iC4: Integrated Carbon Capture, Conversion and Cycling. Objective: Surplus green electricity is to be converted into methane gas with the aid of carbon dioxide and stored in the gas grid. 250 different catalyst systems were tested, the main focus of the research is to explore the exact course of the reaction and the reactions taking place on the surfaces of the catalysts. Also, the development of improved techniques for capturing CO2 from industrial emissions is a central and mission-critical aspect of the project. The researchers are looking for ways to optimize energy utilization without impairing process efficiency. The new technology includes the use of new solid and fluid sorbents (iC4 AdCOO sub-project) and innovative membranes (iC4 COO-Mem sub-project).
Poroject Lead: Wacker
Region: Europe
Country: Germany
City/Town: München
Timeline Start - End: 2012-01-01 - 2015-01-01
Project Status: Completed
Project Budget: 6300000.0 €
Funding source: German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF)
Activities:
- Research (CCU)
- CCU (Power-to-X)
CO2 Source: Biogas plants, power stations, cement production, iron production, steel production
CCU Tecnology Category: Capture (Point sources) and Utilization
Info On Utilization:
- Thermal conversion
- Photochemical conversion
- Chemical conversion
End TRL: 7
CO2 capture/Utilization:
Production Volume:
Product Categories:
- Chemicals
Specific Product(s): Methane
- MAN
- SCI-Süd-Chemie
- The Linde group
- Siemens
- EON
- Clariant
- Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology
- TU München