The role of the pos-doctoral researcher is to: • Develop and integrate the existing MATLAB-based
HFMC model with Aspen Plus to enable process-level simulation and evaluation.
• Develop and assess multistage and multi-membrane process configurations for CO₂/CH₄ separation.
• Conduct process integration and multi-objective optimization of membrane properties, module geometry, and operating conditions.
• Disseminate research outcomes through scientific publications, conferences, and collaboration with academic and industrial partners.
The expected Activities of the Postdoctoral Researcher are: • Develop and integrate the existing MATLAB-based
HFMC model with Aspen Plus to enable process-level simulation and evaluation.
• Develop and assess multistage and multi-membrane process configurations for CO₂/CH₄ separation.
• Perform CFD-informed analysis of membrane module hydrodynamics, flow distribution, and pressure drop.
• Conduct process integration and multi-objective optimization of membrane properties, module geometry, and operating conditions.
• Evaluate CO₂ and CH₄ recovery and purity, energy consumption, pressure drop, and overall process intensification.
• Perform techno-economic and environmental assessments and benchmark the proposed technology against conventional CO₂ capture processes.
• Investigate potential CO₂ utilization and storage pathways and their implications for overall process performance.
• Disseminate research outcomes through scientific publications, conferences, and collaboration with academic and industrial partners.
The one-year postdoctoral position will be carried out as part of a collaboration between Stockholm University, associated with the SSF-Accelerate programme led by the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH), and the University of Lorraine, within the framework of the
PEPR SPLEEN programme.
The research will be primarily conducted at the Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (LRGP), a joint research unit of the
CNRS and the University of Lorraine.
A mobility period in Sweden will also be undertaken at Stockholm University.
The position is part of the
IMOSYCCA (Intensified Modular Systems for friendly CO₂ Capture) project (2023–2029), funded through the
PEPR SPLEEN (Support innovation to develoP new Largely carbon-frEE iNdustrial processes) programme, led by the French National Research Agency (ANR) as part of the France 2030 programme (ANR-22-PESP-0008).
The Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (LRGP) is a joint research unit of the
CNRS and the University of Lorraine (UMR 7274).
With more than 300 researchers, engineers, technicians, and administrative staff,
LRGP is one of France's leading research laboratories in the field of process engineering.
The laboratory is located in the historic centre of Nancy, on the campus of the École Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques (ENSIC).
The postdoctoral researcher will be affiliated with the Separation, Transfer, Reaction, Energy and Matter (STREAM) team, within the Processes, Intensification, Membranes, Optimization (PRIMO) research axis.
The team has recognized expertise in membrane processes, combining skills in membrane material development and implementation with expertise in process modelling, simulation, and optimization.