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Gramofon – The Problem The

Need and The Opportunity.

Global warming resulting from the

emission of greenhouse gases has

received widespread attention

with international action from

governments and industries, and

very recently the International

Climate Change Conference held in

Paris in 2015.

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

technologies could enable large (90-95%) reductions of CO2 emissions in power generation as well

as in both fossil fuels transformation and energy-intensive industrial processes, e.g. cement, iron

and steel production.

The CO2 capture process represents typically about 70% of the total cost of the CCS chain. The high

cost of CO2 capture is therefore preventing the wider adoption of CCS technology. The challenge

for the GRAMOFON project is to significantly reduce the cost of CO2 capture by developing new

adsorbent materials and regeneration processes.

The Gramofon

Approach

GRAMOFON aims to

design new and innovative

materials for effective

post-combustion CO2

adsorption/desorption

processes maximising CO2

capture effectiveness and

increasing the efficiency

of the desorption and

regeneration process. The

innovative materials are related to selective and modified nanostructured surfaces with high

affinity for CO2. Three new materials will be developed as shown in the table below.

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GRAMOFON will also develop a

novel energy efficient process to

regenerate adsorbents using

microwave energy. Microwave

Swing Desorption (MSD) has the

potential to increase life of

adsorbents and reduce the energy

cost of their regeneration.

Paris Climate Conference. – Why so important?

At the Paris climate conference (COP21) in December 2015, 195 countries adopted the first-ever

universal, legally binding global climate deal. The agreement sets out a global action plan to put

the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below

2°C. Governments agreed for the first time:

• a long-term goal of keeping the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C

above pre-industrial levels;

• to aim to limit the increase to 1.5°C, since this would significantly reduce risks and the

impacts of climate change.

• To come together every 5 years to set more ambitious targets as required by science;

The EU was the first major economy to submit its intended contribution to the new agreement

in March 2015. It is already taking steps to implement its target to reduce emissions by at least

40% by 2030.

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Gramofon - Progress so Far and what’s next

GRAMOFON is a 42 month project which started on 1st

October 2016. Since the project started the consortium

has been working on the development of the new

materials and begun evaluating how they respond to the

application of microwave energy.

This work will allow the team to select the most efficient

materials and lead onto the development of the

microwave swing desorption technology.

During the next 6 months the consortium will continue to work on the development and selection

of materials and complete the initial microwave evaluation work. Work will begin on simulating

microwave fields and development of the microwave processing technology.

The consortium will also evaluate the CO2 capture requirements of the target industrial sectors to

ensure that the materials and processes developed by GRAMOFON meet their requirements.

Stay in Touch with Gramofon

You can stay up to date with the GRAMOFON project or contact the consortium directly via:

About Horizon 2020

The GRAMOFON project has received funding from

the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and

innovation programme under grant agreement No

727619.

Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and

Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of

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funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020). It promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and

world-firsts by taking great ideas from the laboratory to the market.

Coupling research and innovation, Horizon 2020 has its emphasis on excellent science, industrial

leadership and tackling societal challenges. The goal is to ensure Europe produces world-class

science, removes barriers to innovation and makes it easier for the public and private sectors to

work together in delivering innovation. For more information:

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/what-horizon-2020

South Korea Twinning

Cooperation with Korea is a particular priority

for the EU as there is great potential to work

for mutual benefit in a wide range of areas.

CO2 capture and storage has been identified as

one of these areas.

The GRAMOFON project will partner with the

KOREA Research Institute of Chemical

Technology (KRICT) and will conduct twinning

activities with three other research groups:

• Chonnam National University

• Korea University

• Graduate School of EEWS, KAIST.

The Gramofon Partners

AIMPLAS' fields of work are related to

technological research and development on

thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic

materials & products, its transformation

processes and their recyclability and

sustainability. www.aimplas.es

CNRS is a government-funded research organization, under the

administrative authority of France's Ministry of Research and is the largest

fundamental research organization in Europe which treats all fields of

knowledge. www.cnrs.fr

The UMONS Thermodynamic Unit provides its know-how on

adsorption, experimental thermodynamic and kinetic data

acquisition, adsorption process simulation and specifically

CO2 capture and gas separations. www.umons.ac.be

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Fraunhofer ICT's department for Polymer

Engineering has experience in the processing

and characterization of plastic composites

(thermosets and thermoplastics).

www.ict.fraunhofer.de

Process Design Centre (PDC) is a consultant for the process industry

and specialized in conceptual process design, energy efficiency and

techno-economic evaluations. www.process-design-center.com

GRAPHENEA is a leading graphene

manufacturer company focused

on high quality graphene materials

for industrial applications.

www.graphenea.com

The Industrial Processing Systems Business Unit

has been formed to provide a supply chain for

microwave components and systems and so

remove a major barrier to the update of the

technology in large scale bulk processing

industries. www.e2v.com

MOFTech have developed a patented

manufacturing technology that for the first

time allows the synthesis of MOFs using no

solvents and on greatly reduced timescales,

by making use of Mechano chemistry. www.moftechnologies.com

Today, the institute is focusing on the development of key

technology, seeking to enhance the citizens' quality of life through

qualitative technological advances. www.krict.re.kr

This publication reflects only the author’s view. The European Commission is not

responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020

research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 727619

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