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

该奖项由2009年《美国回收和再投资法案》(公法111-5)资助。这一职业奖项是为研究创造一种能源转换系统，将城市固体废物(MSW)中现已填埋的石化部分(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，这些技术都是相互独立开发的，这导致了复杂的、具有经济挑战性的大规模设计。这项研究将把碳矿物固存与垃圾转化为液体的过程相结合，以实现过程强化和协同净减少碳排放。最重要的概念是通过不断地去除二氧化碳来改变水-气变换(WGS)反应平衡。这一方法将通过向WGS反应器中注入工程介孔含镁吸附剂来进行研究。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受益，如能源、化工和石化行业。PI将作为AIChE社会影响运营委员会和研究与新技术委员会的成员，参与为K-12、本科生和研究生制定全国范围的推广计划。此外，国际学生联合会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.