Direct Air Capture in Ireland: research into technical and environmental insights for its application

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dc.contributor.advisorTsalaporta, Eleni
dc.contributor.advisorLeahy, Paul
dc.contributor.authorCasaban Padrino, Danielen
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-06T15:20:38Z
dc.date.available2025-10-06T15:20:38Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.date.submitted2024
dc.description.abstractDirect Air Capture (DAC) technology offers a promising solution for reducing atmospheric CO2 concentrations and mitigating climate change. This thesis provides a comprehensive analysis of DAC, focusing on its potential application in Ireland, where renewable energy resources and geological storage capacities are ideal. The research explores the development of DAC technologies and assesses their viability through a site-specific Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The LCA results show that Ireland is uniquely positioned to benefit from DAC, thanks to its future abundant wind energy and the availability of depleted gas fields for CO2 storage. Additionally, this thesis investigates material improvements for DAC systems, particularly through experimental testing of solid sorbents in a lab scale Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) apparatus. Materials such as Lewatit and amine-based adsorbents were found to exhibit promising performance, though challenges related to energy efficiency and humidity sensitivity remain. The findings suggest that while DAC technology holds great potential, significant advancements in material efficiency, energy consumption, and policy support are required to scale DAC effectively. The research contributes to the growing field of DAC by offering insights into the technical and environmental challenges of deploying this technology in Ireland, as well as proposing solutions to enhance its future viability.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationCasaban Padrino, D. 2024. Direct Air Capture in Ireland: research into technical and environmental insights for its application. PhD Thesis, University College Cork.
dc.identifier.endpage172
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/17966
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.rights© 2024, Daniel Casaban Padrino.
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectDirect Air Capture
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectAdsorption
dc.subjectCarbon capture
dc.titleDirect Air Capture in Ireland: research into technical and environmental insights for its application
dc.typeDoctoral thesisen
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD - Doctor of Philosophyen
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