Jack Lines

• MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering with Year in Industry
• Direct Air Capture of CO2 using a TORBED reactor

Carbon capture technology is going to play a vital part of combating the climate crisis we face and large-scale carbon sequestration is the only way to reverse the damage already done to the planet. The project studied the intensified TORBED reactor configuration based on swirling gas motion for direct air capture using solid powder adsorbents.

The aim of the research was to prove the concept that the reactor was capable of capturing CO₂ at atmospheric concentrations, this aim was found to be successful as a proof of concept. However, the amount of carbon adsorbed was found to be lower than expected because the powder adsorbent was unsuitable for the conditions of the experiment.

Funding source: Newcastle University

Project supervisor: Dr Vladimir Zivkovic