Article
Energy & Fuels
Ergys Pahija, Shahab Golshan, Bruno Blais, Daria Camilla Boffito
Summary: This paper introduces the application and limitations of process intensification (PI) technologies in carbon capture and utilization. It reviews different carbon capture technologies and separation technologies, and discusses the application of PI technologies in catalytic electrochemical, biological, and plasma processes. Computer-aided modeling is an important approach to optimize the yield of carbon capture and utilization before experimental testing and scale-up.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING-PROCESS INTENSIFICATION
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Syed Saqline, Zhen Yee Chua, Wen Liu
Summary: Chemical looping combustion is a cost-competitive solution for producing low carbon electricity. By conducting process modeling studies, this research investigated the coupling of chemical looping combustion with advanced steam-based power cycles, finding in situ gasification chemical looping combustion to have the highest efficiency. Energy efficiency penalties for capturing CO2 are relatively low compared to power plants without carbon capture.
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xirui Wang, Gad Licht, Xinye Liu, Stuart Licht
Summary: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess exceptional mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. However, their high synthesis cost has limited their widespread use. This study demonstrates a method of synthesizing CNTs from CO2 using electrolysis, which not only reduces synthesis cost but also consumes CO2 as a means of addressing climate change.
ADVANCED SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jiawei Hu, Vladimir V. Galvita, Hilde Poelman, Zhigang Wang, Guy B. Marin, Sibudjing Kawi
Summary: By utilizing carbon's reductive power, this study integrates dry reforming of methane and selective reduction of nitric oxide in a chemical looping process, achieving stable CO2 utilization and NO reduction with cyclic catalyst regeneration. The temporal-spatial separation of reactions in chemical looping allows for complete conversion of carbon and NO, ensuring a higher exergetic efficiency. Additionally, adapting the relative duration of the DRM and SRN steps to industrial point sources offers an attractive strategy for selective catalytic reduction of NO with greenhouse gases.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Shadab Alam, Sumana Chenna
Summary: This paper proposes a greener and more sustainable process for producing syngas through chemical looping combustion combined with bi-reforming of methane with CO2. The process is advantageous in consuming greenhouse gases, overcoming catalyst deactivation, and producing syngas with the optimal H2/CO ratio for methanol synthesis. The integration of bi-reforming with CLC fulfills heat and CO2 requirements, making the process self-sustainable.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Giovanny S. de Oliveira, Ciro E. S. Lobo, Carlos E. A. Padilha, Domingos F. S. Souza, Juan A. C. Ruiz
Summary: Brazil aims to reduce its CO2 emissions by utilizing glycerin in Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC). The study evaluates the feasibility of using glycerin in CLC and finds that the addition of ethanol improves combustion efficiency, while the addition of methanol reduces efficiency.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Binlin Dou, Kai Wu, Hua Zhang, Bingbing Chen, Haisheng Chen, Yujie Xu
Summary: In this study, a sorption-enhanced chemical looping steam reforming process for glycerol was proposed to achieve simultaneous CO2 capture and conversion, resulting in the generation of high purity hydrogen and syngas. The results demonstrated that the use of appropriate catalysts and sorbents can effectively generate hydrogen and reduce CO2 emissions in an integrated process.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Kayden Toffolo, Sarah Meunier, Luis Ricardez-Sandoval
Summary: This paper presents a nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) scheme for chemical-looping combustion (CLC) in a large-scale packed bed reactor. The scheme combines a multiscale model and a pseudo-homogeneous model to achieve precise control of the process.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yitao Zhang, Dawei Wang, Yaswanth Pottimurthy, Fanhe Kong, Tien-Lin Hsieh, Bartev Sakadjian, Cheng Chung, Cody Park, Dikai Xu, Jinhua Bao, Luis Velazquez-Vargas, Mengqing Guo, Peter Sandvik, Sourabh Nadgouda, Thomas J. Flynn, Andrew Tong, Liang-Shih Fan
Summary: Chemical looping combustion (CLC) and coal-direct chemical looping (CDCL) are promising technologies for generating concentrated CO2 streams and reducing energy consumption and costs in power generation. The CDCL pilot unit testing using iron based oxygen carriers successfully achieved high coal conversion rates and confirmed the concept's potential for coal combustion with CO2 capture.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yunlei Zhao, Youyou Li, Bo Jin, Zhiwu Liang
Summary: Chemical looping is a powerful process intensification strategy for integrated CO2 capture and utilization. In this study, a bifunctional Ca-Fe-Mg material derived from LDH was synthesized and used in chemical looping reforming process. The results showed that 900°C was the suitable reforming temperature, and the material exhibited high syngas production and stable H2/CO ratio.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Sunghyun Cho, Jonghun Lim, Hyungtae Cho, Yunsung Yoo, Dongwoo Kang, Junghwan Kim
Summary: Desalination is an effective method for industrial water supply, but it generates a large amount of wastewater. This study proposes a novel process for recovering CO2 and SOx from desalination wastewater, which can capture and utilize about 91% of the CO2 and achieve a desulfurization efficiency of 99%. The process is profitable and suitable for large-capacity operations.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Varun Singh, Lukas C. Buelens, Hilde Poelman, Mark Saeys, Guy B. Marin, Vladimir V. Galvita
Summary: This study proposes a chemical looping process to convert CO2-rich blast furnace gas into CO, and the results show that the temperature-programmed process outperforms the isothermal process. Process simulation analysis indicates that the temperature-programmed process is more efficient despite higher exergy losses caused by heat transfer.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Qian Yang, Ming Yan, Leiyu Zhang, Xue Xia, Yanyan Zhu, Chundong Zhang, Binran Zhao, Xiaoxun Ma, Xiaodong Wang
Summary: The study proposed a novel chemical looping coupling system for coproducing syngas and hydrogen with in situ CO2 utilization. By adjusting key parameters, high-efficiency production of hydrogen and syngas can be achieved while reducing pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions through in situ CO2 utilization.
