Process Engineer & Carbon Capture Researcher
Research
Performance Evaluation of Structured Contactors for Carbon Capture.
Research Focus
Optimizing Pressure Vacuum Swing Adsorption (PVSA) cycles for post-combustion CO₂ capture using CALF-20 MOF structured contactors - benchmarked against traditional packed beds.
38BTonnes CO₂ (2024)
420ppm Atmospheric CO₂
15%CO₂ Feed Studied
Method
01
Simulate
Cycle simulations comparing Purity vs. Recovery and Recovery vs. Productivity across 4-step PVSA cycles, with and without Light Product Pressurization.
02
Configure
Structured contactors vs. packed beds - evaluating pressure drop and mass transfer trade-offs.
03
Validate
Breakthrough and tracer experiments; unary and binary adsorption measurements via volumetry.
Status
Work in progress. Findings, methodology, and results will be published here as the thesis matures.
"By optimizing these cycles, we can move closer to industrial-scale deployment of MOF-based carbon capture, reducing the energy penalty and equipment footprint for the energy sector."
- Industry Impact