FF 4-1 Assessing the feasibility of implementing CO₂ capture and utilisation in Quorn mycoprotein process

Assessing the feasibility of implementing CO₂ capture and utilisation in Quorn mycoprotein process

IDRIC Project FF 4-1

Prof Dawid Hanak

Principal Investigator

Teesside University

Aim

The project will assess options to capture CO₂ from Quorn’s fermentation process and utilise it in downstream processing stages or store it via the CQUESTR8 process. The aim is to examine the viability of using post-combustion CO₂ capture to reduce the carbon footprint of the Quorn mycoprotein process. This project will also strive to understand the destination of captured CO₂, considering techno-economic metrics and social understanding of chosen CCU paths.

The measurable objectives are to:

Develop a comprehensive energy and mass balance of the Quorn mycoprotein process and map key greenhouse gas emission sources;
Size existing process models for the selected post-combustion CO₂ capture technologies to process the vent gas from the Quorn process;
Develop and validate a process model for CQUESTR8 process;
Perform a detailed process feasibility assessment, considering the technoeconomics and carbon footprint metrics, as well as social perception, for the selected CCU paths to formulate decarbonisation pathway for Quorn.