Solar up-draft tower to enable atmospheric photocatalysis for non-CO2 greenhouse gases removal: an emerging negative emission technology

Informations projet

STEPforGGR

N° de convention de subvention: 871998

DOI

10.3030/871998

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 27 Novembre 2019

Date de début 1 Decembre 2020

Date de fin 30 Novembre 2025

Financé au titre de

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coût total

€ 455 400,00

Contribution de l’UE

€ 276 000,00

Coordonné par

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
United Kingdom

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Other (5)

Develop project website and open social media accounts and produce dissemination and communication plans
Organisation of Workshop 4 and Training School 4
Organisation of Workshop 2 and Training School 3
Organisation and running of Workshop 3
Organisation and running of Training School 1

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

An outdoor photocatalysis rig for sample testing and demonstration

Documents, reports (2)

Numerical datasets for effectiveness prediction
Organisation of Workshop 1 and Training School 2.

Organisation of Workshop 1 and Training School 2

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (45)

A high-performance solar chimney in building integrated with photocatalytic technology for atmospheric methane removal

Auteurs: Aocheng Li, Tingzhen Ming, Hanbing Xiong, Yongjia Wu, Tianhao Shi, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Yanhua Chen, Xiaoliang Tang, Yanping Yuan
Publié dans: Solar Energy, Numéro 260, 2025, Page(s) 126-136, ISSN 0038-092X
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2023.05.035

Numerical analysis of solar chimney power plant integrated with CH4 photocatalytic reactors for fighting global warming under ambient crosswind

Auteurs: Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming, Yongjia Wu, Caixia Wang, Qiong Chen, Wei Li, Liwen Mu, Renaud de Richter, Yanping Yuan
Publié dans: Renewable Energy, Numéro 201, 2025, Page(s) 678-690, ISSN 0960-1481
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.11.024

Multi-Scale insights into competitive adsorption of CO2-CH4-N2 ternary mixtures on MIL-101(Cr): From molecular behaviour to process simulation

Auteurs: Yimin Shao, Liangliang Huang, Wei Li, Yijun Shi, Shenghong Ju
Publié dans: Separation and Purification Technology, Numéro 365, 2025, Page(s) 132691, ISSN 1383-5866
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.132691

Adsorption and Diffusion of CH₄, N₂, and Their Mixture in MIL-101(Cr): A Molecular Simulation Study

Auteurs: Yimin Shao, Shanshan Wang, Liangliang Huang, Shenghong Ju, Xianfeng Fan, Wei Li
Publié dans: Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, Numéro 69, 2024, Page(s) 4466-4482, ISSN 0021-9568
Éditeur: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.4c00233

CFD modeling of traffic tidal flow: Assessment of pollutant dispersion

Auteurs: Zhengtong Li, Tingzhen Ming, Tianhao Shi, Hao Zhang, Chih-Yung Wen, Yongjia Wu, Caixia Wang, Kui Yin, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li
Publié dans: Urban Climate, Numéro 47, 2025, Page(s) 101380, ISSN 2212-0955
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101380

Perspectives on removal of atmospheric methane

Auteurs: Tingzhen Ming, Wei Li, Qingchun Yuan, Philip Davies, Renaud de Richter, Chong Peng, Qihong Deng, Yanping Yuan, Sylvain Caillol, Nan Zhou
Publié dans: Advances in Applied Energy, 2022, ISSN 2666-7924
Éditeur: Elsevier Ltd
DOI: 10.1016/j.adapen.2022.100085

Downdraft Devices for Negative Emissions—Quantification Study and Environmental Implication

Auteurs: Xiaokun Yao, Tao Tao, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li
Publié dans: Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 2025, ISSN 2152-3878
Éditeur: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
DOI: 10.1002/ghg.2392

Simulation of Multi-Physicochemical Methane Photocatalytic Process in the SCPP-HPCR Using Lattice Boltzmann Method

Auteurs: Yongjia Wu, Meilun Du, Qinggang Wang, Hanbing Xiong, Xinyi Yang, Yanhua Chen, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Yanping Yuan, Tingzhen Ming
Publié dans: Journal of Thermal Science, Numéro 34, 2025, Page(s) 1341-1357, ISSN 1003-2169
Éditeur: Kexue Chubaneshe/Science Press
DOI: 10.1007/s11630-025-2070-0

Removing low-concentration methane via thermo-catalytic oxidation on CuOx/zeolite

Auteurs: Yuyin Wang, Yun Wang, Zihan Liu, Ying Li, Lin Yao, Shibo Shao, Xianfeng Fan, Tingzhen Ming, Xiaohua Lu, Liwen Mu, Wei Li
Publié dans: Applied Surface Science, Numéro 682, 2024, Page(s) 161691, ISSN 0169-4332
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.161691

