Bulut
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1 499 298
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In order to limit the effects of global warming, introduction of CO2 capture technology is absolutely and urgently required. However, the high cost and technological limitations of available CO2 separation technologies restrict their successful and general industrial deployment in the CO2 capture and utilization (CCU) context. In this short project, we aim at the development of new and more efficient, sustainable and economically viable CO2 capture and separation technology. Different routes will be explored to achieve this goal:
- Intensification of mass and heat transfer processes in CO2 capture is aimed at, using a vortex unit and a photochemical aerosol reactor
- Electrification of the CO2 capture processes using microwave and inductive heating will be implemented in order to develop faster and more efficient separation cycles
- The integration of CO2 capture and conversion is envisioned using alkali-mediated capture combined with electrochemical conversion of CO2 into chemicals
Experimental test devices will be developed and/or modified in order to investigate these new concepts and deliver proof of principles. Models will be built that allow the assessment of the new technologies in terms of efficiency. At the end of the project, bottlenecks should be identified and solutions to overcome these bottlenecks will be proposed. It will be evaluated which technologies have the potential for further industrial implementation and which specific CO2 capture niches should be aimed at.
To tackle this challenge, a multidisciplinary team has been built with experts in process intensification, separation processes, functional material development, electrochemistry and techno-economical assessment. The project aims at the realization of:
- Experimental proof of principle and demonstration
- Assessment of future application potential of these new technologies
- Innovation of experimental and modelling tools for CO2 capture research
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CATCO2RE
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Environmental Techno-Economic Assessment
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English
Duration:
2018 - 2022
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Miet Van Dael
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2 518 000
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Our strategy against rising concentrations of CO2 starts with the capture of CO2 from gas streams. If we obtain purified CO2, this can be combined with other materials to produce valuable goods. Our goal is to produce methanol, methane, and other value-added chemicals by mixing CO2 with renewable hydrogen. To speed up chemical reactions, we aim at finding and using selective catalysts that are active at milder reaction conditions. All the mentioned technologies can work either independently or – also – together in a modular assembly, forming a versatile device to produce methane: a methanator. The construction of the methanator will allow to study the effect of integration on the performance, the effect of impurities in the produced H2, the effect of intermittent operation, the heat integration between CO2 capture/separation and exothermic methanation. The construction of the methanator will be supported by a techno-economic evaluation. The goal is to achieve a functional prototype within 3 years.
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