Centre for Innovation in Carbon Capture and Storage
The Centre for Innovation in Carbon Capture and Storage (CICCS) at Heriot-Watt University has extensive state-of-the-art laboratory facilities covering the whole CCS chain, including equipment for capture, transport, storage, utilization and monitoring.
The main equipment is listed below.
The CICCS labs are equipped with reactors/instrumentation to cover several aspects of CO₂ capture at low and high temperature, including absorption and adsorption, as well solvent/sorbent regeneration and degradation.
Specifications / Key Features
- Autoclave Reactors: Rigs capable of working over a wide range of temperature and pressure conditions (up to 350°C and 5,000psia).
- Mass flow calibration system: pressure rated to 1450 psi and temperature between -10°C up to 100°C.
- Chemisorption analyzer: capable of working over a wide range of temperatures (-196°C to +1000°C). Available in manual or auto modes with selection up to 5 different gas ports.
- Photoreactors: operating range of temperatures up to70°C) and pressures up to 73 psi.
- Light system: adjustable light intensity, including UV (365 nm), visible (400-500 nm) and UV-visible (250-600 nm) lights.
Example Projects
CO2 injection and storage - Short and long-term behaviour at different spatial scales
This project addresses the gaps in our current knowledge in this field through an integrated laboratory and numerical modelling approach. Project partners: Imperial College London, Heriot-Watt University, Leeds University and British Geological Survey.
CO2TRIP: Long-term research activities in the area of advanced CO2 Capture Technologies for Clean Coal Energy Generation
EU funded project with partners in Poland, Germany, UK, USA, Japan, China and Australia.
Performance of Flow Meters with Dense Phase CO2 and CCS Recovery Streams
This research project provides a complete assessment of meters for accurate flow measurement within CCS streams.