SE-SBR · Sorbent-enhanced Steam Biomass Reforming for Integrated Bio-energy with Carbon Capture and Storage
Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2018-10-01 → 2020-09-30
- EU contribution
- €187,420
- Participants
- 1
- Scheme
- MSCA-IF-EF-ST
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Results in brief
Sorbent-enhanced Steam Biomass Reforming for Integrated Bio-energy with Carbon Capture and Storage
• What is the problem/issue being addressed? With the crisis of fossil fuel shortage and climate change, the utilization of renewable energy is getting increasing attention. In this project, I developed a new technology to use renewable energy. In detail, a material/catalyst is developed to finish the energy conversion more efficiently than previous materials. The stability of the material is tested and it was found that this material showed very good stability after 100 h time on stream (no obvious deactivation was observed). The reaction conditions, such as reaction temperature and pressure are optimized. Moreover, this study detected the reaction intermediates and revealed the reaction mechanisms. Overall, this study developed a new material/technology to convert the energy, which will be inspiring for future studies and potential commercialization. • Why is it important for society? In the Paris Agreement, countries agreed to limit the increase of global temperature below 2 C compared with the pre-industrial level. Later, it was proposed 2 C is not enough, even 1.5 C should be sought to avoid the world from suffering serious situations. Therefore, countries proposed the scenarios according to their current situations to stop climate change. For example, the EU aimed to reduce carbon dioxide emission by 40% at 2030 compared with 1990. To meet this goal, the utilization of renewable energy is critical and the most effective solution. Therefore, developing novel technologies for the utilization or storage of renewable is important to the society. • What are the overall objectives? The overall objective of this study is to establish a novel technology that can convert renewable energy in a more efficient way. This objective includes the development of novel catalysts that shows high activity and stability, and the optimization of the reaction conditions.
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Project objective
Horizon 2020 of the EU proposed that there is a strong will for Europe to move towards a climate resilient and low-carbon economy, become the leading force in the world in the development of renewable energies, and lead the global fight against climate change. It has been proposed that not only zero emissions, but negative emissions of CO2 are critical since they are the only way to fill the gap between the high CO2 concentration and the desired target. Bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is a promising negative emission technology. However, traditional BECCS technologies have separated bio-energy conversion and carbon capture processes, which will increase the system complexity and energy penalty. Based on the background knowledge and research experience of the Researcher and the Host, we propose a novel BECCS technology, sorbent-enhanced steam biomass reforming (SE-SBR), where bio-energy conversion is integrated with carbon capture. To fulfil this technology, a bifunctional sorbent-catalyst material (BSCM) will be designed and tested and the fundamental component interactions in nanoscale in the material will be explored. The proposal is the integration of the specialty of the Researcher on biomass thermochemical conversion and the specialty of the Host on heterogeneous catalysis and carbon capture materials. Finally, the proposed SE-SBR with BSCMs is expected to replace the conventional biomass conversion methods, ease the fossil fuel energy crisis, and contribute to the low carbon world.
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Participants
- EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH · ZuerichCoordinatorSwitzerland
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