Novel Sorbents for CO₂ Capture for Fuel Production

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The team of Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) and Brown University are working to develop an advanced material system technology that can efficiently capture, store, and release carbon dioxide (CO₂) from combustion fuel stream. The efforts are performed under the sponsorship of DARPA on the Expeditionary Carbon Utilization for Energy Resilience and Stabilization (ExCURSion) program.

The primary objective of this project is to develop novel, reusable sorbents with the ultimate goal to efficiently capture, store and release carbon dioxide with the following target objectives: high working capacity (>0.7 g g^-1), high stability (<1% capacity loss over 500 cycles), high capture energy (~100 kJ mol^-1), and high selectivity (100 – 500 g CO₂ g^-1 other analytes). Additionally, PSI’s novel technology will be designed and demonstrated to be compatible with various fuel and combustion types (clean, lean, and rich burns). Successful development of reusable, high-performance CO₂ scrubber technology will enable CO₂ recycling from combustion off-gas stream into fuel production and functional application in a closed, portable, and rechargeable expeditionary power system.

For more information contact:

Dr. Dorin Preda
Vice President, Materials Technologies
dpreda@psicorp.com
Physical Sciences Inc.
Office: (978) 689-0003

Acknowledgement of Support and Disclaimer: This material is based upon work supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under Contract No. HR001125C0002. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).