Pilot Plant for CO2 Adsorption Capture

This project seeks a new solution to more efficiently capture carbon dioxide from power plants and industries. In order to address this significant challenge we currently face, the European Union launched the MOF4AIR research project to tackle the efficient capture of carbon dioxide in power plants and industries. At, we have developed a solution that allows the testing of MOF-type materials for CO2 capture in industrial environments.

-MOF4AIR — Pilot Plant for CO2 Adsorption Capture (Keyword-density extraction)

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to our economy, including power generation, natural gas processing, and the production of clean hydrogen.

Point-source carbon capture can be applied across sectors essential to our economy, including cement, steel, fertilizers,

power generation, and natural gas processing, and can also be used in the production of clean hydrogen. Carbon

Dioxide Removal (CDR), such as Direct Air Capture (DAC), plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change by addressing

both current and historical emissions. Implementing and developing these technologies is vital to achieving net zero

emissions goals and protecting the environment for future generations.

beneFitS obtained FroM the proJeCt

• The pilot plants of the MOF4AIR project enable the optimization of absorbents through a refined CO2 adsorption process:
  01 95% reduction in CO2 emissions from power plants and carbon-intensive industries.
  02 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
  03 Rapid transition to a low-carbon economy.
  04 It allows the testing of adsorbent materials with various morphologies (pellets, granules, structured packings) and natures
  (MOFs, resins, amine-doped compounds).
  05 designs and implements its own SCADA, allowing for easy modifications and expansions in the future without
  relying on third parties.
• 06 Design criterion: maximum flexibility. It allows for the variation and monitoring of key design variables to find optimal
  operating conditions and achieve maximum performance of the tested material.
• 07 Use of low environmental impact technologies: low GWP refrigerants, high-efficiency motors, drying system with
  included regeneration, thermal insulation of pipes and container.
• 08 Ease of transportation: manufactured at their final location, facilitating transport by land and sea. This
  solution reduces transportation and installation costs, similar to a plug-and-play setup.
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PROCESS DESCRIPTION

The heart of the plant is an oscillating pressure adsorption system. This system consists of three columns containing

the MOF material, which retains the CO2 when the exhaust gas passes through these columns. Subsequently, this CO2

is recovered by creating a vacuum inside the columns. The configuration with three columns, along with the complex

control and management system, allows for continuous operation, resulting in a very high degree

of recovery and purity.

The exhaust gas from each industry undergoes various pre-treatment stages where pressure, temperature, humidity,

and contaminant concentrations are adjusted to create favorable inlet conditions for the MOF.

These plants have been designed to treat exhaust gas flows from the combustion stage and remove CO2 using an MOF

material. It is important to note that the plants can be operated manually or remotely and can run continuously 24

hours a day, 7 days a we