Facilitated Transport Membranes (FTMs) for CO2 Capture: Overview and Future Trends

Introduction.- Facilitated Transport Membranes (FTMs) Gas Transport Models and Reaction Mechanisms.- Fabrication and Characterization of FTMs and Design of Membrane Systems.- Parametric Study of CO2 Capture through FTMs.- FTMs for Natural Gas Purification (CO2/CH4).- FTMs for Bio-gas Purification (CO2/CH4).- FTMs for Syn-gas Purification (CO2/H2).- FTMs for Carbon capture from Flue gas (CO2/N2).- Robeson Curve of FTMs for Carbon Capture.- CO2 gas storage and utilization.- Techno-economics analysis.- Current Challenges and Future Trends. 

Dr. Sarah Farrukh is working as an Associate Professor at the School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME) and Founding Leader of the Membrane for Advance Research Laboratory (MEMAR Lab.) at the National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan (NUST).  She has worked for more than six years in academia and research, with experience in some of the leading technologies such as clean energy, clean environment using techniques i.e. Synthesis, functionalization, characterization, physiochemical and parametric analysis of advanced porous and membrane materials. Her focus is on bringing evolving technologies to an advanced level such as carbon negative materials, CO2 capture, hydrogen storage and renewable energy. She has authored/co-authored >60 indexed publications and >7 book chapters. Her work has been cited >700 times with an h-index of 16 and an i10-index of 23. Furthermore, she has submitted 3 national patents and published one book titled "NanoTechnologyand Generation of Sustainable Hydrogen" with Springers. She is the recipient of three (3) research fundings from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and collaborating with various industries. She has supervised PhD  and M.S. students and received "2019 School(SCME) Best Researcher,  "2018 School (SCME)Best Teacher Award".