Chemical reaction engineering for clean energy and environmentally friendly processes

化学反应工程在清洁能源和环境友好的化学过程的发展中起着重要作用。拟议研究的长期目标是开发新型催化剂，基于机械的动力学速率模型和创新的化学反应器，以使环境友好的工业过程的规模扩大成为可能。 为了实现这一目标，拟议的研究将利用申请人专利技术的新原型，如CREC立管模拟器和实验室规模的Photo-CREC光催化反应器。这些是用于在工业操作条件下建立催化剂性能和动力学速率模型的独特装置。将使用基于统计学的动力学和参数估计进行研究，并将得出包含本征动力学、吸附和颗粒内扩散的速率方程。 本提案的具体研究目标可概括如下：a）使用镍基可流化催化剂转化生物质的动力学和机理模型，B）使用稳定氧载体的化学链燃烧的成核和基于核的动力学，c）有机污染物的光催化转化的热力学和量子效率，d）使用ZSM-5沸石的脱硫和二甲醚转化的动力学建模。 拟议的研究将有助于将化学技术付诸实践，这些技术将提供以下内容：a）捕获二氧化碳排放，B）从生物质中获得能源，二氧化碳净排放量为零，c）生产含硫和含苯化合物水平较低的燃料和生物燃料，d）从水和空气中去除有机污染物。计划中的研究将有助于建立新兴技术，保护环境和加拿大人民的福祉。

Chemical reaction engineering plays a significant role in the advancement of clean energy and environmentally friendly chemical processes. The long-term objective of the proposed research is to develop novel catalysts, mechanistically based kinetic rate models and innovative chemical reactors to make possible the scale up of environmentally friendly industrial processes. To accomplish this, the proposed research will take advantage of the newly available prototypes of applicant's patented technology such as the CREC Riser Simulator and bench scale Photo-CREC photocatalytic reactors. These are unique devices for establishing catalyst performance and kinetic rate models under industrial operating conditions. Studies will be developed using statistically based kinetics and parameter estimation and will lead to rate equations which incorporate intrinsic kinetics, adsorption and intraparticle diffusion. The specific research objectives for this proposal can be summarized as follows: a) Kinetics and mechanistic models for the conversion of biomass using nickel based fluidizable catalysts, b) Nucleation and nuclei based kinetics for chemical looping combustion using stable oxygen carriers, c) Thermodynamics and quantum efficiencies for photocatalytic conversion of organic pollutants, d) Kinetic modeling of sulfur removal and di-methyl-ether conversion using ZSM-5 zeolites. The proposed research will help bring into practice chemical technologies which will provide the following: a) capture of CO2 emissions, b) energy from biomass with zero net CO2 emissions, c) production of fuels and biofuels with lower levels of sulfur and benzene containing compounds, d) removal of organic pollutants from water and air. The planned research will contribute to the establishment of emerging technologies, to the protection of the environment and to the well being of the Canadian population.