The simulated cooling performance of a thin-film thermoelectric cooler with coupled-thermoelements connected in parallel

Auteurs: Tingzhen Ming, Sen Chen, Yonggao Yan, Tingrui Gong, Jianlong Wan, Yongjia Wu
Publié dans: Heliyon, Numéro 8, 2025, Page(s) e10025, ISSN 2405-8440
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10025

Solar Driven Gas Phase Advanced Oxidation Processes for Methane Removal ‐ Challenges and Perspectives

Auteurs: Jie Zhang, Yuyin Wang, Yun Wang, Yang Bai, Xin Feng, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Liwen Mu, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li
Publié dans: Chemistry – A European Journal, Numéro 28, 2025, ISSN 0947-6539
Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201984

Methods of Large-Scale Capture and Removal of Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases

Auteurs: Qing Wang, Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming
Publié dans: Energies, Numéro 15, 2025, Page(s) 6560, ISSN 1996-1073
Éditeur: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en15186560

Innovative microchannel-structured beads for microscale process intensification: A case study on water treatment for sulfamethoxazole abatement

Auteurs: Jiaojiao Zheng, Zhentao Wu
Publié dans: Chemical Engineering Journal, Numéro 504, 2025, Page(s) 158527, ISSN 1385-8947
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.158527

Highly dispersed CuOx decorated ZnO photocatalyst for low-concentration methane removal

Auteurs: Yun Wang, Sheng Xu, Haiyuan Zhang, Yuyin Wang, Enmao Wang, Zeyu He, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Lilong Zhang, Yang Bai, Kunfeng Zhao, Qingwei Gao, Jianrong Zeng, Zhiguo Yi, Tingzhen Ming, Wei Li, Liwen Mu
Publié dans: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Numéro 12, 2025, Page(s) 114954, ISSN 2213-3437
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.114954

Review on pollutant dispersion in urban areas-part A: Effects of mechanical factors and urban morphology

Auteurs: Zhengtong Li, Tingzhen Ming, Shurong Liu, Chong Peng, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li, Hao Zhang, Chih-Yung Wen
Publié dans: Building and Environment, 2021, ISSN 0360-1323
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107534

Experimental and kinetic studies on the photocatalysis of UV–vis light irradiation for low concentrations of the methane

Auteurs: Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming, Yun Wang, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Qian Zhang, Liwen Mu, Chong Peng
Publié dans: Applied Energy, Numéro 377, 2024, Page(s) 124388, ISSN 0306-2619
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124388

A novel green technology: Reducing carbon dioxide and eliminating methane from the atmosphere

Auteurs: Tingzhen Ming, Hanbing Xiong, Tianhao Shi, Yongjia Wu, Caixia Wang, Yuangao Wen, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Nan Zhou
Publié dans: International Journal of Energy Research, Numéro 46, 2023, Page(s) 20107-20120, ISSN 0363-907X
Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/er.8675

Mitigating air pollution strategies based on solar chimneys

Auteurs: Yang Liu, Tingzhen Ming, Chong Peng, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Nan Zhou
Publié dans: Solar Energy, 2021, ISSN 0038-092X
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2021.02.021

Carbon xerogel-enhanced microchannel-structured beads for organic pollutants degradation: A novel catalyst for synergistic microscale process intensification

Auteurs: Jiaojiao Zheng, Francisco R. García–García, Yang Yang, Kang Li, Tony Bridgwater, Haiping Yang, Zhentao Wu
Publié dans: Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, Numéro 366, 2025, Page(s) 125069, ISSN 0926-3373
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125069

Numerical study of reactive pollutants diffusion in urban street canyons with a viaduct

Auteurs: Tingzhen Ming, Cao Nie, Wenyu Li, Xin Kang, Yongjia Wu, Mengjie Zhang, Chong Peng
Publié dans: Building Simulation, Numéro 15, 2023, Page(s) 1227-1241, ISSN 1996-3599
Éditeur: Tsinghua University
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-021-0795-6

Low-concentration methane removal: what can we learn from high-concentration methane conversion?

