Sustainable ecosystem design for electro-fuels derived from waste streams

来自废物流的电子燃料的可持续生态系统设计

• 批准号: 2138559
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Brighton
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2138559
• 关键词: Sustainable; ecosystem; design; electro; fuels

Future transport will be powered by a mixture of on board electrical energy storage and sustainable chemical fuels. To be sustainable, the fuel must originate from a sustainable source and not emit harmful emissions during the chemical transformation process to motive power on the vehicle. A number of solutions have been proposed, including the use of hydrogen derived from the electrolysis of water, bio derived fuels and synthetic fuels (sometimes referred to electrofuels). All these options have merits and demerits and may be present in the sector side by side fulfilling different needs.In this project, the opportunity to use the emissions from the waste industry will be investigated. Gaseous emission, mainly methane from the decomposition of various waste streams have a very high greenhouse gas signature and in contribute significantly to global warming. Conversion of these waste products to a fuel has the potential of delivering a sustainable energy source that is net carbon negative. A systems approach will be taken, investigating the total impact of the waste stream, conversion process and end use to provide a robust impact assessment of various options. Process modelling techniques will be used to investigate waste treatment options including energy, capital and operational costs. Opportunities for innovative system level solutions to enhance the process will be identified and may lead to laboratory work to further investigate potential solutions.This project covers a broad subject and the interplay of complex system concepts. A candidate will be expected to be able to think at a systems level and be comfortable in both the simulation and laboratory environments.

未来的交通工具将由车载电能存储和可持续化学燃料的混合动力驱动。为了实现可持续发展，燃料必须来自可持续的来源，并且在化学转化过程中不会排放有害排放物，从而为车辆提供动力。已经提出了许多解决方案，包括使用来自水电解的氢、生物衍生燃料和合成燃料（有时称为电燃料）。所有这些选择都有其优点和缺点，并可能同时存在于该部门，以满足不同的需求。在本项目中，将调查利用废物工业排放的机会。气体排放，主要是各种废物流分解产生的甲烷，具有非常高的温室气体特征，并对全球变暖有重大影响。将这些废物转化为燃料有可能提供净碳负的可持续能源。将采取系统方法，调查废物流、转化过程和最终用途的总体影响，以便对各种备选方案进行强有力的影响评估。过程模拟技术将用于研究废物处理方案，包括能源，资本和运营成本。创新的系统级解决方案，以提高该过程的机会将被确定，并可能导致实验室工作，以进一步研究潜在的解决方案。该项目涵盖了广泛的主题和复杂的系统概念的相互作用。候选人将被期望能够在系统层面上思考，并在模拟和实验室环境中感到舒适。