Research tasks in BIGCO2 R&D Platform

High temperature oxygen and hydrogen membranes: fabrication and sealing technology for planar and tubular ceramic membranes, and the use of the technology for production of membrane modules.

Post-combustion CO₂ capture: Absorption processes and working media, as well as the environmental impact of amine-based absorption and related solvents used in post-combustion capture cycles

Pressurized combustion of enriched fuels: Fundamentals of hydrogen and oxy-fuel combustion, design and validation of hydrogen and oxy-fuel combustors and their integration in gas turbine engines.

Power cycle integration: Gas-fired power plants with CO₂ capture and their ability to reach the targets of BIGCO2, evaluation of novel capture technologies and candidate power cycles with capture against technical, economic and environmental criteria

CO₂ chain analyses: Definition of the relevant CO₂ chain(s), their main elements and the evaluation methodology in technical, economic and environmental terms aiming at realistic scenario analyses of the entire chain.

Enhanced oil and gas recovery with CO2 and safe underground storage of CO₂: Evaluation of CO₂ storage as a safe, economic and large-scale reduction option. Several knowledge areas are required, from geology and chemistry to economics, law and politics.

Chemical Looping Combustion: Building the world's largest CLC reactor and providing the underpinnning research. Development of a rotating CLC reactor and structured oxygen carrier materials resulting in novel processes for power cycles with CO₂ capture.

Academia: Educational program