Meshkat Dolat
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My research project
Optimisation and system design for bespoke dual function materials for direct air carbon capture and utilisationDirect Air Capture (DAC) is an exciting technology that will play a large part in the transition to net-zero by capturing carbon directly from the air for storage or utilisation. Currently DAC presents high costs due to the dilute CO2 concentration in air.
New dual-function materials (DFMs) are being developed at the University of Surrey that allow for carbon capture and catalytic conversion to higher-value chemicals in a single reactor. Applied to DAC, this approach can enable the production of carbon-negative chemicals directly from the air, also providing a potential revenue stream to offset the costs of DAC. As part of an EPSRC Adventurous Energy project, this work will use deterministic optimisation techniques, surrogate modelling and process systems engineering to help assess, design, and guide future directions in DAC technologies using bespoke DFMs for high-value chemical synthesis.
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Direct Air Capture (DAC) is an exciting technology that will play a large part in the transition to net-zero by capturing carbon directly from the air for storage or utilisation. Currently DAC presents high costs due to the dilute CO2 concentration in air.
New dual-function materials (DFMs) are being developed at the University of Surrey that allow for carbon capture and catalytic conversion to higher-value chemicals in a single reactor. Applied to DAC, this approach can enable the production of carbon-negative chemicals directly from the air, also providing a potential revenue stream to offset the costs of DAC. As part of an EPSRC Adventurous Energy project, this work will use deterministic optimisation techniques, surrogate modelling and process systems engineering to help assess, design, and guide future directions in DAC technologies using bespoke DFMs for high-value chemical synthesis.