Scaled-up Manufacturing of Metal-Organic Frameworks as CO2 Capture Sorbents
PIs: Zhao Dan
Co-PIs: J Pérez-Ramírez, S Farooq
RF/PhD: Supported in-kind
Project ID: FY20-14
Scale-up of pressure/vacuum swing adsorption for carbon capture at ambient conditions. Assembly of a manufacturing line comprising ambient pressure solution synthesis (30 L) and high pressure autoclave synthesis (10 L) with Nutsche filtration (30 L) for the scaled-up manufacturing of sorbents or catalysts at kg-scale.
Synergistic with FY20-1
Adsorptive carbon capture is a promising alternative technology for carbon capture. The core process (pressure/vacuum swing adsorption, P/VSA) has been proven at commercial scale of H2 and air purification and shown capable of meeting the purity and recovery targets (90% recovery, 95% purity) of carbon capture set by US DOE using zeolite or metal-organic framework (MOF) sorbents. Further study and optimisation are essential to validate key process information, as well as address prevailing footprint and energy consumption limitations. The objective of this project is to facilitate kg-scale manufacture, activation, and modification of promising MOF adsorbents by scalable batch methods. The quantities of MOF accessible by this method can be applied towards quality assessment and process development.
