Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Calcium Looping CO2 Capture

Global warming and climate change have been increasingly attracting the attention of researchers and the public in the past few decades. It is believed in the scientific community that climate change is a direct effect of the increase of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere. Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is a promising solution for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. One promising methodology for capturing CO2 is calcium looping (CaL). Lime (CaO) is a solid material that has the ability to capture CO2 to produce limestone (CaCO3) and a clean gas stream. The clean gas stream will then be released into the atmosphere with minimal environmental impact, and the limestone will be heated to high temperatures to produce pure CO2 and lime. Modeling the calcium looping process provides insight for industrialization of this process without the difficulties of experimental methods. Research will be conducted in an attempt to better understand calcium looping and overcome the challenges associated with this process.

Faculty Supervisor:

Nader Mahinpey

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Partner:

University of Cambridge

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Calgary

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