SPIRAL-WOUND AEROGEL ADSORBENT POLYMERS FOR DIRECT AIR CO2 CAPTURE (SWAAP) THE PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER, INC (PARC), IN COLLABORATION WITH LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY (LLNL) AND XEROX RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA (XRCC), PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A SPIRAL-WOUND AEROGEL ADSORBENT POLYMER (SWAAP) TO INTEGRATE PARC’S STRUCTURED ADSORBENT INTO A BENCHTOP DIRECT AIR CAPTURE (DAC) PROCESS. DURING THIS PROJECT, PARC WILL FABRICATE THE STRUCTURED ADSORBENT AND DEMONSTRATE A CONTINUOUS DAC BENCHTOP PROCESS, LLNL AND PARC WILL CONDUCT LAB-SCALE, FIXED-BED TESTING TO OPTIMIZE DAC MODULE DESIGN, AND XRCC AND PARC WILL DESIGN A LOW-COST, ROLL-TO-ROLL MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THE STRUCTURED ADSORBENT.
$2,999,845FY2023Department of EnergyDOE
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