The project aims to develop an optimised, cost-effective electrochemical cell for carbon capture. The novel cell configuration should display improved capture efficiencies, make use of sustainable capture solvents, and provide a commercially pure CO2 output. Finally, the project will develop an advanced thermodynamic model to predict experimental data within 5% uncertainty during 2025-2026.
Achieving a pure CO2 stream is difficult with current cell designs, and high gas purity is crucial for repurposing CO2. For this reason, the ASGREEN technology entails a rethinking of membrane configurations in the cells. The novel ASGREEN technology will be optimised through both laboratory scale tests and pilot tests. Solvent composition, membrane materials and configurations, and electrode materials will be analysed and optimised. In addition, long-term application of the ASGREEN set-up will be examined in pilot.
The ASGREEN technology can help create value for customers by eliminating their CO2 emissions in a cost-effective manner. This will have economic implications for companies by reducing the amount of regulation-imposed emission taxes they have to pay. Additionally, the scalability of the technology will make it easy for especially small- to medium-sized CO2 emitters to implement carbon capture.
