Moving Bed Temperature Swing adsorption (MBTSA)

The aim of the project is to study a new technology for CO₂ capture based on cyclic separation using a solid adsorbent. A porous, particulate adsorbent circulates between a cold zone where CO₂ is captured (adsorbed) from exhaust gas and a hot zone where CO₂ is released as a highly concentrated gas. The purpose of the project is first to find possible adsorbents that will be suitable for use in such a process, secondly, adsorbent characteristics and assumptions on reactor design will be used to model the process with regard to mass and heat balance, where gas diffusion is also taken into account. and heat transfer kinetics. The results from the reactor modeling will enable a benchmarking of the MBTSA technology with existing amine-based capture technology (including energy consumption, size and possible environmental consequences).