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

Informazioni relative al progetto

STEPforGGR

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 871998

DOI

10.3030/871998

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 27 Novembre 2019

Data di avvio 1 Dicembre 2020

Data di completamento 30 Novembre 2025

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Costo totale

€ 455 400,00

Contributo UE

€ 276 000,00

Coordinato da

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
United Kingdom

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Risultati finali

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

Pubblicazioni

Peer reviewed articles (45)

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

Autori: Aocheng Li, Tingzhen Ming, Hanbing Xiong, Yongjia Wu, Tianhao Shi, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Yanhua Chen, Xiaoliang Tang, Yanping Yuan
Pubblicato in: Solar Energy, Numero 260, 2025, Pagina/e 126-136, ISSN 0038-092X
Editore: 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

Autori: Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming, Yongjia Wu, Caixia Wang, Qiong Chen, Wei Li, Liwen Mu, Renaud de Richter, Yanping Yuan
Pubblicato in: Renewable Energy, Numero 201, 2025, Pagina/e 678-690, ISSN 0960-1481
Editore: 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

Autori: Yimin Shao, Liangliang Huang, Wei Li, Yijun Shi, Shenghong Ju
Pubblicato in: Separation and Purification Technology, Numero 365, 2025, Pagina/e 132691, ISSN 1383-5866
Editore: 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

Autori: Yimin Shao, Shanshan Wang, Liangliang Huang, Shenghong Ju, Xianfeng Fan, Wei Li
Pubblicato in: Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, Numero 69, 2024, Pagina/e 4466-4482, ISSN 0021-9568
Editore: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.4c00233

CFD modeling of traffic tidal flow: Assessment of pollutant dispersion

Autori: Zhengtong Li, Tingzhen Ming, Tianhao Shi, Hao Zhang, Chih-Yung Wen, Yongjia Wu, Caixia Wang, Kui Yin, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li
Pubblicato in: Urban Climate, Numero 47, 2025, Pagina/e 101380, ISSN 2212-0955
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101380

Perspectives on removal of atmospheric methane

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

Downdraft Devices for Negative Emissions—Quantification Study and Environmental Implication

Autori: Xiaokun Yao, Tao Tao, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li
Pubblicato in: Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 2025, ISSN 2152-3878
Editore: 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

Autori: Yongjia Wu, Meilun Du, Qinggang Wang, Hanbing Xiong, Xinyi Yang, Yanhua Chen, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Yanping Yuan, Tingzhen Ming
Pubblicato in: Journal of Thermal Science, Numero 34, 2025, Pagina/e 1341-1357, ISSN 1003-2169
Editore: Kexue Chubaneshe/Science Press
DOI: 10.1007/s11630-025-2070-0

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

Autori: Yuyin Wang, Yun Wang, Zihan Liu, Ying Li, Lin Yao, Shibo Shao, Xianfeng Fan, Tingzhen Ming, Xiaohua Lu, Liwen Mu, Wei Li
Pubblicato in: Applied Surface Science, Numero 682, 2024, Pagina/e 161691, ISSN 0169-4332
Editore: 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

Autori: Tingzhen Ming, Sen Chen, Yonggao Yan, Tingrui Gong, Jianlong Wan, Yongjia Wu
Pubblicato in: Heliyon, Numero 8, 2025, Pagina/e e10025, ISSN 2405-8440
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10025

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

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

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

Autori: Qing Wang, Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming
Pubblicato in: Energies, Numero 15, 2025, Pagina/e 6560, ISSN 1996-1073
Editore: 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

Autori: Jiaojiao Zheng, Zhentao Wu
Pubblicato in: Chemical Engineering Journal, Numero 504, 2025, Pagina/e 158527, ISSN 1385-8947
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.158527

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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Numero 12, 2025, Pagina/e 114954, ISSN 2213-3437
Editore: 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

