Efficient and scalable technologies for accelerated CO₂ capture and conversion

Industrial CO₂ emissions represent a growing environmental and economic challenge due to regulatory pressure and decarbonization targets. However, many current capture and utilization technologies are costly, difficult to scale and not very effective for dilute streams, and they also fail to adequately integrate capture with conversion.

To address these limitations, researchers from the Instituto de Materiales Avanzados (INAM) of the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) have developed a scalable technology that enables CO₂ capture in a flexible way and its conversion into value-added products, facilitating the optimization of industrial processes.

The technology combines advanced liquid sorbents and catalysts to capture CO₂ from dilute sources and selectively transform it into high value-added products. The use of 3D printing, artificial intelligence and autonomous laboratories enables rapid optimization and the development of tailored industrial solutions, resulting in scalable, versatile and high-performance processes for carbon transformation.

The technology has been developed and validated by a multidisciplinary team that integrates CO₂ capture, its chemical conversion, and reactor design and optimization using advanced materials, 3D printing and artificial intelligence, facilitating industrial implementation.

Advantages:

• Integrated and modular platform that combines CO₂ capture, conversion and reactor design using IA.
• Integration into existing industrial plants and operation under mild conditions with commercial materials.
• Complete conversion of flue gases into high value-added compounds with 100% selectivity.
• Improved catalytic performance through advanced surface and reactor design.
• Rapid optimization using artificial intelligence, reducing scaling time and costs.

The represented institution is seeking a collaboration leading to potential licensees or partners, as well as validation of the commercial interest of the technology.

Institution: Instituto de Materiales Avanzados (INAM), Universitat Jaume I (UJI) 

TRL: 3-4

Funding: Currently, the team does not have a patent, although it already has a patentability study.

Contact: Nuria Bas / nuria@viromii.com