| 项目编号: | 1705180
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| 项目名称: | SusChEM: GOALI: A Membrane Contactor Based Reactive Separation Process for Fuel Alcohol Production for Distributed-Type Applications |
| 作者: | Theodore Tsotsis
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| 承担单位: | University of Southern California
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| 批准年: | 2017
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| 开始日期: | 2017-09-01
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| 结束日期: | 2020-08-31
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| 资助金额: | 300000
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| 资助来源: | US-NSF
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| 项目类别: | Standard Grant
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| 国家: | US
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| 语种: | 英语
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| 特色学科分类: | Engineering - Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems
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| 英文关键词: | inorganic membrane
; biomass
; undergraduate student
; industrial partner
; catalyst
; collaboration
; sheeta global technology co.
; product methanol
; high-yield alcohol synthesis process
; hands-on teaching module
; agricultural waste
; waste biomass
; outreach activity
; methanol synthesis
; direct contact
; significant potential economic benefit
; passage other gaseous compound
; potential loss
; inherent safety
; alcohol conversion technology
; alcohol fuel
; global environmental sustainability
; disadvantaged group
; product separation requirement
; main research objective
; rural community
; liquid stream
; catalytic particle fine
; ionic liquid
; liquid transportation fuel
; expensive feed gas
; membrane contactor reactor
; pilot-plant scale testing
; science achievement
; small-scale operation
; expensive reactor
; research project
; biomass resource
; novel membrane contactor reactor
; training graduate
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| 英文摘要: | The conversion of distributed biomass resources from agricultural waste into liquid transportation fuels can have significant potential economic benefits to rural communities and also can improve global environmental sustainability. The proposed project aims to develop a novel process for converting waste biomass to alcohol fuels that is suitable for small-scale operations, employs fewer processing steps than existing methods, and produces higher yields with improved energy efficiency and inherent safety. The team of researchers collaborates with an industrial partner, Sheeta Global Technology Co., to develop and test the proposed biomass to alcohol conversion technology.
This research project focuses on the development of a novel membrane contactor reactor that integrates methanol synthesis with in situ separation of the product using an inorganic membrane and an ionic liquid stream. The main research objective is to develop a simple, safer, high-yield alcohol synthesis process that utilizes biomass as a feedstock and has the advantage of using fewer processing steps than existing methods, minimizing product separation requirements, needing less expensive reactors, managing heat more effectively, and requiring less expensive feed gas. The design of the membrane contactor reactor prevents direct contact of the ionic liquid with the catalyst by separating the two components with an inorganic membrane. The membrane is designed to allow only the product methanol to pass through while preventing passage other gaseous compounds. Therefore, any potential loss of the ionic liquid through reaction with the catalyst is minimized, and the liquid stream that carries the product is not contaminated with catalytic particle fines. Successful completion of the project may lead to pilot-plant scale testing in collaboration with the industrial partner. In addition to training graduate and undergraduate students in research, there is a plan to engage undergraduate students in the development of hands-on teaching modules that will be used for outreach to middle schools. These outreach activities would serve students from underrepresented and disadvantaged groups in collaboration with USC's Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program. |
| 资源类型: | 项目
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/89238
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| Appears in Collections: | 全球变化的国际研究计划
科学计划与规划
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Theodore Tsotsis. SusChEM: GOALI: A Membrane Contactor Based Reactive Separation Process for Fuel Alcohol Production for Distributed-Type Applications. 2017-01-01.
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