Autori: Zhengtong Li, Tingzhen Ming, Shurong Liu, Chong Peng, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li, Hao Zhang, Chih-Yung Wen
Pubblicato in: Building and Environment, 2021, ISSN 0360-1323
Editore: 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

Autori: Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming, Yun Wang, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Qian Zhang, Liwen Mu, Chong Peng
Pubblicato in: Applied Energy, Numero 377, 2024, Pagina/e 124388, ISSN 0306-2619
Editore: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124388

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

Autori: Tingzhen Ming, Hanbing Xiong, Tianhao Shi, Yongjia Wu, Caixia Wang, Yuangao Wen, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Nan Zhou
Pubblicato in: International Journal of Energy Research, Numero 46, 2023, Pagina/e 20107-20120, ISSN 0363-907X
Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/er.8675

Mitigating air pollution strategies based on solar chimneys

Autori: Yang Liu, Tingzhen Ming, Chong Peng, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Nan Zhou
Pubblicato in: Solar Energy, 2021, ISSN 0038-092X
Editore: 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

Autori: Jiaojiao Zheng, Francisco R. García–García, Yang Yang, Kang Li, Tony Bridgwater, Haiping Yang, Zhentao Wu
Pubblicato in: Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, Numero 366, 2025, Pagina/e 125069, ISSN 0926-3373
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125069

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

Autori: Tingzhen Ming, Cao Nie, Wenyu Li, Xin Kang, Yongjia Wu, Mengjie Zhang, Chong Peng
Pubblicato in: Building Simulation, Numero 15, 2023, Pagina/e 1227-1241, ISSN 1996-3599
Editore: Tsinghua University
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-021-0795-6

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

Autori: Yun Wang, Haiyuan Zhang, Jie Zhang, Yijie Fu, Yuyin Wang, Yang Bai, Xin Feng, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Liwen Mu, Wei Li
Pubblicato in: Catalysis Science & Technology, Numero 13, 2024, Pagina/e 6392-6408, ISSN 2044-4753
Editore: 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

Autori: Junyu Ying, Yun Wang, Haiyuan Zhang, Yang Bai, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Wei Li, Liwen Mu
Pubblicato in: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Numero 13, 2025, Pagina/e 120330, ISSN 2213-3437
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.120330

A low‐energy approach to processing large‐scale airflow

Autori: Yimin Shao, Yang Bai, Yongjia Wu, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Xianfeng Fan, Xiaohua Lu, Wei Li
Pubblicato in: Energy Science & Engineering, Numero 11, 2025, Pagina/e 606-620, ISSN 2050-0505
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ese3.1348

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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Chemical Engineering Science, Numero 321, 2025, Pagina/e 122744, ISSN 0009-2509
Editore: 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

Autori: Zhengtong Li, Tingzhen Ming, Tianhao Shi, Hao Zhang, Chih-Yung Wen, Xuesong Lu, Xu Dong, Yongjia Wu, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li, Chong Pengf
Pubblicato in: Building and Environment, 2021, ISSN 0360-1323
Editore: 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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Urban Climate, Numero 61, 2025, Pagina/e 102491, ISSN 2212-0955
Editore: 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

Autori: Yimin Shao, Xianfeng Fan, Shanshan Wang, Liangliang Huang, Shenghong Ju, Wei Li
Pubblicato in: Chemical Engineering Journal, Numero 480, 2025, Pagina/e 148215, ISSN 1385-8947
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.148215

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

Autori: Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming, Tianhao Shi, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Nan Zhou
Pubblicato in: Energy, Numero 297, 2025, Pagina/e 131262, ISSN 0360-5442
Editore: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.131262

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

Autori: Xiaokun Yao, Tao Tao, Wei Li, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter
Pubblicato in: Land, Numero 14, 2025, Pagina/e 1864, ISSN 2073-445X
Editore: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/land14091864

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

Autori: Karthikeyan Sekar, Ahmed Kassam, Yang Bai, Ben Coulson, Wei Li, Richard E. Douthwaite, Keiko Sasaki, Adam F. Lee
Pubblicato in: Applied Materials Today, 2021, ISSN 2352-9407
Editore: 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

