Development, implementation, and application of a monodisperse model for carbon black formation in a pulsed methane pyrolysis (PMP) reactor

脉冲甲烷热解 (PMP) 反应器中炭黑形成的单分散模型的开发、实施和应用

• 批准号: 576739-2022
• 负责人: Eaves, NickolasNA
• 金额: $ 8.27万
• 依托单位: University of Windsor
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=760467
• 关键词: Development; implementation; application; monodisperse; model

With a worldwide production volume of 15 million tons per year (~ $17B/year), Carbon Black (CB) is the largest nanomaterial by volume and value on the market today. Current CB manufacturing processes suffer from low mass yield and excessive emissions, generating 4 tons of CO2 per each ton of product on average, which makes it undesirable in terms of energy efficiency, sustainability, and environmental impacts. Another method to produce CB utilizes pyrolysis of natural gas (methane) to produce green, CO2-emission free, hydrogen and CB. Green hydrogen is thought to be key to achieving a net-zero CO2 economy. Additionally, Canada has rich natural gas resources, and Canada must find a viable method to leverage these resources with direct combustion of methane and other fossil fuels being phased out. Although methane pyrolysis methods display potential to produce green hydrogen and CB, most are expensive, requiring catalyst materials or very high temperatures achieved via a plasma, and suffer from poor CB yield and quality. Recently, Ekona Power Inc has developed the pulsed methane pyrolysis (PMP) method that reduces CO2 emissions by 90% compared to traditional methods for hydrogen and CB manufacturing while remaining economically viable. However, the yield and quality of CB produced via the PMP is uncertain. The goal of the research partnership between Ekona Power Inc, the University of Windsor, and Carleton University is to enhance the yield and quality of produced CB from the PMP method. This will be accomplished via application of computationally efficiency CB formation models that can quantify yield and quality and be used in process design and optimization simulations. The project is of paramount importance to Canada in its fight against global warming and climate change while bolstering its economy.

Carbon Black（CB）的全球生产量为每年1500万吨（约合17B美元），是当今市场上最大的纳米材料和价值。当前的CB制造工艺遭受低质量产量和过度排放，每吨产品平均产生4吨二氧化碳，这使其在能源效率，可持续性和环境影响方面不受欢迎。生产CB的另一种方法利用天然气（甲烷）热解产生绿色，无二氧化碳排放，氢和CB。绿色氢被认为是实现净零二氧化碳经济的关键。此外，加拿大拥有丰富的天然气资源，加拿大必须找到一种可行的方法来利用这些资源，直接燃烧甲烷和其他化石燃料。尽管甲烷热解的方法显示出产生绿色氢和CB的潜力，但大多数都昂贵，需要催化剂材料或通过血浆实现的高温，并且CB产量和质量差。最近，Ekona Power Inc开发了脉冲甲烷热解（PMP）方法，该方法与传统的氢和CB制造方法相比，将CO2排放量降低了90％，同时保持经济上的可行性。但是，通过PMP产生的CB的产量和质量尚不确定。 Ekona Power Inc，Windsor大学和Carleton University之间的研究合作伙伴关系的目标是提高PMP方法中生产的CB的产量和质量。这将通过应用计算效率CB形成模型的应用来实现，该模型可以量化产量和质量，并用于过程设计和优化模拟。该项目在加强经济的同时，对加拿大打击全球变暖和气候变化至关重要。