AMAZE : Advanced MOF-loaded Air-pollution control and Zero-emission Electrospun filters

全球每年有超过340亿吨二氧化碳排放到大气中，其中73.2%来自能源部门燃烧化石燃料。二氧化碳是一种温室气体，会导致全球变暖，这就是为什么英国政府作为净零联合国联盟的一部分，为所有部门设定了到2050年实现净零碳减碳的目标。AMAZE项目将生产一种从源头捕获二氧化碳的大量商业过滤介质。为碳捕获(CC)市场提供了一项改变游戏规则的创新，具有更高的吸附能力和更低的再生能源要求。金属有机骨架(MOF)是功能强大的化学品，可以更有效地捕获二氧化碳，并且需要更少的再生能源。作为一种粉末，挑战在于它们需要被支撑在高度透气的基质上，这样它们才能被重复使用。纳米纤维比人类头发小500倍，共同制造出多孔的无纺布床单。纳米纤维具有极高的表面积和携带像MOF这样的颗粒的能力，非常适合这项任务。负载MOF的纳米纤维将用通用过滤器彻底改变当前的二氧化碳捕获方法，它为当前系统提供了一种低成本、高效率的替代方案。国际能源署(IEA)在其到2050年实现净零排放的路线图中强调，碳捕获、利用和封存是优先行动。碳捕获通过在二氧化碳进入大气之前将其捕获来减少工业过程中产生的二氧化碳。捕获的二氧化碳随后被装瓶，要么运输永久储存，要么加工成有用的产品，如塑料、化学品或新燃料。传统上，捕获碳的过程可能是一个能源密集型过程，使用耗尽后难以处理的化学物质，这往往会破坏最初的环境目标。为了实现净零目标，需要创新和更多地采用新的和现有的技术。MOF的先驱和制造商novoMOF(瑞士)和纳米纤维的开发商和制造商NanoLayr(英国)正在整合这两项技术，为碳捕获市场带来变革，并生产商业化的MOF纳米纤维板。由此产生的薄片将直接适用于目前的大流量空气过滤器，这意味着它们可以用来阻止二氧化碳进入大气，而不需要任何主要的基础设施。这种廉价、低能源的解决方案有可能对地球的碳问题产生巨大影响。

Over 34 billion tonnes of CO2 are emitted into the atmosphere annually worldwide, 73.2 % from the energy sector by burning fossil fuels. CO2 is a greenhouse gas and contributes to global warming, which is why the UK government as part of the Net Zero UN Coalition have set a target for all sectors to decarbonise to reach net zero targets by 2050\.The AMAZE project will produce a high-volume commercial filtration media that will capture CO2 at the point of source. Offering a game-changing innovation to the Carbon Capture (CC) market with higher adsorption capacity, and lower regeneration energy requirements.Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are highly functional chemicals that can be tailored to capture CO2 more efficiently and requiring less energy to be regenerated. Being a powder, the challenge is that they need to be supported on a highly breathable substrate so they can be reused.Nanofibres are 500x smaller than a human hair and collectively produce porous non-woven sheets. With extremely high surface areas and the ability to carry particles like MOFs, nanofibres are perfectly suited to the task. MOF-loaded nanofibres will revolutionise the current approaches to CO2 capture with a universal filter which offers a low-cost, high-efficiency alternative to current systems.The International Energy Agency (IEA) has highlighted Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage as a priority action in their Roadmap to Net Zero by 2050\. Carbon capture reduces the CO2 produced during industry by capturing it before is enters the atmosphere. This captured CO2 then gets bottled up and either transported for permanent storage, or processed into a useful product, like plastics, chemicals, or new fuel.Traditionally, capturing the carbon can be an energy-intensive process with chemicals that are hard to dispose of when depleted, which often defeats the original environmental goals. Innovation and increased adoption of new and existing technology is needed to reach Net Zero goals. novoMOF (Switzerland) a pioneer and manufacturer of MOFs, and NanoLayr (UK) a developer and manufacturer of nanofibres; are integrating these two technologies to bring transformation to the Carbon Capture market and produce a commercial MOF-loaded nanofibre sheet. The resulting sheets will be directly applicable to current high-volume air filters, meaning they can be used to stop CO2 from entering the atmosphere without any major infrastructure being needed. This cheap, low-energy solution has the potential to have a huge impact on the planet's carbon problem.