Auteurs: Yun Wang, Haiyuan Zhang, Jie Zhang, Yijie Fu, Yuyin Wang, Yang Bai, Xin Feng, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Liwen Mu, Wei Li
Publié dans: Catalysis Science & Technology, Numéro 13, 2024, Page(s) 6392-6408, ISSN 2044-4753
Éditeur: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d3cy00810j

Unraveling humidity's dual effects on trace methane photocatalytic ozonation: Enhanced radical generation versus active site blockade

Auteurs: Junyu Ying, Yun Wang, Haiyuan Zhang, Yang Bai, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Wei Li, Liwen Mu
Publié dans: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Numéro 13, 2025, Page(s) 120330, ISSN 2213-3437
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.120330

A low‐energy approach to processing large‐scale airflow

Auteurs: Yimin Shao, Yang Bai, Yongjia Wu, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Xianfeng Fan, Xiaohua Lu, Wei Li
Publié dans: Energy Science & Engineering, Numéro 11, 2025, Page(s) 606-620, ISSN 2050-0505
Éditeur: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ese3.1348

Boost of trace methane photo-oxidation in the presence of water vapor via the interfacial hydrophobic effect

Auteurs: Yun Wang, Xulong Song, Haiyuan Zhang, Junyu Ying, Zihan Liu, Hanbing Xiong, Tuo Ji, Wei Cao, Yang Bai, Tingzhen Ming, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Wei Li, Liwen Mu
Publié dans: Chemical Engineering Science, Numéro 321, 2025, Page(s) 122744, ISSN 0009-2509
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2025.122744

Review on pollutant dispersion in urban areas-part B: Local mitigation strategies, optimization framework, and evaluation theory

Auteurs: Zhengtong Li, Tingzhen Ming, Tianhao Shi, Hao Zhang, Chih-Yung Wen, Xuesong Lu, Xu Dong, Yongjia Wu, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li, Chong Pengf
Publié dans: Building and Environment, 2021, ISSN 0360-1323
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107890

Numerical simulation of the effect of solar chimneys on NOx-O3 photochemical reaction and ventilation in urban street canyon

Auteurs: Hanbing Xiong, Tianhao Shi, Yongjia Wu, Ruiyue Xia, Xitong Yuan, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li, Yueping Fang, Nan Zhou, Wenyu Li, Chong Peng, Tingzhen Ming
Publié dans: Urban Climate, Numéro 61, 2025, Page(s) 102491, ISSN 2212-0955
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102491

Insights into adsorption and diffusion of CO2, CH4 and their mixture in MIL-101(Cr) via molecular simulation

Auteurs: Yimin Shao, Xianfeng Fan, Shanshan Wang, Liangliang Huang, Shenghong Ju, Wei Li
Publié dans: Chemical Engineering Journal, Numéro 480, 2025, Page(s) 148215, ISSN 1385-8947
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.148215

Numerical investigation on performance of solar chimney power plant with three wind resistant structures

Auteurs: Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming, Tianhao Shi, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Nan Zhou
Publié dans: Energy, Numéro 297, 2025, Page(s) 131262, ISSN 0360-5442
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.131262

Do Soil Methanotrophs Really Remove About 5% of Atmospheric Methane?

Auteurs: Xiaokun Yao, Tao Tao, Wei Li, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter
Publié dans: Land, Numéro 14, 2025, Page(s) 1864, ISSN 2073-445X
Éditeur: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/land14091864

Hierarchical bismuth vanadate/reduced graphene oxide composite photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution and bisphenol A degradation

Auteurs: Karthikeyan Sekar, Ahmed Kassam, Yang Bai, Ben Coulson, Wei Li, Richard E. Douthwaite, Keiko Sasaki, Adam F. Lee
Publié dans: Applied Materials Today, 2021, ISSN 2352-9407
Éditeur: Elsevier Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2021.100963

Feasibility of Solar Updraft Towers as Photocatalytic Reactors for Removal of Atmospheric Methane–The Role of Catalysts and Rate Limiting Steps

Auteurs: Yanfang Huang, Yimin Shao, Yang Bai, Qingchun Yuan, Tingzhen Ming, Philip Davies, Xiaohua Lu, Renaud de Richter, and Wei Li *
Publié dans: Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021, ISSN 2296-2646
Éditeur: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.745347

Downdraft energy tower for negative emissions: Analysis on methane removal and other co‐benefits

Auteurs: Tao Tao, Yuyin Wang, Tingzhen Ming, Liwen Mu, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li
Publié dans: Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Numéro 13, 2025, Page(s) 713-720, ISSN 2152-3878
Éditeur: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
DOI: 10.1002/ghg.2233

Cu–Pd/Zeolite as Efficient Thermo‐Catalyst to Oxidize Low‐Concentration Methane

Auteurs: Yuyin Wang, Yun Wang, Zihan Liu, Ying Li, Lin Yao, Xianfeng Fan, Tingzhen Ming, Xiaohua Lu, Liwen Mu, Wei Li
Publié dans: ChemCatChem, 2025, ISSN 1867-3880
Éditeur: Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH & CO. KGaA
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202501459

Field synergy analysis of pollutant dispersion in street canyons and its optimization by adding wind catchers

