RUI: The Chemistry and Engineering of Waste Oils and Blends in their Conversion to Fuel Oils.

RUI：废油及其混合物转化为燃料油的化学和工程。

• 批准号: 1802524
• 负责人: Lawrence Pratt
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: CUNY Medgar Evers College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-09-15 至 2022-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1802524&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; Chemistry; Engineering; Waste; Oils

The proposed research project aims to understand the chemical mechanisms during pyrolysis of waste oils, as well as mixed waste oil and plastics streams, for the production of fuels. The interaction between competing mechanisms and the development of a continuous process for fuels production from the pyrolysis of waste oil, grease and plastics will be studied with the objective of identifying operating conditions maximizing the production of high-value products. The project will improve the access of undergraduate students from underrepresented minority groups to research and facilitate international collaborations on environmental sustainability.The proposed research is motivated by the need to better understand the mechanism of waste oil pyrolysis and the effects of the temperature profiles on the product distribution. The focus will be on studying the pyrolysis of orange grease extracted from municipal waste to convert it into fuel. The development of brown and orange greases as a fuel source can have a significant effect on eliminating them from municipal waste streams. That benefit will be multiplied by adding waste plastics as a feedstock and studying the pyrolysis of streams consisting of mixed waste oil and plastics as a source of petrochemicals and fuels. The work can be extended to other sources of waste oil, plastics, rubber, and other materials that currently are buried in landfills or pollute the environment. The fundamental knowledge on chemical reaction mechanisms will enable the development of a pilot plant by selecting the best reactor types and separation processes without excessive trial and error. The proposed project will contribute to the establishment of an energy track in the Environmental Science program at CUNY-Medgar Evers College, enable international cooperation, and help prepare students to enter the workforce or start new businesses. The project will offer opportunities for students to be involved in research and increase the retention rates of minority students in a STEM field.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

拟议的研究项目旨在了解废油热解过程中的化学机理，以及混合废油和塑料流，用于生产燃料。将研究竞争机制之间的相互作用和开发从废油、油脂和塑料热解生产燃料的连续工艺，目的是确定最大限度地生产高价值产品的操作条件。该项目将改善来自代表性不足的少数群体的本科生参与研究的机会，并促进环境可持续性方面的国际合作。拟议研究的动机是需要更好地了解废油热解的机理和温度分布对产物分布的影响。重点将是研究从城市废物中提取的橙子油脂的热解，将其转化为燃料。棕色和橙子油脂作为燃料来源的开发可以对从城市废物流中消除它们产生显着影响。通过添加废塑料作为原料，并研究由混合废油和塑料组成的物流的热解作为石化产品和燃料的来源，这种好处将成倍增加。这项工作可以扩展到其他来源的废油，塑料，橡胶和其他材料，目前埋在垃圾填埋场或污染环境。化学反应机理的基本知识将使中试工厂的发展，选择最好的反应器类型和分离过程，而无需过多的试验和错误。拟议的项目将有助于在CUNY-Medgar Evers学院的环境科学项目中建立能源轨道，实现国际合作，并帮助学生为进入劳动力市场或开创新企业做好准备。该项目将为学生提供参与研究的机会，并提高少数民族学生在STEM领域的保留率。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Thermal Transformation of Palm Waste to High-Quality Hydrocarbon Fuel

棕榈废料热转化为优质碳氢化合物燃料

• DOI: 10.3390/fuels1010002
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: Fuels
• 作者: Kuan, Chai;Neng, Mark;Chan, Yu-Bin;Sim, Yoke-Leng;Strothers, Joel;Pratt, Lawrence
• 通讯作者: Pratt, Lawrence

Biodiesel fuel production from brown grease produced by wastewater treatment plant: Optimization of acid catalyzed reaction conditions

利用废水处理厂产生的棕色油脂生产生物柴油燃料：酸催化反应条件的优化

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2020.103848
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
• 影响因子: 7.7
• 作者: Bashir, Mohammed J.K.;Wong, Lai Peng;Hilaire, Dickens St.;Kim, Jihyun;Salako, Oluwaseun;Jean, Mith Jennifer;Adeyemi, Remi;James, Serena;Foster, Tia;Pratt, Lawrence M.
• 通讯作者: Pratt, Lawrence M.

Appraisal of student’s awareness and practices on waste management and recycling in the Malaysian University’s student hostel area

• DOI: 10.1007/s10163-020-00988-6
• 发表时间: 2020-02
• 期刊: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
• 影响因子: 3.1
• 作者: M. Bashir;Yong Zi Jun;Lee Jia Yi;M. Abushammala;Salem S. Abu Amr;Lawrence M. Pratt

Brown grease pyrolysis under pressure: Extending the range of reaction conditions and hydrocarbon product distributions

棕色油脂在压力下热解：扩大反应条件和碳氢化合物产品分布的范围

• DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119782
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: Fuel
• 影响因子: 7.4
• 作者: Pratt, Lawrence M.;Kim, Jihyun;Lo, Ho-Yin;Xiao, Dequan
• 通讯作者: Xiao, Dequan

Hydrocarbon fuel from brown grease: Effects of reaction temperature profile on yields and product distribution

来自棕色油脂的碳氢化合物燃料：反应温度曲线对产率和产品分布的影响

• DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.11.053
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: Fuel
• 影响因子: 7.4
• 作者: Strothers, Joel;Matthews, Roy B.;Toney, Alonzo;Cobham, Monair R.;Cox, Subash;Ford, Wally;Joseph, Sabrina;Joyette, William;Khadka, Suraksha;Pinnock, Shawn
• 通讯作者: Pinnock, Shawn