CAREER: Sustainable Energy Conversion of Solid Wastes with Integrated In-Situ Carbon Sequestration

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。这个职业奖是为了建立一个能量转换系统的研究，该系统将城市固体废物（MSW）中现在填埋的石化部分（塑料）转化为增值液体燃料。这项研究包括二氧化碳的捕获和储存。到目前为止，这些技术都是彼此独立开发的，这导致了复杂和经济上的大规模设计。该研究将碳矿物固存与垃圾转液工艺相结合，以实现工艺强化和碳排放的协同净减少。总体概念是通过不断去除二氧化碳来改变水气转移（WGS）反应平衡。该方法将通过在WGS反应器中注入工程介孔含镁吸附剂进行研究。这项研究的直接影响之一将是碳矿物封存技术，使各种二氧化碳产生行业，如能源、化学和石化行业受益。PI将作为社会影响运营委员会和AIChE研究与新技术委员会的成员，参与制定面向K-12、本科生和研究生的全国性推广计划。此外，PI将继续扩大高中生对其实验室活动的参与。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).0846846ParkThis CAREER award is for research on creating an energy conversion system that converts the now landfilled petrochemical portion (plastics) of municipal solid wastes (MSW) to value added liquid fuel. The research includes carbon dioxide capture and storage. Until now, these technologies have been developed independently of one another, which has resulted in complex and economically challenged large scale designs. The research will combine carbon mineral sequestration with a MSW-to-Liquid process to achieve process intensification and synergistic net reduction in carbon emissions. The overarching concept is the shift of the water-gas shift (WGS) reaction equilibrium via constant removal of carbon dioxide. This approach will be investigated by injecting engineered mesopored Mg-bearing sorbent into the WGS reactor. One of the direct impacts of this study will be technology for carbon mineral sequestration, benefitting various carbon dioxide generating industries, such as the energy, chemical, and petrochemical industries. The PI will participate in developing national-scale outreach programs for K-12, undergraduate, and graduate students as a member of both the Societal Impact Operating Council and the Research and New Technology Committee of the AIChE. Additionally, the PI will continue to expand the participation of high school students in the activities of her laboratory.