Teaching Unit (for year 1):
Carbon Capture and Utilisation
Responsible Teacher
Teaching team
Aims of the teaching
The course aims to provide students with comprehensive knowledge of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), one of the decarbonisation strategies used in various industrial applications. The course thoroughly examines the technological aspects of CCUS and provides an overview of CCUS strategies. During the course, students will have the opportunity to attend invited lectures on these topics by specialists in industry and European policy and to engage in discussion with them. The course also aims to raise awareness of the energy demand, costs and environmental impact of CCUS technologies and help students understand the challenges of their industrial deployment.
Intended Learning outcomes (measured by the assessment)
- Be able to select one or more capture technologies depending on the CO₂ sources and utilisation paths.
- Be able to simulate the processes using an adequate model to describe the relevant physical phenomena and the mechanisms of the systems.
- Be able to design a CO₂ capture and conversion process according to product specifications and utilisation scenarios.
- Be able to evaluate and discuss the energy requirements for CO₂ capture
- Be able to identify optimal CO₂ capture designs and operating conditions.
Learning activities and approach
Lectures (onsite)
Lectures provided by th teaching team
Tutorials (onsite)
Conferences and debates with industry and European policy experts
Project on the analysis and design of CCUS processes
Practical work equipment and location
No practical work is planned.
Assessment method
Group project: evaluation of the delivered report and of its oral presentation
Useful information
Prerequisites
General Basics of Process Engineering: Transport and Transfer Phenomena, Hydrodynamics, Separation Engineering, heat exchangers, computer-aided design
Related literature
Reference books on chemical enginering Documents provided by teachers Literature research papers