Advanced Strategies in CO2 Mitigation and Valorization: Fundamentals and Applications

加拿大的能源资源基础包括大量的化石燃料。然而，由于这些燃料的环境足迹，特别是温室气体（GHG）的排放，包括二氧化碳（CO2），这些燃料的回收及其用于发电和发电的使用正受到越来越多的审查。在接下来的几十年里，捕获最丰富的温室气体——二氧化碳，可能成为减缓气候变化的重要方法。因此，人们对寻找利用二氧化碳作为原料生产增值化学品和液体燃料的工艺的研究兴趣日益浓厚。******该研究计划建立在两个主要主题上：A)低温捕获材料的开发；B)二氧化碳转化材料的开发；每个主题的三个活动包括：1)基础研究，包括动力学/反应工程和传质；2)工艺仿真、建模及技术经济评价；3)环境评价，引导制定长期目标的方案。******该项目的长期目标是整合能够在低温（70-90ºC）下吸附二氧化碳并进一步转化为合成气的工程材料，同时保持高工艺效率。拟议研究计划的成功实施将对减少温室气体排放作出重大贡献。拟议的发现资助将应对与主题a和b相关的现有挑战，目的是更好地了解新型固体吸附剂/催化剂的工程，碳捕获和利用（CCU）。******这项研究将产生关于新型固体材料合成的基础知识，实验规模的研究，以及过程建模和优化，以便为长期的中试规模单元利用最佳材料选择。预计该研究项目产生的创新知识和技术将提供考虑和平衡碳捕获与利用技术的技术、经济和环境目标的解决方案。碳捕获和转化技术的发展将对加拿大特别有利，使其成为全球范围内经济减少二氧化碳排放的先驱。******建议的研究将为6名博士生、3名硕士、1名博士后和10名本科生（每年夏季2名）提供HQP培训。所有HQP将在碳捕获和利用战略领域的背景下，获得材料制造、结构/性能表征、过程建模和优化以及使用生命周期分析（LCA）进行环境评估方面的专业知识。

Canada's energy resource base includes large amounts of fossil fuels. However, the recovery of these fuels and their use to generate energy and electricity is coming under increasing scrutiny due to their environmental footprint, particularly in the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), including carbon dioxide (CO2). Over the next few decades, capturing CO2, the most abundant greenhouse gas, could become a significant method for mitigating climate change. As a result, there has been a growing interest in research studies in search of processes that utilize CO2 as a feedstock for producing value-added chemicals and liquid fuels.******This research program is built on two main themes: A) material development for low temperature capture; and B) material development for CO2 conversion; and three respective activities for each theme comprising: 1) fundamental studies including kinetics/reaction engineering, and mass transfer; 2) process simulation, modeling, and techno-economic evaluation; and 3) environmental assessment, leading to the creation of the long-term objective of the program. ******The long-term objective of this program is to integrate engineered materials that are capable of adsorbing CO2 at low temperatures (70-90ºC) and further conversion to syngas while maintaining high process efficiency. The successful implementation of the proposed research program will significantly contribute towards the reduction of GHG emissions. The proposed discovery grant will respond to the existing challenges associated with themes A&B, with the objective of better understanding the engineering of new solid sorbents/catalysts, carbon capture and utilization (CCU). ******This research will generate fundamental knowledge about the synthesis of novel solid materials, bench-scale studies, and process modeling and optimization, in order to utilize the best material options for a long term pilot-scale unit. It is anticipated that the innovative knowledge and technologies generated from this research program will deliver solutions that consider and balance the technical, economic and environmental goals of Carbon Capture and Utilization technologies. The development of carbon capture and conversion technologies will be of special benefit to Canada, establishing it as a pioneer in the economical reduction of CO2 emissions on a global scale. ******The proposed research will offer HQP training for six PhD students, three MSc students, one postdoctoral fellow, and 10 undergraduate students (two per year during summer). All HQP will gain expertise in materials fabrication, structure/property characterization, process modeling and optimization, and environmental assessment using Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) in the context of the strategic field of carbon capture and utilization.