Innovative In Situ CO2 Capture Technology for Solid Fuel Gasification (ISCC)

Objective

The new process technology proposed is based on steam gasification of low rank, high moisture brown coal, which includes the high temperature removal of CO2 by using high temperature efficient sorbent materials. The combination of both, the gasification and the in situ CO2 capture initiates a shift reaction in product gas composition towards H2. Experiments with different hydrocarbons and dolomite revealed that hydrogen concentrations higher than 95 vol % can be achieved using this technology. The CO2 laden sorbent material has to be regenerated in an additional calcinations step, generating a pure CO2 gas stream for subsequent sequestration. The proposed project aims on exploiting this potential to produce a gas stream in the regeneration process consisting of >95% CO2. The work programme includes the screening of available inputs and required product quality, basic process investigations, pilot scale experiments and technical and socio-economic evaluation considering technical, social, ethical and economic criterions Expected Results are a detailed definition of an environmentally friendly, high efficient coal technology producing a highly H2 enriched product gas and in situ CO2 capture; a detailed technical assessment of process efficiency in terms of energy (coal to H2) and CO2 captured (% of input) and a life cycle assessment of H2 production costs and costs per t of CO2 captured.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › electrochemistry › electrolysis
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › transition metals
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › fossil energy › coal
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › organic chemistry › hydrocarbons
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › microscopy › electron microscopy

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-1.2.7 - Capture and sequestration of CO2

Call for proposal

FP6-2002-ENERGY-1
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Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

Address

Keplerstrasse 7
Stuttgart
Germany

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Participants (13)

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

Greece

Address

Heroon Polytechniou 9
Zografos

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ZENTRUM FUER SONNENENERGIE- UND WASSERSTOFF-FORSCHUNG, BADEN-WUERTEMBERG

Germany

Address

Industriestrasse 6
Stuttgart

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GLOWNY INSTYTUT GORNICTWA

Poland

Address

Plac Gwarkow 1
Katowice

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POLITECHNIKA WROCLAWSKA

Poland

Address

Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27
Wroclaw

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PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION

Greece

Address

30 Chalkokondili Street
Athens

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VTT VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS

Finland

Address

Vuorimiehentie 5
1000 Espoo

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INGENIEURBUERO DR.-ING. THOMAS WEIMER

Germany

Address

Weimarer Strasse 10
Sindelfingen

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UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER

United Kingdom

Address

Cromore Road
Coleraine

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BRANDENBURGISCHE TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT COTTBUS

Germany

Address

Universitatsplatz 3-4
Cottbus

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SCS-TECHNOLOGY VERFAHRENSTECHNIK GES.M.B.H.

Austria

Address

Jdrgenstrasse 18
Linz

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CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

Address

Serrano 117
Madrid

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KOPALNIA WEGLA BRUNATNEGO "TURSW" SPSLKA AKCYJNA

Poland

Address

Bogatynia

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VATTENFALL EUROPE MINING AG

Germany

Address

Knappenstr. 1
Senftenberg

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