Unique nanotechnology converts carbon dioxide to valuable products
- West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States); West Virginia University
- Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)
Carbon capture and management are increasing challenges associated with global warming. Current commercial-scale carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technologies are associated with a heavy economic penalty – they require at least one-third of the plant’s steam and power to operate. The objective of this project was to develop and test an innovative nanotechnology that can utilize CO2, from coal-based power systems or other industrial sources, as the primary feedstock to produce commercially valuable products to potentially offset the cost of CO2 capture. The scope of this project includes conversion of CO2 to nanomaterials using two unique amino acids in synthetic flue gases and the completion of a process design and techno-economic and lifecycle analyses to demonstrate the economic feasibility and environmental impact of the developed technology. The International Energy Agency predicts that fossil fuels will continue to play a significant role in meeting global energy demand. The goal of the research is to lead to an affordable and transformational CO2 capture and reuse technology that will reduce the release of CO2 thereby reducing global climate variability and its enormous impact on our daily lives.
- Research Organization:
- West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM); USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE), Clean Coal and Carbon Management
- Contributing Organization:
- Longview Power
- DOE Contract Number:
- FE0031707
- OSTI ID:
- 1987447
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-WVU--FE31707
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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