project

CAPTICES

Decarbonization Strategies for Energy-Intensive Sectors: CO₂ Capture and Fuel Circularity

Principal investigator

Eva Llera Sastresa and Sofía Blanco Ariño

Dates

01/09/2022-31/08/2025

Funding

Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2021. Agencia Estatal de Investigación. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. PID2021-125137OB-I00

Budget

€181.500

Partners

Universidad de Zaragoza

The main objective of this project is to explore and demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of CO2 capture in reciprocating internal combustion engines. To achieve this, a pioneering laboratory facility will be developed at the School of Engineering and Architecture, where experimental tests will be conducted using the temperature swing adsorption (TSA) technique. These tests will analyze the behavior of materials such as activated carbon and X13 zeolite in CO2 capture, evaluating key parameters such as capture rate, energy consumption required for sorbent regeneration, and their selectivity for CO2 versus N2. Additionally, the impact of the engine’s dynamic operating conditions, such as variations in exhaust gas flows and temperatures, will be studied to better understand the dynamic behaviors of the capture process. The information related to mass flows and gas conditions at the engine outlet, which is necessary for the preliminary design of the capture system, is obtained through engine modeling using AVL Boost, a software developed by AVL, a prominent partner in this research field.

Publications

Journal
2025
Héctor Almazán, Javier Fernández, Sofía T. Blanco

Energy & Fuels 2025, 39, 11173−11186

Journal
2025
Alexander García Mariaca, Jorge Villalba, Rodrigo Morillo Castaño, Manuel Bailera

 Energies, 18 (6), 1401

Journal
2025
Alexander García-Mariaca, Jorge Perpiñán, Uriol Fernando Carreño Sayago

 Journal of CO2 Utilization, 93, 103046

Journal
2024
Alexander García Mariaca, Eva Llera Sastresa

Applied Energy, 376, 124167

Journal
2024
Alexander García Mariaca, Eva Llera Sastresa, Francisco Moreno

 Energy, 292, 130511

Journal
2023
Alexander García Mariaca, Eva Llera Sastresa

Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 13(2), 144-159

Journal
2022
Alexander García Mariaca, Eva Llera Sastresa, Francisco Moreno

Energy Conversion and Management, 268, 116029

Journal
2021
Alexander García Mariaca, Eva Llera Sastresa

 Energies, 14, 6865