Solar up-draft tower to enable atmospheric photocatalysis for non-CO2 greenhouse gases removal: an emerging negative emission technology

Información del proyecto

STEPforGGR

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 871998

DOI

10.3030/871998

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 27 Noviembre 2019

Fecha de inicio 1 Diciembre 2020

Fecha de finalización 30 Noviembre 2025

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 455 400,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 276 000,00

Coordinado por

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
United Kingdom

CORDIS proporciona enlaces a los documentos públicos y las publicaciones de los proyectos de los programas marco HORIZONTE.

Los enlaces a los documentos y las publicaciones de los proyectos del Séptimo Programa Marco, así como los enlaces a algunos tipos de resultados específicos, como conjuntos de datos y «software», se obtienen dinámicamente de OpenAIRE .

Resultado final

Other (5)

Develop project website and open social media accounts and produce dissemination and communication plans
Organisation of Workshop 4 and Training School 4
Organisation of Workshop 2 and Training School 3
Organisation and running of Workshop 3
Organisation and running of Training School 1

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

An outdoor photocatalysis rig for sample testing and demonstration

Documents, reports (2)

Numerical datasets for effectiveness prediction
Organisation of Workshop 1 and Training School 2.

Organisation of Workshop 1 and Training School 2

Publicaciones

Peer reviewed articles (45)

A high-performance solar chimney in building integrated with photocatalytic technology for atmospheric methane removal

Autores: Aocheng Li, Tingzhen Ming, Hanbing Xiong, Yongjia Wu, Tianhao Shi, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Yanhua Chen, Xiaoliang Tang, Yanping Yuan
Publicado en: Solar Energy, Edición 260, 2025, Página(s) 126-136, ISSN 0038-092X
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2023.05.035

Numerical analysis of solar chimney power plant integrated with CH4 photocatalytic reactors for fighting global warming under ambient crosswind

Autores: Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming, Yongjia Wu, Caixia Wang, Qiong Chen, Wei Li, Liwen Mu, Renaud de Richter, Yanping Yuan
Publicado en: Renewable Energy, Edición 201, 2025, Página(s) 678-690, ISSN 0960-1481
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.11.024

Multi-Scale insights into competitive adsorption of CO2-CH4-N2 ternary mixtures on MIL-101(Cr): From molecular behaviour to process simulation

Autores: Yimin Shao, Liangliang Huang, Wei Li, Yijun Shi, Shenghong Ju
Publicado en: Separation and Purification Technology, Edición 365, 2025, Página(s) 132691, ISSN 1383-5866
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.132691

Adsorption and Diffusion of CH₄, N₂, and Their Mixture in MIL-101(Cr): A Molecular Simulation Study

Autores: Yimin Shao, Shanshan Wang, Liangliang Huang, Shenghong Ju, Xianfeng Fan, Wei Li
Publicado en: Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, Edición 69, 2024, Página(s) 4466-4482, ISSN 0021-9568
Editor: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.4c00233

CFD modeling of traffic tidal flow: Assessment of pollutant dispersion

Autores: Zhengtong Li, Tingzhen Ming, Tianhao Shi, Hao Zhang, Chih-Yung Wen, Yongjia Wu, Caixia Wang, Kui Yin, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li
Publicado en: Urban Climate, Edición 47, 2025, Página(s) 101380, ISSN 2212-0955
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101380

Perspectives on removal of atmospheric methane

Autores: Tingzhen Ming, Wei Li, Qingchun Yuan, Philip Davies, Renaud de Richter, Chong Peng, Qihong Deng, Yanping Yuan, Sylvain Caillol, Nan Zhou
Publicado en: Advances in Applied Energy, 2022, ISSN 2666-7924
Editor: Elsevier Ltd
DOI: 10.1016/j.adapen.2022.100085

Downdraft Devices for Negative Emissions—Quantification Study and Environmental Implication

Autores: Xiaokun Yao, Tao Tao, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li
Publicado en: Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 2025, ISSN 2152-3878
Editor: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
DOI: 10.1002/ghg.2392

Simulation of Multi-Physicochemical Methane Photocatalytic Process in the SCPP-HPCR Using Lattice Boltzmann Method

Autores: Yongjia Wu, Meilun Du, Qinggang Wang, Hanbing Xiong, Xinyi Yang, Yanhua Chen, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Yanping Yuan, Tingzhen Ming
Publicado en: Journal of Thermal Science, Edición 34, 2025, Página(s) 1341-1357, ISSN 1003-2169
Editor: Kexue Chubaneshe/Science Press
DOI: 10.1007/s11630-025-2070-0

Removing low-concentration methane via thermo-catalytic oxidation on CuOx/zeolite

