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
Fields of science
- social sciencessocial and economic geographytransport
- natural scienceschemical sciencespolymer science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gas
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energycoal
- engineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialstwo-dimensional nanostructuresgraphene
- engineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologies
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compounds
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringcarbon capture engineering
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryinorganic compounds
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-LCE-2016-RES-CCS-RIA
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
40126 Bologna
Italy
Participants (11)
EH8 9YL Edinburgh
7491 Trondheim
S10 2TN Sheffield
TW16 7BP Sunbury On Thames
06024 Gubbio
5047 TK Tilburg
44227 Dortmund
Participation ended
40123 Bologna
38400 Saint-martin-d'heres
00189 Roma
40123 Bologna Bo