Core/Unit Introduction

Green Innovation Research Core

Carbon Recycling and Energy Processes Research Unit

Development of a highly efficient Temperature Swing Adsorption Process for contributing to carbon neutrality.

Specialty:Separation Engineering Process Engineering Energy Engineering

Keyword:Adsorptive separation Carbon capture Carbon neutrality Low-grade heat energy Air Separation

Unit Leader / Professor

KODAMA Akio

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Young Principal Investigator
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FUJIWARA Kakeru

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Research Content

This research unit challenges to develop a low-temperature driven Temperature Swing Adsorption TSA process for carbon capture from air or flue gas. Considering the fact that most sources of carbon dioxide are also waste heat sources, CO2 recovery by TSA process should be ideal. Also, combustion equipment is a waste heat source and at the same time there is a demand for oxygen-enriched air. Therefore, the realization of oxygen-enriched combustion system equipped with a self-wasted heat driven O2-enriching TSA can directly contribute to promote the use of "waste heat", which is mostly discarded at present. For contributing to “Green Growth Strategy Through Achieving Carbon Neutrality in 2050”, this research unit tries to achieve an innovative TSA process in collaboration with R&D on sorption materials, carbon conversion or combustion technology, inside and outside Kanazawa University.