Integrated CO2 capture and dynamic catalysis for CO2 recycling in a microbrewery

In this study, we used fermentation off-gases from a brewery for integrated CO2 capture and utilisation in order to produce CH4 with a dual-function material (DFM) containing NiRu as catalyst and dispersed CaO as adsorbent. CH4 was produced from captured CO2 via 2 pathways (fast and slow), proceedin...

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Authors: Merkouri, Loukia Pantzechroula, Bobadilla Baladrón, Luis Francisco, Martín Espejo, Juan Luis, Odriozola Gordón, José Antonio, Penkova, Anna Dimitrova, Torres Sempere, Guillermo, Ramírez Reina, Tomás, Short, Michael, Duyar, Melis S.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/173938
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/173938
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124610
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Industrial decarbonisation
Dual-function material
CO2 methanation
Synthetic natural gas CO2 capture and utilisation
Fermentation
Brewery
Time-resolved operando DRIFTS-MS
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Summary:In this study, we used fermentation off-gases from a brewery for integrated CO2 capture and utilisation in order to produce CH4 with a dual-function material (DFM) containing NiRu as catalyst and dispersed CaO as adsorbent. CH4 was produced from captured CO2 via 2 pathways (fast and slow), proceeding through formyl intermediates according to the operando DRIFTS-MS results. The NiRuCa DFM showed a stable CH4 capacity over 8 cycles (105 μmol/gDFM) with fermentation off-gases being used as a CO2 capture feed. H2O and O2, which were present in small amounts in the emissions feed, resulted in the passivation of Ni in the form of a NiO layer and hence, the DFM did not undergo excessive oxidation and deactivation. This work constitutes a first in terms of validating the use of DFMs with real industrial emissions, and it directly correlates the DFM activity performance with its reaction mechanism and intermediate species.