Objective The main goal of this project is the development of a hybrid membrane/ Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) H2/CO2 separation process, which will be a part of a fossil fuel de-carbonization process used for the pre-combustion CO2 capture. Methane steam reformin g is currently the major route for hydrogen production and will be employed as a model case. High purity hydrogen (99.99+%) is usually recovered from the reformate by using a PSA process. A typical PSA waste gas stream (CO2~55%, H2~35%, CH4 & CO~ 15%) is not usually recycled since it has to be recompressed to the PSA feed pressure for recovering only a small fraction of the recycled hydrogen. Furthermore, it cannot be used for CO2 sequestration since it contains significant amounts of H2 and CH4. A hybr id process is expected to combine the high throughput and H2 product purity of a PSA process with the lower operating costs of a membrane process. It is expected to enhance the overall H2 recovery and provide an H2-free CO2 stream ready for capture and seq uestration. To achieve this goal in the proposed R&D project, the following scientific tasks have been identified: *Generation of transport and adsorption data for H2/CO2 multicomponent mixtures (CH4, H2O, CO) for well characterized membrane and sorben t materials *Development and improvement of membrane and PSA separation models *Design and optimization of membrane, PSA and hybrid separation systems using the improved models developed *Component design for the manufacture of a lab-scale hybrid separatio n system prototype *Assessment of the hybrid separation process sustainability and impact on the environment based on a life cycle analysis approach The following possible innovations are foreseen as an outcome of this project: *H2 recovery improvement *Si mplification of PSA operation (reduction of steps) without loss of recovery and product purity *Co-production of high purity H2 and CO2 streams *Development of improved membrane and sorbent materials Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compoundsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssimulation software 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 FP6-2004-ENERGY-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS EU contribution No data Address Vassilika Vouton 1527 HERAKLION Greece See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FACULDADE DE ENGENHARIA DA UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO Portugal EU contribution No data Address Rua dos Bragas PORTO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTYTUT INZYNIERII CHEMICZNEJ - POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK Poland EU contribution No data Address Baltycka 5 GLIWICE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Exhibition Road, South Kensington Campus LONDON See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PROCESS SYSTEMS ENTERPRISE LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Hammersmith Bridge Road, 107 a LONDON See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HEXION B.V. Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Westervoortsedijk 73 ARNHEM See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CERAMIQUES TECHNIQUES ET INDUSTRIELLES SA France EU contribution No data Address Route de Saint-Privat - La Resclause SALINDRES See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data