Autores: Yuyin Wang, Yun Wang, Zihan Liu, Ying Li, Lin Yao, Shibo Shao, Xianfeng Fan, Tingzhen Ming, Xiaohua Lu, Liwen Mu, Wei Li
Publicado en: Applied Surface Science, Edición 682, 2024, Página(s) 161691, ISSN 0169-4332
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.161691

The simulated cooling performance of a thin-film thermoelectric cooler with coupled-thermoelements connected in parallel

Autores: Tingzhen Ming, Sen Chen, Yonggao Yan, Tingrui Gong, Jianlong Wan, Yongjia Wu
Publicado en: Heliyon, Edición 8, 2025, Página(s) e10025, ISSN 2405-8440
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10025

Solar Driven Gas Phase Advanced Oxidation Processes for Methane Removal ‐ Challenges and Perspectives

Autores: Jie Zhang, Yuyin Wang, Yun Wang, Yang Bai, Xin Feng, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Liwen Mu, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li
Publicado en: Chemistry – A European Journal, Edición 28, 2025, ISSN 0947-6539
Editor: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201984

Methods of Large-Scale Capture and Removal of Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases

Autores: Qing Wang, Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming
Publicado en: Energies, Edición 15, 2025, Página(s) 6560, ISSN 1996-1073
Editor: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en15186560

Innovative microchannel-structured beads for microscale process intensification: A case study on water treatment for sulfamethoxazole abatement

Autores: Jiaojiao Zheng, Zhentao Wu
Publicado en: Chemical Engineering Journal, Edición 504, 2025, Página(s) 158527, ISSN 1385-8947
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.158527

Highly dispersed CuOx decorated ZnO photocatalyst for low-concentration methane removal

Autores: Yun Wang, Sheng Xu, Haiyuan Zhang, Yuyin Wang, Enmao Wang, Zeyu He, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Lilong Zhang, Yang Bai, Kunfeng Zhao, Qingwei Gao, Jianrong Zeng, Zhiguo Yi, Tingzhen Ming, Wei Li, Liwen Mu
Publicado en: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Edición 12, 2025, Página(s) 114954, ISSN 2213-3437
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.114954

Review on pollutant dispersion in urban areas-part A: Effects of mechanical factors and urban morphology

Autores: Zhengtong Li, Tingzhen Ming, Shurong Liu, Chong Peng, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li, Hao Zhang, Chih-Yung Wen
Publicado en: Building and Environment, 2021, ISSN 0360-1323
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107534

Experimental and kinetic studies on the photocatalysis of UV–vis light irradiation for low concentrations of the methane

Autores: Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming, Yun Wang, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Qian Zhang, Liwen Mu, Chong Peng
Publicado en: Applied Energy, Edición 377, 2024, Página(s) 124388, ISSN 0306-2619
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124388

A novel green technology: Reducing carbon dioxide and eliminating methane from the atmosphere

Autores: Tingzhen Ming, Hanbing Xiong, Tianhao Shi, Yongjia Wu, Caixia Wang, Yuangao Wen, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Nan Zhou
Publicado en: International Journal of Energy Research, Edición 46, 2023, Página(s) 20107-20120, ISSN 0363-907X
Editor: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/er.8675

Mitigating air pollution strategies based on solar chimneys

Autores: Yang Liu, Tingzhen Ming, Chong Peng, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Nan Zhou
Publicado en: Solar Energy, 2021, ISSN 0038-092X
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2021.02.021

Carbon xerogel-enhanced microchannel-structured beads for organic pollutants degradation: A novel catalyst for synergistic microscale process intensification

Autores: Jiaojiao Zheng, Francisco R. García–García, Yang Yang, Kang Li, Tony Bridgwater, Haiping Yang, Zhentao Wu
Publicado en: Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, Edición 366, 2025, Página(s) 125069, ISSN 0926-3373
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125069

Numerical study of reactive pollutants diffusion in urban street canyons with a viaduct

Autores: Tingzhen Ming, Cao Nie, Wenyu Li, Xin Kang, Yongjia Wu, Mengjie Zhang, Chong Peng
Publicado en: Building Simulation, Edición 15, 2023, Página(s) 1227-1241, ISSN 1996-3599
Editor: Tsinghua University
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-021-0795-6

Low-concentration methane removal: what can we learn from high-concentration methane conversion?

