Center of Innovation and Research on Carbon Utilization in Industrial Technologies (CIRCUIT)

工业技术碳利用创新研究中心（CIRCUIT）

• 批准号: 543366-2020
• 负责人: Fontaine, FrédéricGeorges
• 金额: $ 10.92万
• 依托单位: Université Laval
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Training Experience
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=699961
• 关键词: Center; Innovation; Research; Carbon; Utilization

To limit the impact of climate change, it is mandatory to reduce carbon emissions and to lower the atmospheric CO2 concentration. However, reducing the carbon footprint of major CO2 emitters without affecting economic viability is a difficult task. A solution exists in carbon utilization, where CO2 is used as a chemical feedstock. This program will focus on CO2 utilization as a way to promote a carbon neutral chemical industry. There is a need for highly-qualified personnel having the insight and perspective to innovate and find the best scientific and engineering solutions for Canadian industries to valorize CO2, while understanding the intrinsic complexity of sustainable development, life-cycle assessment, national and international regulations, and economic and social imperatives. This interdisciplinary team of chemists, chemical engineers, geological engineers and economists has for objective, with the help of many partners, to give trainees the scientific knowledge of valorization technologies, the inner workings of the chemical industry, and the innovation ladder that can transform fundamental discoveries into industrial realities. To do so, the team will foster important professional skills such as creative thinking, communication, entrepreneurship, management and ethics, through courses, seminars, and summer schools. As part of the industrial stream, the trainees will work on interdisciplinary collaborations through national and international industrial internships. The industry partners involved in this program include members of the mining, cement, fuel, coatings, energy and materials sectors. These partners are all looking for sustainable ways to reduce their carbon footprint by valorization technologies. The goal of this collaborative team is to form innovators who can lead Canadian industry in becoming a sustainable corporate citizen that can outperform economically in an ever-changing global market while simultaneously being proactive in creating a sustainable future.

为了限制气候变化的影响，必须减少碳排放，降低大气中的二氧化碳浓度。然而，在不影响经济可行性的情况下减少主要二氧化碳排放国的碳足迹是一项艰巨的任务。在碳利用中存在一个解决方案，其中二氧化碳被用作化学原料。这个项目将把重点放在二氧化碳的利用上，作为促进碳中和化学工业的一种方式。