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SUMMARY:Novel porous materials for CO2 capture applications
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Susana Garcia\nInstitute of Mechanical\, Process and Ene
 rgy Engineering\,\nHeriot-Watt University\, Edinburgh\nChE-605 - Highlight
 s in Energy Research seminar series\nThe UK Government has an ambitious ta
 rget to reduce CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050\, where Carbon Capture and Sto
 rage (CCS) together with bioenergy are critical for the UK to meet its red
 uction targets\, whilst delivering affordable\, secure and sustainable ene
 rgy.  However\, significant challenges remain in growing CCS from the meg
 aton level on CO2 emissions reductions\, where it is today\, to the gigato
 n level where it needs to be to help mitigate global climate change. These
  challenges include the efficiency and capital cost penalties associated w
 ith CO2 capture\, which are hindering the deployment of CCS. The advanceme
 nt of sorption-based technologies for capturing CO2 from power plants and 
 large industrial facilities has attracted a lot of interest in recent year
 s. Some of the main advantages of a sorption-based process over the conven
 tional amine scrubbing process include low regeneration energy requirement
 s\, no liquid waste and a much wider range of possible operating temperatu
 re (typically ranging from ambient temperature to 700°C). \nIn the past 
 few years\, our group has engaged in the development of novel solid sorben
 ts for CO2 capture with superior performance and desirable economics. This
  seminar will provide an overview of our research – past and current –
  in that field. I will present selected examples of our work\, where our g
 roup’s approach encompasses not only materials synthesis but also charac
 terization\, lab-scale performance testing\, process intensification and p
 rocess modelling including process integration and optimisation. By establ
 ishing the materials composition-structure-performance relationship and by
  anticipating the required process performance\, we can ultimately provide
  guidance for the development of more advanced\, next-generation materials
  for cost-competitive and efficient separation processes in energy\, indus
 trial and environmental applications.\n\nThe seminar can also be followed 
 remotely by joining the online Cisco WebEx meeting (connection possible 15
  minutes before the talk).\nSee here the documentation how to install the 
 Cisco WebEx add-on on your computer.\nIn case of problem\, you can contact
  our IT support (37679 - it.vs@epfl.ch )\n\n 
LOCATION:I17 4 K2 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==I17%204%20K2
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