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EPSRC Reference:	EP/G062129/1
Title:	Innovative Gas Separations for Carbon Capture
Principal Investigator:	Brandani, Professor S
Other Investigators:	Adjiman, Professor CS Siperstein, Professor FR Budd, Professor PM Duren, Professor T Jackson, Professor G Guo, Professor ZX Morris, Professor RE Fennell, Dr P Wright, Professor PA Sarkisov, Professor L Kelsall, Professor G McKeown, Professor N Fraga, Professor E Galindo, Professor A
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Department:	Materials and Processes
Organisation:	University of Edinburgh
Scheme:	Standard Research
Starts:	01 October 2009	Ends:	30 September 2013	Value (£):	1,890,928
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Carbon Capture & Storage Gas & Solution Phase Reactions Separation Processes
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Energy
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Panel History:	Panel Date Panel Name Outcome 05 Mar 2009 Carbon Capture and Storage Panel Announced
Summary on Grant Application Form
The multi-disciplinary research teams collaborating in this proposal are all internationally leading groups which are at the forefront of research in the development of materials and processes for gas separations. The consortium will build upon its strengths in order to develop methodologies for the rapid synthesis and screening of novel materials and solvents for carbon capture from power stations. The research will focus on absorption, adsorption and membrane processes combining molecular modelling and advanced process modelling in order to develop reliable predictions of process performance. By 2030 up to 35 GW of new electricity generation capacity will be needed in the UK alone. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) will play a critical role in the production of a significant proportion of this electricity, enabling reduced greenhouse gas emissions and improving security of supply by maintaining a balanced mix of energy sources. Given the EU target of routine CCS deployment after 2020, and the fact that the UK has recently increased its target from 60% to 80% decarbonisation by 2050, it is now timely to establish high quality research consortia in this field. As pointed out in the Stern report, even in the best of possible scenarios more than 50% of the world energy will be from fossil fuels in 2050 and CCS could help reduce emissions from the flood of new coal-fired power stations planned over the next decades, especially in India and China . CCS at this scale can be economically viable only if current costs in carbon capture are reduced significantly through a concerted research and development programme, a goal toward which this proposal aims to contribute.
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Project URL:	http://www.eng.ed.ac.uk/carboncapture/
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