Carbon Dioxide Capture and Removal Methodologies Advances and Current Status in Thessaloniki

Carbon Dioxide is one of the most important polluters of earth’s atmosphere. CO₂ is mainly generated by human related activities such as combustion, transportation, energy generation, industrial manufacturing and others. It has proved to greatly contribute to the green house effect and to the subsequent rising of earth’s atmosphere. CO₂ emissions rights are also evolving into a very significant ‘product’ for various countries, efficiently transforming their economies. Carbon Dioxide capture technologies have been investigated greatly in the last two decades. This course aims at explaining science, targets, requirements, advances and prospects in the current field.

By the end of the course, participants should have:

• An overview of the advances of the last two decades in carbon dioxide capture and removal
• Methodologies/ technologies for CO₂ removal from gaseous mixtures
• A detailed knowledge of all materials used as separators/ adsorbents for CO₂ treatment
• A detailed understanding of carbon capture and sequestration approaches
• Understanding of different formations, their capacities and properties
• Specific applications including transportation, energy generation, industrial applications
• Separations membranes
• Adsorbents
• Understanding of mechanisms involved in the CO₂ removal [solubility, diffusivity, adsorption, and others]
• Understanding of all models describing the removal process
• Knowledge of all recent advances and breakthroughs
• Investing opportunities
• Future prospects
• Sequestration specifics
• Treatment schemes