New Technologies for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion​

A one-day in-person workshop to:

• Bring together researchers developing innovative approaches to CO2 capture and conversion
• Bridge the gap between CO2 research and solar chemical research
• Foster new connections and collaborative opportunities across disciplines
• Registration: https://co2captureconversion.weebly.com/registration.html

Programme:

Arrival and Welcome Coffee; 10am-10.30am

Opening Comments; 10.30am

Session 1: 10.35am – 12.00pm CO2 Capture and Conversion 

• "Solar-powered air-to-fuel conversion" - Erwin Reisner, University of Cambridge
• "Photo-responsive Porous Materials for Sustainable CO2 Capture" - Qi Huang,  University of Edinburgh
• "Materials considerations for the advancement of adsorption-based Direct Air Capture of CO2" - Camille Petit, Imperial College London

 
Vegan Lunch; 11:50am – 1.20pm 
 
Session 2: 1.20pm – 3.35pm Emerging CO2 Capture Materials, Chemistries and Technologies 

• "Understanding the effect of humidity on direct air capture adsorbent performance across the globe" - Mijndert Van der Spek, Heriot Watt University
• Talk title forthcoming - Maria Grazia De Angelis, University of Edinburgh
• "Humidity-driven membranes for CO2 separation" - Greg Mutch, Newcastle University
• "Understanding CO2/water chemistry in pores and at interfaces through atomistic simulations" - Christoph Schran, University of Cambridge
• "Designer Capture Materials: MXene Supercapacitive Swing Adsorption for Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Capture" - James Finn, University of Southampton

 
Coffee Break, 3.30 – 4.00pm 
 
Future Directions and Challenges Sandpit, 4.00pm – 5.00pm 
 
Workshop Close, 5.00pm 

 

Organizing Committee.Alex Forse (he/him)
Yongqiang Wang (he/him)
Malina Seyffertitz (she/her)

If you would like any further information on the event, please get in touch with the meeting organisers at carboncaptureconversion(at)gmail.com