About the project
The overall objective of the SHEETS project is to develop cheap and scalable sheet-shaped sorbent modules for CO2 capture processes having optimal volumetric capacities and fast kinetics giving CO2 purities above 95% and capture rates above 90% using sorption/desorption cycle times below 2 minutes for post-combustion contexts to assure a reasonable footprint of the process. Subobjectives include 1) to understand the main factors that determine the final properties and performance of the sheet-shaped sorbent; 2) to demonstrate the performance of the sheet-shaped sorbents in at least two process configurations at TRL5; 3) to develop simulation tools that can be used to further develop the processes for use in other contexts with different feed gas compositions; and 4) to carry out full life cycle, techno-economic, and social impact analyses of the developed technologies. The technologies developed in the project will be applicable to various processes from low CO2 concentrations in Direct Air Capture (DAC) and industrial point-sources with low CO2 concentrations to higher CO2 concentrations in post-combustion processes.
GHG mitigation is one of the key priorities and challenges for Europe in the coming years and decades. To reach the climate goals, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) will be essential over the next 30 years, particularly for hard-to-abate sectors such as energy-intensive industries, fossil-based power generation, transport, and hydrogen production from natural gas. Even beyond 2050, CCS will remain necessary for industries like cement production and waste incineration, where CO2 emissions are difficult to eliminate. In addition, Direct Dir Capture (DAC) is expected to play a role in reducing atmospheric CO2 concentrations to below 300 ppm. SHEETS aims to improve the cost and energy efficiency of low temperature sorbent-based CO2 capture technologies that are versatile to various sectors and processes through development of modular sheet-shaped sorbents which are easily scalable and thus aims at accelerating the clean energy transition.
SHEETS aspires to accelerate the emergence of cost-effective low CO2 CCS technologies by developing cost and energy efficient CO2 capture technologies applicable for CO2 concentrations varying from DAC/low-concentration industrial emissions to typical post-combustion conditions. Targeting CO2 capture rates above 90% and purity levels of 95% in less than two minutes per cycle for the post-combustion context, SHEETS addresses key technological barriers to the deployment of flexible and energy-efficient carbon capture solutions.
