Sustainable development of decarbonized industrial processes using calcium looping technology

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Project: Sustainable development of decarbonized industrial processes using calcium looping technology
Finaciar support: Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research, CNCS - UEFISCDI
Project code: PN-IV-P8-8.1-PRE-HE-ORG-2024-0228
Contract number: 90PHE/2025
Period: 2025 - 2026

        Achieving climate neutrality is a paramount importance topic in modern society considering the continuous increase of global energy consumption and the challenges in limiting greenhouse gas emissions (mainly CO₂). Accordingly, the development and large-scale deployment of innovative energy-efficient CO₂ capture and utilization technologies is an important aspect to be considered. The main aim of this project is to increase the institutional research capacity of various innovative CO₂ capture and utilization technologies with a particular accent on the Calcium Looping (CaL) method for energy-efficient decarbonization of industrial processes. In this respect, various relevant energy-intensive industrial processes are to be evaluated as illustrative cases such as heat & power generation, cement, iron and steel, chemicals, direct air CO₂ capture (DAC) etc. The project proposes to increase the research capability of the Chemical engineering department and the Doctoral school of chemical engineering from Babes-Bolyai University in the field of CO₂ capture and utilization technologies integrated with renewable energy sources to deliver negative carbon emissions. A particular emphasis is placed on continuing and broadening technical expertise in the field of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies. The experimental and numerical evaluations of renewable-based CCUS technologies will be then incorporated in detailed techno-economic and environmental impact (done by Life Cycle Analysis - LCA) evaluations of decarbonized industrial processes. The main outcomes of the project target the increase of research capacity in the field of innovative CO₂ capture and utilization technologies by attending to different relevant scientific events, increasing the number of publications and project applications within this research domain etc.