Report

Teaser, summary, work performed and final results

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - MEMBER (Advanced MEMBranes and membrane assisted procEsses for pre- and post- combustion CO2 captuRe)

Teaser

Currently, more than 80% of global primary energy use is fossil based. In the transition to a fully low-carbon economy, the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology is one of the key ways to reconcile the rising demand for fossil fuels, with the need to reduce greenhouse...

Summary

Currently, more than 80% of global primary energy use is fossil based. In the transition to a fully low-carbon economy, the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology is one of the key ways to reconcile the rising demand for fossil fuels, with the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
MEMBER aims to demonstrate state-of-the-art capture technologies in an industrially relevant environment. To achieve this, MEMBER will scale-up and manufacture advanced materials and membranes and will prove their added value in terms of sustainability and performance under industrially relevant conditions (TRL 6) in novel membrane-based technologies. `
These new technologies will outperform current technologies for pre- and post-combustion CO2 capture in power plants as well as H2 generation with integrated CO2 capture and meet the targets of the European SET plan. In both cases, a significant decrease of the total cost of CO2 capture will be achieved. MEMBER targets CO2 capture technologies that separate >90% CO2 at a cost below 40€/ton for post combustion and below 30€/ton for pre-combustion and H2 production.

Work performed

\"WP1 Business case definition:
During the first period, WP1 partners did a classical top-down market analysis using global data. In addition, they also did a bottom-up analysis from the information of the Membrane partners collected through a survey. From the top-down analysis, we confirmed that the Carbon capture market is enormous. The size of Carbon Capture market is 4 Gton of CO2 per year to reach Paris Agreement and to limit to 2 °C the global warming.
On the other side, the bottom-up analysis founded potential customers and defined initial business cases corresponding to small emitters which are not subjected to CO2 allowances but could be interested by MEMBER products in order to save costs on the supplying of liquified CO2.

WP2 System requirements, design and modelling:
Within this WP the elements required for the three prototypes have been distinguished. The state-of-the-art systems have been defined and they will be used to start the modelling of the prototypes. The MMM intrinsic parameters are obtained from experimental work. This will be used for the MMM module modelling. For the dense Pd-membranes we have modelled and evaluated the effect of the elementary steps for the hydrogen permeation. This model is used in the development of the MA-SER model. As the models are further developed the effect of operation conditions on the MMMs and MA-SER systems will be used for the technical and economical assessments with comparison to benchmark technologies by KT.

WP3 Core materials production scaling-up:
An extensive study on synthesis optimisation, characterisation and testing was conducted for both MOF and polymeric membrane selections determining the best combination for the prototypes.
The CO2 sorbent development work has been carried out for the production scaling up. The hydrothermal synthesis previously developed in the FP7 ASCENT project has been optimised. The developed sorbent shows a stable sorption capacity of 0.2 g-CO2/g-sorbent after 1000 cycles and fast sorption kinetics.
Five supported nickel-based catalysts of varying compositions have been produced and tested in both standard reforming conditions and with sorbent under reforming-regeneration conditions. The final catalyst, designated C&CS #1005, has shown promising results with high reforming activity and has retained activity after reforming-regeneration conditions.

WP4 Membrane production scaling-up:
Membranes productions set-ups have been updated for increasing the membrane production. The coating line to produce MMMs HF for post-combustion CO2 capture has been built and the proof of feasibility for the membrane fabrication has been done. In parallel, a new process for developing MMMs Hollow Fibres (HF) for pre-combustion CO2 capture is being developed.
The set-up to produce the Pd-based membranes has also being updated for increasing the production capacity for long (50 cm) Pd-based membranes. Work is ongoing on the optimization of the membrane preparation process parameters.
Finally, the basic and detailed engineering for revamping the existing pilot plant for the recovery of Pd-based membranes has been completed.

WP5 Pilot prototypes design, construction & testing:
The objective of WP5 is the design and set-up of the three prototypes of MEMBER project plus the syngas cleaning system to be installed upstream the Prototype A at CENER facilities.
The process design of the 4 prototypes has been concluded according to the project time schedule, with issue of Process Books for Prototype A, B and C and finalization of process Book for Syngas Cleaning System.

WP6 Prototype demonstration:
Not started. It is planned for later in the project

WP7 Environmental LCA and economic assessment:
A comprehensive literature review about the environmental and the cost performance of CCS systems for pre- and post-combustion as well as integrated hydrogen production was done. The goal and scope of the LCA and LCC have been defined. The functional unit, to which all\"

Final results

At the end of MEMBER, we will deliver proven scaled-up materials manufacturing processes and robust demonstration of the new materials performance in relevant conditions at TRL 6 by designing, building, operating and validating three prototype systems tested in industrial relevant environment:
- Prototype A, targeted for pre-combustion capture in power plants using MMMs at the 2MWth biomass gasifier of CENER (Spain) aimed for BIO-CCS demonstration.
- Prototype B targeted for post-combustion capture in power plants using MMM at the 8.8MW CHP facilities of Agroger (GALP, Portugal).
- Prototype C targeted for pure hydrogen production with integrated CO2 capture using MA-SER at the IFE-HyNor Hydrogen Technology Centre (Norway) under the supervision of ZEG POWER.
See previous section for the progress.

Website & more info

More info: https://member-co2.com/.