SUstainable Photo-ElectRochemical VALorization of flue gases

Project Information

SUPERVAL

Grant agreement ID: 101115456

DOI

10.3030/101115456

EC signature date 14 June 2023

Start date 1 November 2023

End date 31 October 2026

Funded under

• The European Innovation Council (EIC)

Total cost

€ 3 571 708,75

EU contribution

€ 3 571 708,75

Coordinated by

FUNDACIO INSTITUT CATALA D'INVESTIGACIO QUIMICA
Spain

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SUPERVAL (SUstainable Photo-ElectRochemical VALorization of flue gases)

Reporting period: 2023-11-01 to 2024-10-31

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

"Flue gases, produced in industries and power plants are one of the main responsible of both CO2 and NOx emissions into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is considered the main green-house gas (GHG). NOx are hazardous and highly reactive compounds causing major health (cardiovascular and respiratory problems, asthma) and environmental (acid rain, photochemical smog, depletion of stratospheric ozone, promoting formation of secondary aerosol) issues. Moreover, flue gases are mostly composed of nitrogen (around 65-90%) which is just released into the atmosphere and wasted.

The SUPERVAL project is funded by the European Union, under the EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2022 call, with €3.5 million to develop low-cost, non-critical raw materials and processes, with the added value of removing/valorizing the NOx contaminants from flue gas and, in combination with N2, transform them into ammonia. Likewise, the CO2 will be captured and transformed into an organic, energy-rich molecule (formate). Overall, SUPERVAL aims to implement a sustainable valorization cycle using sunlight as primary energy source, and water as source of hydrogen (protons and electrons)."

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

Key milestones and deliverables submitted in the first 12 months include:
- In WP1 (Gas separation): TAMOF-1 pellets (D1.1) including the milestone First TAMOF-1 pellets successfully obtained completed by 31st of July 2024 as planned
- In WP5 (Disseminination & Exploitation): DEC Strategy (D5.1)
- In WP6 (Management): Coordination and Governance (D6.2 and D6.3) Project and financial management (D6.1 and D6.4)

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

So far, the preliminary results have potential impacts in the energy sector and the chemical industry. As it is still a work in progress, we will report results beyond the state of the art next reporting period.

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