Denmark has set a target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 70% by 2030 (compared to 1990) and 100% by 2050.
To achieve this ambitious goal, there is an urgent need to develop technologies focused on CO2 capture and storage (CCS) and H2 storage. Gas hydrate technology could be one such technology platform that could allow enhanced CO2 capture and storage, as well as provide technology for safe storage of H2.
Gas hydrates are ice-like crystalline compounds that can store gases such as CH4, CO2, and H2. Hydrate-based technology is cost-effective, nonhazardous, and environmentally friendly compared to other competing technologies.
However, hydrate-based technology is still immature because of slow kinetics and low gas storage value. Therefore, this project is about improving the kinetics of hydrate formation by introducing 3D porous metal-organic frameworks.
The project is based on the hypothesis that the critical properties of the metal organic framework (MOFs), such as the large surface area and high gas selectivity, would lead to a significant improvement in hydrate technology.
Project has received funding under International postdoc fellowship grant. During the project, CERE Postdoctoral Researcher Jyoti Shanker Pandey, together with researchers from the Colorado School of Mines (Professor Carolyn Koh, a world expert in the field) and DTU, will carry out fundamental research on the application of MOFs in improving hydrate technology.