JOURNAL: A holistic platform for accelerating sorbent-based carbon capture
Summary
Authors:
Charithea Charalambous
Elias Moubarak
Johannes Schilling
Eva Sanchez Fernandez
Jin-Yu Wang
Laura Herraiz
Fergus McIlwaine
Shing Bo Peh
Matthew Garvin
Kevin Maik Jablonka
Seyed Mohamad Moosavi
Joren Van Herck
Aysu Yurdusen Ozturk
Alireza Pourghaderi
Ah-Young Song
Georges Mouchaham
Christian Serre
Jeffrey A. Reimer
André Bardow
Berend Smit
Susana Garcia
Heriot-Watt University
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Laboratory of Energy and Process Systems Engineering, Zurich
Solverlo
Institut des Matériaux Poreux de Paris
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A holistic platform for accelerating sorbent-based carbon capture
Nature
July 2024
This paper introduces the PrISMa (Process-Informed design of tailormade Sorbent Materials) platform, a comprehensive tool designed to accelerate the development of carbon capture technologies. PrISMa integrates materials, process design, techno-economics, and life-cycle assessment, informing various stakeholders about the cost-effectiveness of technologies, process configurations, and locations. It reveals top-performing sorbents’ molecular characteristics and provides insights on environmental impacts, co-benefits, and trade-offs. The paper compares over sixty case studies capturing CO2 from various sources in five global regions using different technologies, demonstrating how this holistic approach is crucial for developing efficient carbon capture solutions essential to our efforts towards a net-zero world.