Membrane Processes for Decarbonisation
A special issue of Gases (ISSN 2673-5628).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 6547
Special Issue Editors
Interests: gas separation; CO2 capture; hydrogen purification; membrane processes; process simulation
Interests: mixed matrix membranes; pervaporation; CO2 capture
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s emissions pathways framework envisions a large-scale application of decarbonisation technologies to reach zero-emissions within the 21st century, followed by negative-emissions. These technologies include but are not limited to Hydrogen Economy and Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS). Hydrogen Economy refers to the insights of using hydrogen as a low-carbon energy source – replacing conventional fossil fuels, mainly for transport and domestic heating applications. CCUS is the process of capturing, utilizing, and/or storing carbon dioxide before it is emitted into the atmosphere. Membrane processes play a crucial role in solving key tasks for the development of these decarbonization technologies due to their lower power usage and costs, simplicity in operation, and their compactness and portability.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to present recent progress in membrane processes for decarbonisation technologies. The topics include but are not limited to polymeric membranes, inorganic membranes, facilitated transport membranes, mixed matrix membranes, hybrid membrane processes, polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs), carbon capture and utilization, global greenhouse gas emissions, direct air carbon capture, hydrogen production and hydrogen purification for fuel cell applications.
Dr. Faizan Ahmad
Dr. Asim Khan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gas separation
- CO2 capture
- carbon capture and utilization
- hydrogen production
- hydrogen purification
- membranes
- global greenhouse gas emissions
Planned Papers
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Title: Application of Membrane Technology for CO2 Capture and Energy Applications
Authors: T.K. Grekou , C. Koutsiantzi, and E.S. Kikkinides
Affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
Abstract: In this work, we present a combined experimental and computational study on the use of polymeric and inorganic membranes in gas separations for CO2 removal and energy separations. More specifically we develop single and complex process configurations employing polymeric membranes for biogas upgrade removing CO2 from CH4. Furthermore we study the use of silica-based ceramic membranes to capture CO2 from flue gases, and to purify H2 produced by steam methane reforming-water gas shift (SMR-WGS) processes. It is found that membrane technology is a cost effective and energy efficient alternative to more mature, energy intensive, separation processes, that can be employed in important industrial and/or environmental applications.