Autores: Yun Wang, Haiyuan Zhang, Jie Zhang, Yijie Fu, Yuyin Wang, Yang Bai, Xin Feng, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Liwen Mu, Wei Li
Publicado en: Catalysis Science & Technology, Edición 13, 2024, Página(s) 6392-6408, ISSN 2044-4753
Editor: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d3cy00810j

Unraveling humidity's dual effects on trace methane photocatalytic ozonation: Enhanced radical generation versus active site blockade

Autores: Junyu Ying, Yun Wang, Haiyuan Zhang, Yang Bai, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Wei Li, Liwen Mu
Publicado en: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Edición 13, 2025, Página(s) 120330, ISSN 2213-3437
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.120330

A low‐energy approach to processing large‐scale airflow

Autores: Yimin Shao, Yang Bai, Yongjia Wu, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Xianfeng Fan, Xiaohua Lu, Wei Li
Publicado en: Energy Science & Engineering, Edición 11, 2025, Página(s) 606-620, ISSN 2050-0505
Editor: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/ese3.1348

Boost of trace methane photo-oxidation in the presence of water vapor via the interfacial hydrophobic effect

Autores: Yun Wang, Xulong Song, Haiyuan Zhang, Junyu Ying, Zihan Liu, Hanbing Xiong, Tuo Ji, Wei Cao, Yang Bai, Tingzhen Ming, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Wei Li, Liwen Mu
Publicado en: Chemical Engineering Science, Edición 321, 2025, Página(s) 122744, ISSN 0009-2509
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2025.122744

Review on pollutant dispersion in urban areas-part B: Local mitigation strategies, optimization framework, and evaluation theory

Autores: Zhengtong Li, Tingzhen Ming, Tianhao Shi, Hao Zhang, Chih-Yung Wen, Xuesong Lu, Xu Dong, Yongjia Wu, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li, Chong Pengf
Publicado en: Building and Environment, 2021, ISSN 0360-1323
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107890

Numerical simulation of the effect of solar chimneys on NOx-O3 photochemical reaction and ventilation in urban street canyon

Autores: Hanbing Xiong, Tianhao Shi, Yongjia Wu, Ruiyue Xia, Xitong Yuan, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li, Yueping Fang, Nan Zhou, Wenyu Li, Chong Peng, Tingzhen Ming
Publicado en: Urban Climate, Edición 61, 2025, Página(s) 102491, ISSN 2212-0955
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102491

Insights into adsorption and diffusion of CO2, CH4 and their mixture in MIL-101(Cr) via molecular simulation

Autores: Yimin Shao, Xianfeng Fan, Shanshan Wang, Liangliang Huang, Shenghong Ju, Wei Li
Publicado en: Chemical Engineering Journal, Edición 480, 2025, Página(s) 148215, ISSN 1385-8947
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.148215

Numerical investigation on performance of solar chimney power plant with three wind resistant structures

Autores: Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming, Tianhao Shi, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter, Nan Zhou
Publicado en: Energy, Edición 297, 2025, Página(s) 131262, ISSN 0360-5442
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.131262

Do Soil Methanotrophs Really Remove About 5% of Atmospheric Methane?

Autores: Xiaokun Yao, Tao Tao, Wei Li, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter
Publicado en: Land, Edición 14, 2025, Página(s) 1864, ISSN 2073-445X
Editor: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/land14091864

Hierarchical bismuth vanadate/reduced graphene oxide composite photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution and bisphenol A degradation

Autores: Karthikeyan Sekar, Ahmed Kassam, Yang Bai, Ben Coulson, Wei Li, Richard E. Douthwaite, Keiko Sasaki, Adam F. Lee
Publicado en: Applied Materials Today, 2021, ISSN 2352-9407
Editor: Elsevier Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2021.100963

Feasibility of Solar Updraft Towers as Photocatalytic Reactors for Removal of Atmospheric Methane–The Role of Catalysts and Rate Limiting Steps

Autores: Yanfang Huang, Yimin Shao, Yang Bai, Qingchun Yuan, Tingzhen Ming, Philip Davies, Xiaohua Lu, Renaud de Richter, and Wei Li *
Publicado en: Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021, ISSN 2296-2646
Editor: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.745347

Downdraft energy tower for negative emissions: Analysis on methane removal and other co‐benefits

Autores: Tao Tao, Yuyin Wang, Tingzhen Ming, Liwen Mu, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li
Publicado en: Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Edición 13, 2025, Página(s) 713-720, ISSN 2152-3878
Editor: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
DOI: 10.1002/ghg.2233

Cu–Pd/Zeolite as Efficient Thermo‐Catalyst to Oxidize Low‐Concentration Methane

Autores: Yuyin Wang, Yun Wang, Zihan Liu, Ying Li, Lin Yao, Xianfeng Fan, Tingzhen Ming, Xiaohua Lu, Liwen Mu, Wei Li
Publicado en: ChemCatChem, 2025, ISSN 1867-3880
Editor: Wiley - VCH Verlag GmbH & CO. KGaA
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202501459

Field synergy analysis of pollutant dispersion in street canyons and its optimization by adding wind catchers

