Imagine a giant vacuum for factories that doesn't just clean the air, but turns pollution into products. It takes the nasty gases from smokestacks and uses sunlight and water to cook them into useful chemicals. Instead of paying to store waste, factories could essentially grow raw materials from their own emissions.
Current carbon capture is too expensive for low-concentration flue gases and lacks profitable end-uses. Simultaneously, NOx emissions cause severe health and environmental damage while wasting available nitrogen.
The project has produced TAMOF-1 pellets for gas separation and established a formal exploitation strategy (D5.1).
If you are a chemical producer dealing with high raw material costs for ammonia — this project developed a solar-powered process that transforms NOx and N2 from flue gas into ammonia. This turns a waste stream into a source of production chemicals.
If you are a plant operator dealing with strict emission limits for CO2 and NOx — this project developed a capture system that converts these pollutants into formate. This reduces the need for expensive geological storage of carbon.
If you are a mill operator dealing with hazardous flue gas emissions — this project developed a system using non-critical raw materials to valorize waste. It converts harmful gases into energy-rich molecules using sunlight.
Based on available project data, the specific implementation cost is not provided, but the project focuses on developing low-cost processes using non-critical raw materials.
Based on available project data, the project is currently in the development phase with preliminary results; it is not yet at industrial scale.
Based on available project data, a Dissemination and Exploitation (DEC) Strategy has been developed (D5.1), which likely outlines the path for future licensing.
The technology targets the 'road to zero emissions' by removing CO2 and NOx, which are primary greenhouse gases and hazardous pollutants.
The project runs from 2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31, with early milestones like TAMOF-1 pellets already completed by July 2024.
The project is backed by a balanced 9-partner consortium across 5 European countries. With a 33% industry ratio (3 industrial partners, including 2 SMEs), there is a clear bridge between academic research and commercial application, ensuring the technical goals align with industrial needs.
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