Advanced reaction and process Engineering for applications in energy, environment, food and health

适用于能源、环境、食品和健康应用的先进反应和过程工程

• 批准号: 326840-2011
• 负责人: Ray, AjayKumar
• 金额: $ 5.1万
• 依托单位: University of Western Ontario
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2012-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=514964
• 关键词: Advanced; reaction; process; Engineering; applications

The proposed research builds on the strengths of past research efforts undertaken by the applicant revolving around the process development and analysis of the interactions between the transport processes and chemical reactions. It is aimed at synthesis of new environmentally-friendly materials, development of innovative reactor design, inventing novel approaches for process intensification, and optimal operation of such process systems. The main thrust of the proposal is in finding new ways to produce valuable products, treatment technologies and energy sources with improved efficiency, reactor simplicity, and lower costs. The motivation of the proposed research program is to obtain a deep understanding required to develop the next generation of technologies for applications in energy, environment, food, health and water, the humanity's most important challenges for next few decades, and garner significant fundamental expertise in a wide range of areas such as reaction engineering, reactor design, fluid mechanics, nanotechnology, modeling, and multi-objective optimization. The key objective is to train well-rounded graduates with sound technical, scientific, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills groomed by an integrated multi-disciplinary comprehensive research training program. The research focus addresses two broad areas: continuous reaction chromatography based of simulated moving bed technology and development of solar photocatalytic materials and innovative photo-reactor designs. Specific projects include intensified purification and protein refolding, process intensification in biodiesel production from microalgae grown on waste resources, development of new dye-sensitized visible light activated photocatalytic materials and novel high-rate reactors for clean hydrogen production and treatment of micro-pollutants, and design of novel photo-reactors for disinfection of opaque fluids. Overall, the program will provide training for 6 PhD students and number of UG students exposing them to cutting-edge research. This research is expected to result in significant technology development for applications in tomorrow's energy, environment, food and health, and economical benefit to Canada.

拟议的研究建立在申请人过去围绕过程开发和分析运输过程和化学反应之间相互作用的研究工作的基础上。它旨在合成新的环保材料，开发创新的反应堆设计，发明新的工艺强化方法，以及优化这些工艺系统的操作。该提案的主旨是寻找新的方法来生产有价值的产品、处理技术和能源，提高效率，简化反应堆，降低成本。这项研究计划的动机是为了深入了解未来几十年人类面临的最重要的挑战——能源、环境、食品、健康和水，以及在反应工程、反应堆设计、流体力学、纳米技术、建模和多目标优化等广泛领域获得重要的基础专业知识。主要目标是通过综合多学科综合研究培训计划培养具有良好技术、科学、领导和创业技能的全面发展的毕业生。研究重点集中在两个广泛的领域：基于模拟移动床技术的连续反应色谱，太阳能光催化材料的开发和创新的光反应器设计。具体项目包括强化净化和蛋白质再折叠、强化利用废弃资源生长的微藻生产生物柴油的工艺、开发新型染料敏化可见光活化光催化材料和用于清洁制氢和处理微污染物的新型高速率反应器，以及设计用于不透明流体消毒的新型光反应器。总的来说，该项目将为6名博士生和一些UG学生提供培训，让他们接触前沿研究。这项研究预计将在未来的能源、环境、食品和健康应用方面产生重大的技术发展，并为加拿大带来经济效益。