Short Description of the Project GG-CO2
Partners: INN, NCSR “Demokritos”, Greece (Dr. E.P. Favvas), 2) ADVISE, Chios, Greece, 3) Köln-University of Applied Science, Germany & 4) FutureCarbon GmbH, Bayreuth, Germany.
Project Duration: 29/05/2018 – 28/05/2021.
Project Description: The approach in the GG-CO2 project is to combine two types of promising materials, the nano-carbon materials which present high CO2 adsorption capacity and the polyimide material which present high CO2 separation coefficients. Within the GG-CO2 project, the objective is to develop novel nano structured mixed matrix carbon based membranes for CO2 separations, as one step of the natural gas “sweetening” process. The main goal of the project is to develop and test a new generation of carbon based nanostructured polyimide mixed matrix membranes with high CO2 permeability and high selectivity for CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 mixtures. The vision of the GG-CO2 project is to develop well dispersed nano-carbon based mixed matrix membranes with high CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 separation coefficients, up to 40 and 20 for CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 mixtures respectively and with a CO2 permeability of ≥ 750 Barrer.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the project entitled “CO2 separation by using mixed matrix, based on nano-carbon materials membranes (GG-CO2), implemented under the “Action for the Strategic Cooperation between Greek and German Academia and Industry”, funded by the Operational Programme "Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation" (NSRF 2014–2020) and co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Regional Development Fund).
Conferences
1. T. Esser, T. Wolf, T. Schubert, S. Barbe, J. Benra, E.P. Favvas, “CO2 separation by means of mixed matrix materials based on Nano-Carbon Materials” NanoCarbon 2019, 26th and 27th of February 2019,Würzburg, Germany.
2. T. Esser, T. Wolf, T. Schubert, J. Benra, S. Forero, G. Maistros, A.A. Sapalidis, E.P. Favvas, “Nanocarbon-based cellulose acetate membranes for CO2 separation applications” 12ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Χημικής Μηχανικής, 29 – 31 Μαΐου 2019, Αθήνα, Ελλάδα.
3. D. Karousos, A.A. Sapalidis, E.P. Kouvelos, E.P. Favvas, “Nano-scaled activated carbon as potential filler for CO2 selective”, 6th International Conference from Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials to Nanodevices and Nanosystems (6th IC4N), 30 June – 03 July 2019, Corfu, Greece.
4. D. Karousos, G. Maistros, G. Theodrakopoulos, S. Forero, A.A. Sapalidis, T. Schubert, E.P. Favvas, “Nanocarbon-based polyimide CO2 Selective Hollow Fiber Membranes: a Dispersion Study of embedded filler materials by using impedance spectroscopy”, 69th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (EECE), 20-23 October 2019, Halifax, Canada.
5. A.A. Sapalidis and E. P. Favvas, “CO2 separations by using polymeric membranes”, 1st International conference-R.E.H-2019, “Cyprus-Greece-Israel: Research and Exploitation of Hydrocarbons” 22-23 March 2019, Κozani, Greece.
6. K. Mansouris, G. Theodorakopoulos, D. Karousos, A.A. Sapalidis, E. Efthimiadou, E.P. Favvas, “Ternary phase diagrams of polyimide/solvent/non-solvent systems”, Athens Conference on Advances in Chemistry (ACAC2020), 10 -14 March, 2021, Athens, Greece.
7. G.V. Theodorakopoulos, D.S. Karousos, A.A. Sapalidis, S. Forero, T. Schubert, E.P. Favvas, “Pebax/Polyimide dual-layer hollow fiber membranes for gas separation applications”, Euromembrane 2021, 28 November – 02 December, Copenhagen, Denmark.
8. G.V. Theodorakopoulos, D.S. Karousos, A.A. Sapalidis, S. Forero, T. Schubert, E.P. Favvas, "Towards green chemistry: comparative study of effective composite hollow fiber membranes preparation for CO2/CH4 separation", Euromembrane 2021, 28 November-02 December, 2021, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Journal Publications
1. Andreas A. Sapalidis, Panagiotis I. Karantzis, Achilles Vairis, Stéphan Barbe, Stephanos Nitodas, Evangelos P. Favvas, "A study of reinforcement effect by MWCNTs into BTDA–TDI/MDI (Ρ84) polyimide flat sheet membranes", Polymers 12(6), 2020, 1381. (https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12061381)
2. T. Esser, T. Wolf, T. Schubert, J. Benra, S. Forero, G. Maistros, S. Barbe, G.V. Theodorakopoulos, D.S. Karousos, A.A. Sapalidis and E.P. Favvas, “CNTs based cellulose acetate membranes: an optimization study of the filler materials dispersion method and its investigation by using impedance spectroscopy”, Nanomaterials, 11(2), 280, 2021, 1–21. (https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11020280)
3. Ruben Hammerstein, Tim Schubert, Gerd Braun, Tobias Wolf, Stéphan Barbe, Antje Quade and Evangelos P. Favvas, “Mixed matrix Cellulose Acetate Supported Membranes for Gas Separation Applications”, Membranes, 2022, 12, 87. (https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes12010087)
4. G.V. Theodorakopoulos, D.S. Karousos, K.G. Mansouris, A.A. Sapalidis, E.P. Kouvelos, E.P. Favvas, “Graphene nanoplatelets based Polyimide/Pebax dual-layer mixed matrix hollow fiber membranes for CO2/CH4 and He/N2 separations”, Int. J. Greenh. Gas Control, 114, 2022, 103588. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2022.103588)
5. G.V. Theodorakopoulos, D.S. Karousos, J. Benra, S. Forero, R. Hammerstein, T. Schubert, E.P. Favvas, “Well established nanocarbon, membranes’ filer, materials: modification, characterization and their dispersion study at different solvents”, Nanomaterials, to be submitted.
6. G. Theodorakopoulos, E. P. Kouvelos, D. Karousos, J. Benra, G. Maistros, S. Forero, A.A. Sapalidis, T. Schubert, E.P. Favvas, “CO2 separation performance by permeation and adsorption through mixed matrix hollow fiber membranes”, Separ. Purif. Technol., to be submitted.
7. D. Karousos, G. Maistros, G. Theodorakopoulos, E.P. Favvas, “CO2 plasticization study by in-situ permeability and impedance spectroscopy measurements”, Separ. Purif. Technol., to be submitted.
8. D.S. Karousos, G.V. Theodorakopoulos, E.P. Kouvelos, A.A. Sapalidis, E.P. Favvas, "Study of separation performance based on polyetherimide/pebax composite flat sheet membranes characteristics for CO2/CH4 mixed gas", Separ. Purif. Technol., to be submitted.
9. G.V. Theodorakopoulos, D.S. Karousos, E.P. Favvas, "Polyimide hollow fiber membranes fabrication based on green chemistry for CO2/CH4 separation", Letter, to be submitted.
10. K. Mansouris, G. Theodorakopoulos, D. Karousos, A.A. Sapalidis, E.P. Favvas, “Ternary diagrams study of polymer/solvent/non-solvent systems”, Europ. Polym. J., to be submitted.
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