Hybrid processes for direct air capture
The combination of different processes, and in particular of adsorption and membrane processes, can be particularly attractive for challenging separations as direct air capture.
Adsorption is suitable to separate highly diluted feeds, whereas membrane processes are highly energy efficient for bulk separations.
Different configurations of such hybrid process will be designed and optimised by including advanced sorbents and membrane materials.
SusEcoCCUS project
The design and optimisation of hybrid processes for direct air capture will be performed within the framework of the SusEcoCCUS project, funded by the EPFL Solutions4Sustainability initiative.
The project is an integrated research and innovation plan. Its highlight is a CCUS demonstrator with a CO2 flow of up to 1 ton per day (TPD).
At the same time, critical technologies, i.e., direct air capture and the conversion of CO2 to value-added chemicals, will be advanced.
The demonstration will be built near the EPFL Valais campus at the industrial site (waste incineration plant of Enevi) in Uvrier.
