Fixed bed adsorption and breakthrough modelling of activated porous carbon derived from compost for post-combustion CO2 capture

In the recent years, synthesis, preparation and development of valuable carbon materials have received much interest in the view of energy efficiency and sustainability for various applications in CO2 capture, wastewater treatment and gas storage studies. On the other hand, based on European legislation to management of solid wastes and limiting the utilization of fertilizers from waste as well as finding approaches to manage these materials, novel approaches are required [3]. In this study, the obtained compost by mechanical biological treatment plant from municipal solid waste has been considered as a source of adsorbents for CO2 capture.This work is a result of the projects “VALORCOMP” (0119_VALORCOMP_2_P), funded by FEDER through Programme INTERREG V A Spain - Portugal (POCTEP) 2014–2020, and “AIProcMat@N2020 - Advanced Industrial Processes and Materials for a Sustainable Northern Region of Portugal 2020”, with the reference NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000006, supported by NORTE 2020, under the Portugal 2020 Partnership Agreement, through FEDER; and POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006984 – Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM funded by FEDER through COMPETE2020 - POCI – and by national funds through FCT.