CO2 research at the University of Liège

In this presentation, the activities related to CO2 at the University of Liège will be presented. After shortly introducing the challenges related to CO2 emissions, a brief overview of main CO2 capture technologies will be made, evidencing the maturity level of the different capture methods. In particular, our research activities related to post-combustion capture and solvent stability will be described. Then, different CO2 re-use technologies will be discussed, with the focus set on fuel synthesis and its possible role in the future energy mix in Belgium. A system approach will be presented (grid scale), as well as ULiège research related to process design and optimization. Finally, we will introduce the FRITCO2T platform (Federation of Researchers in Innovative Technologies for CO2 Transformation) created in 2016 at ULiège that gathers 3 faculties and 4 labs. Further research fields of the Platform include the production of mono/polymers, construction materials, as well as direct physical use of CO2 as a solvent or for foaming applications