Auteurs: Tingzhen Ming, Huina Han, Zhen Zhao, Renaud de Richter, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li & Nyuk Hien Wong
Publié dans: Building Simulation, 2021, ISSN 1996-3599
Éditeur: Tsinghua University
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-020-0720-4

A carbon nanowire-promoted Cu₂O/TiO₂ nanocomposite for enhanced photoelectrochemical performance

Auteurs: Kassam Ahmed, Yuyin Wang, Yang Bai, Karthikeyan Sekar, Wei Li
Publié dans: New Journal of Chemistry, Numéro 46, 2024, Page(s) 15495-15503, ISSN 1144-0546
Éditeur: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03116g

Solar chimney power plant integrated with a photocatalytic reactor to remove atmospheric methane: A numerical analysis

Auteurs: Tingzhen Ming, Haoyu Gui, Tianhao Shi, Hanbing Xiong, Yongjia Wu, Yimin Shao, Wei Li, Xiaohua Lu, Renaud de Richter
Publié dans: Solar Energy, 2021, ISSN 0038-092X
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2021.08.024

Experimental study of the preparation and modification of Ba(OH)2·8H2O high-performance composite phase change materials

Auteurs: Sitong Zhao, Suying Yan, Tingzhen Ming, Ci Ao, Long Zhao, Xiaoyan Zhao
Publié dans: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Numéro 147, 2022, Page(s) 13239-13252, ISSN 1388-6150
Éditeur: Akademiai Kiado
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-022-11685-x

Catalytic micro-structured ceramic beads and efficacy evaluation through SMX degradation in PMS-activated systems

Auteurs: Jiaojiao Zheng, Hongqi Sun, Kang Li, Zhentao Wu
Publié dans: Separation and Purification Technology, Numéro 354, 2024, Page(s) 129060, ISSN 1383-5866
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129060

Atmospheric removal of methane by enhancing the natural hydroxyl radical sink

Auteurs: Yuyin Wang, Tingzhen Ming, Wei Li, Qingchun Yuan, Renaud de Richter, Philip Davies, Sylvain Caillol
Publié dans: Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Numéro 12, 2025, Page(s) 784-795, ISSN 2152-3878
Éditeur: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
DOI: 10.1002/ghg.2191

Cubic Cu2O nanoparticles decorated on TiO2 nanofiber heterostructure as an excellent synergistic photocatalyst for H2 production and sulfamethoxazole degradation

Auteurs: Karthikeyan Sekar, Chitiphon Chuaicham, Balakumar Vellaichamy, Wei Li, Wei Zhuang, Xiaohua Lu, Bunsho Ohtani, Keiko Sasaki
Publié dans: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Numéro 294, 2025, Page(s) 120221, ISSN 0926-3373
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120221

Solar Chimney Power Plant plus Solar Pond to Remove Atmospheric Methane: A Novel Concept

Auteurs: Hanbing Xiong, Chong Peng, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li, Qingchun Yuan, Yanping Yuan, Nan Zhou
Publié dans: Journal of Thermal Science, Numéro 34, 2025, Page(s) 2196-2203, ISSN 1003-2169
Éditeur: Kexue Chubaneshe/Science Press
DOI: 10.1007/s11630-025-2192-4

A new approach for methane oxidation: photocatalytic ozonation over noble metal decorated zinc oxide nanocatalysts

Auteurs: Haiyuan Zhang, Yun Wang, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Yang Bai, Wei Li, Liwen Mu
Publié dans: Chemical Synthesis, Numéro 4, 2024, ISSN 2769-5247
Éditeur: OAE Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.20517/cs.2024.116

Jump in Tropospheric Methane Concentrations in 2020–2021 and Slowdown in 2022–2024: New Hypotheses on Causation

Auteurs: Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Benjamin S. Felzer, Wei Li
Publié dans: Atmosphere, Numéro 16, 2025, Page(s) 406, ISSN 2073-4433
Éditeur: Rotoweb Cantelli
DOI: 10.3390/atmos16040406

Removal of Atmospheric Methane by Increasing Hydroxyl Radicals via a Water Vapor Enhancement Strategy

Auteurs: Yang Liu, Xiaokun Yao, Li Zhou, Tingzhen Ming, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter
Publié dans: Atmosphere, Numéro 15, 2025, Page(s) 1046, ISSN 2073-4433
Éditeur: Rotoweb Cantelli
DOI: 10.3390/atmos15091046

Numerical analysis of a negative emission technology of methane to mitigate climate change

Auteurs: Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li, Liwen Mu, Renaud de Richter, Suying Yan, Yanping Yuan, Chong Peng
Publié dans: Solar Energy, Numéro 255, 2025, Page(s) 416-424, ISSN 0038-092X
Éditeur: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2023.02.048