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NanoMaterials Enhanced Membranes for Carbon Capture

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Objective

Membrane separation processes can be applied to many capture processes from Pre-Combustion ( CO2-H2 / CO2-CH4 separation) to Post-Combustion (CO2-N2) and Oxyfuel (O2-N2) and are generally endowed with high flexibility and potentially low operative costs with respect to other capture methods. However the current materials are still lacking of separation performance and durability suitable for an efficient and economically feasible exploitation of such technology.
The Project NANOMEMC2 aims in overcoming the current limitation focusing on the development of innovative CO2 selective membranes with high flux and selectivity suitable for application to both Pre and Post-combustion Capture processes.
To that aim nanocomposite or mixed matrix membranes will be considered with particular focus on facilitated transport mechanisms promoted by carrier attached to the polymer or the filler.
Graphene based nanosheets and cellulose nanofibres will be studied in detail considering their possible modification to improve polymer compatibility and affinity with CO2.
A new generation of Facilitated Transport Mixed Matrix ( FTMM) membranes for CCS applications will be developed with increased CO2 flux and selectivity beyond the current target for industrial deployment of carbon capture membrane technologies

Programme(s)

H2020-EU.3.3.2. - Low-cost, low-carbon energy supply

Topic(s)

LCE-24-2016 - International Cooperation with South Korea on new generation high-efficiency capture processes

Call for proposal

H2020-LCE-2016-RES-CCS-RIA

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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

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Coordinator

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Address

Via Zamboni 33
40126 Bologna

Italy

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU Contribution

€ 653 750

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THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 651 625

NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU

Norway

EU Contribution

€ 678 568,75

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 324 891,25

BP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 174 000

COLACEM SPA

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 291 250

FUJIFILM MANUFACTURING EUROPE BV

Netherlands

EU Contribution

€ 748 125

SUPREN GMBH

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 490 000

GNext S.A.S. DI SIMONE LIGI & C

Italy

INOFIB SAS

France

EU Contribution

€ 290 687,50

CIAOTECH Srl

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 397 375

GRAPHENE-XT SRL

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 290 542,75

Project information

NanoMEMC2

Grant agreement ID: 727734

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 October 2016
End date

30 September 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.3.2.

Overall budget:

€ 4 990 816,25
EU contribution

€ 4 990 815,25

Coordinated by:

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Italy

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - NanoMEMC2 (NanoMaterials Enhanced Membranes for Carbon Capture)

Reporting period: 2016-10-01 to 2018-03-31

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

Within the current environmental concerns about global warming, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is seen as a necessary medium term technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere while waiting for a complete transition towards a more sustainable energy system.
Currently, the main limit to the application of CCS technologies is its high cost of implementation; therefore, strong research efforts are needed to optimize current capture processes and make CCS an economically viable solution for the decarbonisation of the industrial sector.
The NANOMEMC2 project aims at solving such limitations through the development of innovative materials, membranes and processes for CO2 capture, able to achieve a substantial reduction in the energy penalty related to the decrease of CO2 emissions. In particular project’s objectives are (Fig.1):
- Development of new CO2 selective membranes with high flux and selectivity
- Development of new H2 selective membranes with high flux and selectivity
- Development of highly integrated Capture solutions based on innovative process schemes and newly developed membrane technologies
NANOMEMC2 applies new membranes to both Pre- and Post-combustion capture schemes in order to increase the flexibility of proposed solutions thus maximizing the chance of success of the resulting technologies.
NANOMEMC2 also addresses the development of new, high efficiency capture processes; selected through techno-economic and environmental analysis of possible process schemes tailored for a competitive implementation of membrane based capture steps in the industrial plants of interest.
NANOMEMC2 intends to validate the above targets in relevant industrial environments to build a solid business case for future developments towards industrial deployment of membrane based carbon capture solutions.
Finally NANOMEMC2 seeks strong collaboration with the Republic of Korea in the field of CCS to exploit complementary expertise and synergies in the development of new capture solutions.

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

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)

Project structure

Graphene-XT pilot coater

Molecular level modelling approach

Project objectives

Project information

NanoMEMC2

Grant agreement ID: 727734

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 October 2016
End date

30 September 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.3.2.

Overall budget:

€ 4 990 816,25
EU contribution

€ 4 990 815,25

Coordinated by:

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Deliverables

Documents, reports (5)

First update of the Plan of foreseen twinning activities

A plan of twinning activities will be prepared in the form of a Gantt chart with 3 different streams for researchers exchanges (including webinars and virtual meetings), materials exchanges and data sharing. This will cover activities until month 30. A brief summary of completed twinning activities will be also provided. The present deliverable refers to tasks 8.1, 8.2, 8.3

Plan of foreseen twinning activities (researchers/materials/data

A plan of twinning activities will be prepared in the form of a Gantt chart with 3 different streams for researchers exchanges (including webinars and virtual meetings), materials exchanges and data sharing. This will cover activities until month 18. The present deliverable refers to tasks 8.1, 8.2, 8.3

First Report on performed STSMs

Each short-term scientific mission completed in the first reporting period will prepare a short report to describe its nature and achievement. These will be collated in a single document that will inform the planning of the following activities. The present deliverable refers to task 8.4

First Update of Dissemination & Communication Plan

Updated version of Dissemination & Communication Plan, including report on main Dissemination & Communication activities carried out by Consortium members during the first half of the project. It includes minutes of project’s events (e.g. academic workshop by USFD at M18)

Dissemination & Communication Plan

Dissemination & Communication Plan validated by Consortium, including minutes of project’s events

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Project website

Project website will be developed with both public and private areas. The public area will give evidence to project, main results obtained to deliver the progresses and the achievement of the project to a vast audience. The private area, restricted to members only, will be the repository of all relevant material generated by the project which need to be shared among partners.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (3)

Permeability and Selectivity of PPO/Graphene Composites as Mixed Matrix Membranes for CO2 Capture and Gas Separation

Author(s): Riccardo Rea, Simone Ligi, Meganne Christian, Vittorio Morandi, Marco Giacinti Baschetti, Maria De Angelis

Published in: Polymers, Issue 10/2, 2018, Page(s) 129, ISSN 2073-4360

DOI: 10.3390/polym10020129

Nafion/PEG hybrid membrane for CO 2 separation: Effect of PEG on membrane micro-structure and performance

Author(s): Zhongde Dai, Hesham Aboukeila, Luca Ansaloni, Jing Deng, Marco Giacinti Baschetti, Liyuan Deng

Published in: Separation and Purification Technology, 2018, ISSN 1383-5866

DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.03.062

Performance of Nanocomposite Membranes Containing 0D to 2D Nanofillers for CO2 Separation: A Review

Author(s): Saravanan Janakiram, Mahdi Ahmadi, Zhongde Dai, Luca Ansaloni, Liyuan Deng

Published in: Membranes, Issue 8/2, 2018, Page(s) 24, ISSN 2077-0375

DOI: 10.3390/membranes8020024

Project information

NanoMEMC2

Grant agreement ID: 727734

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 October 2016
End date

30 September 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.3.2.

Overall budget:

€ 4 990 816,25
EU contribution

€ 4 990 815,25

Coordinated by:

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Project information

NanoMEMC2

Grant agreement ID: 727734

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 October 2016
End date

30 September 2019

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.3.2.

Overall budget:

€ 4 990 816,25
EU contribution

€ 4 990 815,25

Coordinated by:

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

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