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

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

Autori: Tao Tao, Yuyin Wang, Tingzhen Ming, Liwen Mu, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li
Pubblicato in: Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Numero 13, 2025, Pagina/e 713-720, ISSN 2152-3878
Editore: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
DOI: 10.1002/ghg.2233

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

Autori: Yuyin Wang, Yun Wang, Zihan Liu, Ying Li, Lin Yao, Xianfeng Fan, Tingzhen Ming, Xiaohua Lu, Liwen Mu, Wei Li
Pubblicato in: ChemCatChem, 2025, ISSN 1867-3880
Editore: 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

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

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

Autori: Kassam Ahmed, Yuyin Wang, Yang Bai, Karthikeyan Sekar, Wei Li
Pubblicato in: New Journal of Chemistry, Numero 46, 2024, Pagina/e 15495-15503, ISSN 1144-0546
Editore: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03116g

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

Autori: Tingzhen Ming, Haoyu Gui, Tianhao Shi, Hanbing Xiong, Yongjia Wu, Yimin Shao, Wei Li, Xiaohua Lu, Renaud de Richter
Pubblicato in: Solar Energy, 2021, ISSN 0038-092X
Editore: 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

Autori: Sitong Zhao, Suying Yan, Tingzhen Ming, Ci Ao, Long Zhao, Xiaoyan Zhao
Pubblicato in: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Numero 147, 2022, Pagina/e 13239-13252, ISSN 1388-6150
Editore: Akademiai Kiado
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-022-11685-x

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

Autori: Jiaojiao Zheng, Hongqi Sun, Kang Li, Zhentao Wu
Pubblicato in: Separation and Purification Technology, Numero 354, 2024, Pagina/e 129060, ISSN 1383-5866
Editore: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129060

Atmospheric removal of methane by enhancing the natural hydroxyl radical sink

Autori: Yuyin Wang, Tingzhen Ming, Wei Li, Qingchun Yuan, Renaud de Richter, Philip Davies, Sylvain Caillol
Pubblicato in: Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Numero 12, 2025, Pagina/e 784-795, ISSN 2152-3878
Editore: 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

Autori: Karthikeyan Sekar, Chitiphon Chuaicham, Balakumar Vellaichamy, Wei Li, Wei Zhuang, Xiaohua Lu, Bunsho Ohtani, Keiko Sasaki
Pubblicato in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Numero 294, 2025, Pagina/e 120221, ISSN 0926-3373
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120221

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

Autori: Hanbing Xiong, Chong Peng, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li, Qingchun Yuan, Yanping Yuan, Nan Zhou
Pubblicato in: Journal of Thermal Science, Numero 34, 2025, Pagina/e 2196-2203, ISSN 1003-2169
Editore: 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

Autori: Haiyuan Zhang, Yun Wang, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Yang Bai, Wei Li, Liwen Mu
Pubblicato in: Chemical Synthesis, Numero 4, 2024, ISSN 2769-5247
Editore: 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

Autori: Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Benjamin S. Felzer, Wei Li
Pubblicato in: Atmosphere, Numero 16, 2025, Pagina/e 406, ISSN 2073-4433
Editore: Rotoweb Cantelli
DOI: 10.3390/atmos16040406

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

Autori: Yang Liu, Xiaokun Yao, Li Zhou, Tingzhen Ming, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter
Pubblicato in: Atmosphere, Numero 15, 2025, Pagina/e 1046, ISSN 2073-4433
Editore: Rotoweb Cantelli
DOI: 10.3390/atmos15091046

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

Autori: Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li, Liwen Mu, Renaud de Richter, Suying Yan, Yanping Yuan, Chong Peng
Pubblicato in: Solar Energy, Numero 255, 2025, Pagina/e 416-424, ISSN 0038-092X
Editore: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2023.02.048