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Novel nanomaterials and nano-architectures for CO2 capture and utilization (NANO-CCU)

The project 'Novel nanomaterials and nano-architectures for C02 capture and utilization' [Nano-CCU] has been submitted within the theme of MOT 3 electrification and radical process transformation. Nano-CCU aims to capture CO2 directly in the gas phase and convert it into valuable platform molecules for the chemical industry. The project is part of the general Moonshot objective 'significant CO2 emission reduction potential', in the specific MOT3 KPl's and the strategic priority imposed by the MGB. The technology also provides added value for MOT2: production technology for C02 negative monomers; and for MOT4: C02 electrolysis to stabilize the electricity grid with a high share of renewable energy. To this end, a technology development is proposed of a 1-step electrolyzer that electrolytically converts CO2 from point sources and in a later phase from the ambient air to CO, formic acid, methanol (MeOH), ethanol (EtOH) and ethylene with high selectivity. The project brings the technology building blocks up to TRL3 and then integrates them (TRL4). Nano-CCU aims to develop a high-efficiency electrolyser with electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 into valuable molecules directly from the gas phase. This technology can be used for industrial point sources of, for example, combustion gases, and eventually even for the conversion of CO2 directly from air. In this project we will demonstrate two important new innovations in the gas diffusion electrode (GDE) that should make this breakthrough possible: (1) an alternative catalytic strategy that will lead to the targeted product selectivity, and (2) CO 2 sorbing materials that enable operation in low CO 2 concentrations.

 

Date:1 Mar 2021 →  31 May 2023
Keywords:nanomaterials, nano-architectures, CO2 capture
Disciplines:Nanomaterials