Funded by the US Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy the Carbon Capture Program focuses on high-performance membrane separation which will reduce the cost of separation.
The new hybrid membrane consists of a thin, inorganic ‘zeolite Y’ layer sandwiched between an inorganic intermediate and a polymer cover to separate CO2 from flue gas.
National Energy Technology Laboratory project manager José Figueroa remarked, "Combining inorganic and organic membrane materials in a hybrid configuration is a breakthrough that could potentially lower costs associated with clean coal technologies."
