Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) – Cement and Lime (Tarmac): Modelling CO2 capture from lime and cement manufacturing facilities in relatively close proximity

The Centre wishes to recruit a Chemical Engineer with a first or high 2.1 (above 65% grade mark average class honours degrees for the projects summarised below. The funding available restricts the projects to Home and EU students only. Each project has an industrial partner.

If you wish to apply, please send your CV and covering letter to the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Carbon Capture and Storage and Cleaner Fossil Energy: [Email Address Removed].

Decarbonising heavy industry is now seen as essential to meet the climate change target of limiting global warming to 2°C since pre-industrial times. Amongst all the industrial processes, cement manufacture is one of the largest emitters of CO2 globally after iron and steel production and oil refining. To achieve deep decarbonisation, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is required and, in areas where there is no storage capacity close by, the conversion of CO2 to chemicals has to be considered. The project will address modelling CO2 capture from lime and cement manufacturing facilities in relatively close proximity. Then, given their inland geographical location, the project will then model processes for CO2 utilisation where product markets and co-reactants, such as natural gas, need to be considered. This will identify the mist cost effective overall process combinations for CCU. The research is most suited for a chemical engineer strongly interested in process modelling.