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hari C. Mantripragada, Gotz Veser
Summary: This paper explores the use of chemical looping dry reforming (CLDR) to intensify dry reforming of methane by improving its carbon balance and energy efficiency, producing separated syngas streams. Performance models compare different process configurations for supplying heat needed for the reforming reaction, showing that CLDR processes can significantly exceed conventional dry reforming in terms of syngas yield and CO2 utilization. The internal carbon combustion configurations showed the highest efficiency, demonstrating the potential for innovative process designs enabled by chemical looping schemes.
JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION
(2021)
Article
Thermodynamics
Alberto Navajas, Teresa Mendiara, Luis M. Gandia, Alberto Abad, Francisco Garcia-Labiano, Luis F. de Diego
Summary: Power-to-methane (PtM) systems can smooth out fluctuations in renewable energy supply by storing surplus energy as methane. By combining hydrogen and carbon dioxide, these systems can produce methane through a chemical reaction. The study found that PtM systems based on CO2 from biomass have the potential to reduce global warming potential and effectively remove CO2 from the atmosphere through negative emissions.
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Correction
Energy & Fuels
Gotz Veser
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mona H. Mohamed, Yahui Yang, Lin Li, Sen Zhang, Jonathan P. Ruffley, Austin Gamble Jarvi, Sunil Saxena, Gotz Veser, J. Karl Johnson, Nathaniel L. Rosi
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Lin Li, Yahui Yang, Mona H. Mohamed, Sen Zhang, Gotz Veser, Nathaniel L. Rosi, J. Karl Johnson
Article
Energy & Fuels
Hari Chandan Mantripragada, Goetz Veser
Editorial Material
Energy & Fuels
Yongdan Li, Gotz Veser
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Yahui Yang, Gotz Veser
Summary: Studies have shown that by controlling the shell thickness of core@shell nanocatalysts, it is possible to achieve control over reaction selectivity, as demonstrated through research on CH4 and H2 reactions.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yifan Deng, Xinwei Bai, Victor Abdelsayed, Dushyant Shekhawat, Pranjali D. Muley, Sanjana Karpe, Chirag Mevawala, Debangsu Bhattacharyya, Brandon Robinson, Ashley Caiola, Joseph B. Powell, Alexander P. van Bavel, Jianli Hu, Gotz Veser
Summary: Microwave-assisted catalysis shows great potential in chemical processing, with the study focusing on direct conversion of methane using microwave-sensitive H-(Fe)ZSM-5 catalysts. Increasing Al and Fe substitution in the zeolite lattice enhances microwave sensitivity, leading to improved methane conversion rates under microwave conditions.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wissam A. Saidi, Waseem Shadid, Goetz Veser
Summary: The successful synthesis of high-entropy alloy (HEA) nanoparticles opens up a new frontier in materials science, particularly in the fields of catalysis, structural alloys, and energetic materials. Using computational modeling, a model was built to rapidly calculate the adsorption energy of H, N, and NHx species on CoMoFeNiCu alloy surfaces, showing that a specific Co/Mo ratio can enhance the ammonia decomposition activity.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hari C. Mantripragada, Gotz Veser
Summary: This paper explores the use of chemical looping dry reforming (CLDR) to intensify dry reforming of methane by improving its carbon balance and energy efficiency, producing separated syngas streams. Performance models compare different process configurations for supplying heat needed for the reforming reaction, showing that CLDR processes can significantly exceed conventional dry reforming in terms of syngas yield and CO2 utilization. The internal carbon combustion configurations showed the highest efficiency, demonstrating the potential for innovative process designs enabled by chemical looping schemes.
JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wei Zou, Cui Wang, Jiasheng Wang, Jia Xiang, Goetz Veser, Shufen Zhang, Rongwen Lu
Summary: Here, we present a synthetic approach to prepare and stabilize nanoclusters of various metals and metal salts. The method utilizes a Pickering stabilization effect within a microemulsion system, which allows for the encapsulation of nanoclusters in a silica matrix. The resulting nanocapsule exhibits a central cavity and a porous shell composed of both silica and nanoclusters, providing high thermal stability, good biocompatibility, and excellent photostability. This makes the nanoclusters suitable for both fundamental studies and practical applications in fields such as materials chemistry, catalysis, optics, and bioimaging.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
James Dean, Yahui Yang, Gotz Veser, Giannis Mpourmpakis
Summary: CuZrO3 has potential applications for CO2 reduction as a catalytic material, but its crystal structure remains unknown. Through structural prediction techniques and experiments, a possible sandwich-like structure was determined, with a thermodynamic preference for decomposition into CuO and ZrO2.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zachary M. Schulte, Yeon Hye Kwon, Yi Han, Chong Liu, Lin Li, Yahui Yang, Austin Gamble Jarvi, Sunil Saxena, Gotz Veser, J. Karl Johnson, Nathaniel L. Rosi
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hao Chi, Matthew T. Curnan, Meng Li, Christopher M. Andolina, Wissam A. Saidi, Gotz Veser, Judith C. Yang
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2020)
Meeting Abstract
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Karl Johnson, Abhishek Bagusetty, Christopher Ewing, Gotz Veser, Daniel Lambrecht, Joseph McCarthy
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Meeting Abstract
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gotz Veser
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
