MADE4CO2-Lab(ECCSEL-IT-7.1)
Laboratory of Materials Development for CO2 capture
CNR - STEMS
CC Fossil and Industry
TRANSPORT
Other CCUS Projects
2022 - 2025
Creation of new research infrastructures, strengthening of existing ones and their networking for Scientific Excellence under Horizon Europe: Development of ECCSEL-R.I. ItaLian facilities: usEr access
EU-Funded CCUS Projects
2023 - 2027
Novel optical nanocomposite sensors for analysis of micro and macro elements in corn plants (SENS4CORN)
MADE4CO2 Lab
Credits: CNR STEMS
The Laboratory of Materials Development for CO2 capture (MADE4CO2 Lab) is a CNR facility based in Naples at the Institute of Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Energy and Mobility (CNR – STEMS). The experimental devices embodied in the laboratory are devoted to the synthesis (in lab scale), characterization and testing of advanced solid sorbents with a focus on their CO2 capture performances. The laboratory equipment comprises advanced instrumentation aimed to a full and comprehensive characterization of the sorbents chemico-physical features relevant for gas sorption applications. CO2 adsorption performances of novel and commercial materials are also probed in realistic scenarios.
Areas of research
Decarbonization and Energy Transition
Development of Sustainable Technologies and Circular Economy
Innovative Catalytic Processes and Advanced Materials
Installations and Instruments
The MADE4CO2 Lab comprises lab scale facilities for material synthesys (furnaces for pyrolysis and carbonization; hydrothermal carbonization reactor (HTC)) and advanced instrumentation for material characterization as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS/ESCA); Breakthrough Selective Adsorption Analyzer for the assessment of CO2 adsorption under dynamic flow; Atomic Adsorption spectrophotometer; Stylus Profilometer for surfaces characterization; high-performance adsorption analyser to measure pore size, surface area and pore volume of particulate materials and powders, equipped with a chiller and with a high-performance pretreatment station for sample degassing in inert flow; Thermobalance equipped with an autosampler coupled via a transfer line with a FTIR analyser; Electrokinetic Analyzer for Solid Surface Analysis; spray coater.
The MADE4CO2 Lab is expected to be fully operative from the first semester of 2025.
State of the Art, Uniqueness & Specific Advantages
The MADE4CO2 Lab will offer the opportunity for the stakeholders (R&D, industrial sector, small and medium-sized enterprises) to characterize and test materials and sorbents in conditions mimic real operation making use of the consolidated experience of the scientific staff in the development of multifunctional materials and preparation of composites and hybrids with a specific chemistry and structure. The development of materials starts from the design of chemical formulation up to the production of objects in a structured form, involving engineering with a multi-scale approach. The design of sorbents with distinctive characteristics for CCS applications is part of the MADE4CO2 Lab vision of sustainability as it hinges on the recovery and enhancement of production wastes both as regards the conception and development of sorbents (low cost and eco-friendly approaches) and for their use for specific applications (greenhouse mitigation). MADE4CO2 Lab devotes a particular attention to the optimization of the sorbents from the point of view of the cost/performance ratio.
The equipment that will be available at MADE4CO2 Lab covers a wide range of operative conditions and can be used to characterize many different materials (polymeric, MOF, carbon-based, nanocomposite, ceramic and metallic sorbents).
The MADE4CO2 Lab will be the first Italian node in the South Italy specifically devoted to the study of advanced materials for CCS applications.
Scientific Environment
Besides the MADE4CO2 Lab equipment, the Institute CNR-STEMS based in Naples is equipped with a SEM-EDX (FEI Inspect SEM microscope equipped with an EDS Oxford AZtecLiveLite probe and Xplore 30 detector), ICP-MS (Agilent ICP-MS 7500ce), XRD (Rigaku Miniflex 600), Ash fusibility analyser (LECO AF700), Granulometer (Malvern Hydro 2000 MU laser granulometer), elemental analyzers (LECO 628 and LECO CS 144) and other instruments for basic characterization that allow for a thorough characterization of many types of materials.
Quality Control / Quality Assurance (QA)
Activities / Tests / Data are
State of Quality: We are complying to local Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) routines
Facility Availability
Unit of Access (UA)
Day
Duration of a Typical Access (Average) and Number of External Users Expected for that Access
Variable (Minimum 6 UA), based on calendared activities. Laboratory is typically closed for four weeks in August and personnel is generally not available during Christmas Holidays.
Operational or Other Constraints
Specific Risks
Delay due to unforeseen circumstances (fail of some equipment, or gasfeeding lines, or safety devices); safety issues (hazardous powder, hazardous solvents or hazardous gases); material specimen not suitable for testing (e.g. ultrafine granulometry with high clogging risk).
Legal Issues
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