Autores: Tingzhen Ming, Huina Han, Zhen Zhao, Renaud de Richter, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li & Nyuk Hien Wong
Publicado en: Building Simulation, 2021, ISSN 1996-3599
Editor: Tsinghua University
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-020-0720-4

A carbon nanowire-promoted Cu₂O/TiO₂ nanocomposite for enhanced photoelectrochemical performance

Autores: Kassam Ahmed, Yuyin Wang, Yang Bai, Karthikeyan Sekar, Wei Li
Publicado en: New Journal of Chemistry, Edición 46, 2024, Página(s) 15495-15503, ISSN 1144-0546
Editor: Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03116g

Solar chimney power plant integrated with a photocatalytic reactor to remove atmospheric methane: A numerical analysis

Autores: Tingzhen Ming, Haoyu Gui, Tianhao Shi, Hanbing Xiong, Yongjia Wu, Yimin Shao, Wei Li, Xiaohua Lu, Renaud de Richter
Publicado en: Solar Energy, 2021, ISSN 0038-092X
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2021.08.024

Experimental study of the preparation and modification of Ba(OH)2·8H2O high-performance composite phase change materials

Autores: Sitong Zhao, Suying Yan, Tingzhen Ming, Ci Ao, Long Zhao, Xiaoyan Zhao
Publicado en: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Edición 147, 2022, Página(s) 13239-13252, ISSN 1388-6150
Editor: Akademiai Kiado
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-022-11685-x

Catalytic micro-structured ceramic beads and efficacy evaluation through SMX degradation in PMS-activated systems

Autores: Jiaojiao Zheng, Hongqi Sun, Kang Li, Zhentao Wu
Publicado en: Separation and Purification Technology, Edición 354, 2024, Página(s) 129060, ISSN 1383-5866
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129060

Atmospheric removal of methane by enhancing the natural hydroxyl radical sink

Autores: Yuyin Wang, Tingzhen Ming, Wei Li, Qingchun Yuan, Renaud de Richter, Philip Davies, Sylvain Caillol
Publicado en: Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Edición 12, 2025, Página(s) 784-795, ISSN 2152-3878
Editor: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
DOI: 10.1002/ghg.2191

Cubic Cu2O nanoparticles decorated on TiO2 nanofiber heterostructure as an excellent synergistic photocatalyst for H2 production and sulfamethoxazole degradation

Autores: Karthikeyan Sekar, Chitiphon Chuaicham, Balakumar Vellaichamy, Wei Li, Wei Zhuang, Xiaohua Lu, Bunsho Ohtani, Keiko Sasaki
Publicado en: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Edición 294, 2025, Página(s) 120221, ISSN 0926-3373
Editor: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120221

Solar Chimney Power Plant plus Solar Pond to Remove Atmospheric Methane: A Novel Concept

Autores: Hanbing Xiong, Chong Peng, Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Wei Li, Qingchun Yuan, Yanping Yuan, Nan Zhou
Publicado en: Journal of Thermal Science, Edición 34, 2025, Página(s) 2196-2203, ISSN 1003-2169
Editor: Kexue Chubaneshe/Science Press
DOI: 10.1007/s11630-025-2192-4

A new approach for methane oxidation: photocatalytic ozonation over noble metal decorated zinc oxide nanocatalysts

Autores: Haiyuan Zhang, Yun Wang, Jiahua Zhu, Xiaohua Lu, Yang Bai, Wei Li, Liwen Mu
Publicado en: Chemical Synthesis, Edición 4, 2024, ISSN 2769-5247
Editor: OAE Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.20517/cs.2024.116

Jump in Tropospheric Methane Concentrations in 2020–2021 and Slowdown in 2022–2024: New Hypotheses on Causation

Autores: Tingzhen Ming, Renaud de Richter, Benjamin S. Felzer, Wei Li
Publicado en: Atmosphere, Edición 16, 2025, Página(s) 406, ISSN 2073-4433
Editor: Rotoweb Cantelli
DOI: 10.3390/atmos16040406

Removal of Atmospheric Methane by Increasing Hydroxyl Radicals via a Water Vapor Enhancement Strategy

Autores: Yang Liu, Xiaokun Yao, Li Zhou, Tingzhen Ming, Wei Li, Renaud de Richter
Publicado en: Atmosphere, Edición 15, 2025, Página(s) 1046, ISSN 2073-4433
Editor: Rotoweb Cantelli
DOI: 10.3390/atmos15091046

Numerical analysis of a negative emission technology of methane to mitigate climate change

Autores: Hanbing Xiong, Tingzhen Ming, Yongjia Wu, Wei Li, Liwen Mu, Renaud de Richter, Suying Yan, Yanping Yuan, Chong Peng
Publicado en: Solar Energy, Edición 255, 2025, Página(s) 416-424, ISSN 0038-092X
Editor: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2023.02.048