Upgrade to a Thermogravimetric Analyzer with a Mass Spectrometer for a Comprehensive Research & Development Program in GHG Reduction Technologies

升级到带有质谱仪的热重分析仪以进行全面研究

• 批准号: RTI-2021-00257
• 负责人: Mahinpey, Nader
• 金额: $ 9.41万
• 依托单位: University of Calgary
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments
• 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=718822
• 关键词: Upgrade; Thermogravimetric; Analyzer; Mass; Spectrometer

This proposal is requesting a Mass Spectrometer (MS) to be connected with our existing gravimetric analyzer (TGA) with the core purpose of quantitatively measuring evolved gas composition during CO2 capture and conversion processes. Industry cash contribution has provided additional fund to acquire TGA-MS transfer line. Most of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that cause climate change are associated with the burning of fossil fuels. Over the next few decades, capturing CO2 and converting it to value-added chemicals could become a significant method for mitigating climate change. Despite international efforts, there remain many unanswered questions and uncertainties regarding the optimum method to capture and conversion technologies. Three research programs will use the requested TGA-MS to investigate the development of novel materials that can potentially make major advances in the development of viable carbon capture, conversion, and biomass valorization technologies. In addition, three co-applicants and two collaborators will benefit from this equipment to achieve some of their research objectives in electro-catalytic and photocatalytic energy transformation processes and Biomass conversion to renewable biofuels. The currently used stand-alone TGA which records the weight change with time does not offer insights into the nature of the products formed. This, in turn, renders our material evaluation incomprehensive because, the product distribution is a significant performance indicator for the optimum design of materials and processes. A critical value of the requested equipment is the ability to measure evolved gas compositions in addition to the weight loss data simultaneously obtained from the TGA results. Indeed, this is crucial to thoroughly study the material performance, and reaction mechanism of the engineered novel materials in our different research applications. Lack of the evolved gas composition analysis is realized as a shortcoming in materials evaluation. The research programs supported by the requested equipment are centered on the advanced training and education of Highly Qualified Personnel, HQPs (16 PhD students, 5 MSc students, 2 postdocs, and 2 research assistants). The TGA-MS hyphenated technology offers a broader training opportunity compared to each individual technique as the effectiveness and the quality of data greatly increases. The gained knowledge will be very crucial to make breakthrough and major advances in the development of viable GHG reduction technologies as well as biomass conversion processes. It is anticipated that the innovative knowledge and novel materials generated from the combination of TGA-MS will be readily transferable for commercialization, thereby facilitating environmentally friendly energy production. The development of carbon capture and conversion technologies will be of special benefit to Canada, establishing it as a pioneer in CO2 emission reductions on a global scale.

该提案要求将质谱仪（MS）与我们现有的重量分析仪（TGA）连接，其核心目的是定量测量CO2捕获和转化过程中的逸出气体成分。工业现金捐款为收购TGA-MS输送线提供了额外的资金。 造成气候变化的大多数温室气体排放都与燃烧化石燃料有关。在接下来的几十年里，捕获二氧化碳并将其转化为增值化学品可能成为减缓气候变化的重要方法。尽管国际社会作出了努力，但在捕获和转化技术的最佳方法方面仍有许多未解之谜和不确定性。三个研究项目将使用所要求的TGA-MS来研究新材料的开发，这些新材料可能在可行的碳捕获，转化和生物质稳定技术的开发方面取得重大进展。此外，三名共同申请人和两名合作者将受益于该设备，以实现他们在电催化和光催化能量转化过程以及生物质转化为可再生生物燃料方面的一些研究目标。 目前使用的记录重量随时间变化的独立TGA不能提供对所形成的产品性质的了解。这反过来又使我们的材料评估不全面，因为产品分布是材料和工艺优化设计的重要性能指标。所要求的设备的临界值是除了从TGA结果同时获得的重量损失数据之外，还能够测量放出的气体成分。事实上，这是至关重要的，以彻底研究材料的性能，和反应机制的工程新材料在我们不同的研究应用。缺乏逸出气体成分分析是材料评价中的一个缺点。 由所要求的设备支持的研究计划集中在高素质人员的高级培训和教育，HQP（16名博士生，5名硕士生，2名博士后和2名研究助理）。TGA-MS联用技术提供了一个更广泛的培训机会相比，每一个单独的技术，作为有效性和数据质量大大提高。 获得的知识对于在开发可行的温室气体减排技术和生物质转化工艺方面取得突破和重大进展至关重要。预计TGA-MS组合产生的创新知识和新材料将易于商业化，从而促进环境友好型能源生产。碳捕获和转化技术的发展将使加拿大特别受益，使其成为全球范围内减少二氧化碳排放的先驱。