Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | NE/C507002/1 | |
| Title | Developing hydropyrolysis and allied innovative high-pressure techniques for applications in oil exploration and detection of steroid abuse. | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Other oil and gas) 75%; Not Energy Related 25%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 25%; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences) 75%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Professor C (Colin ) Snape No email address given Chemical and Environmental Engineering University of Nottingham |
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| Award Type | R&D | |
| Funding Source | NERC | |
| Start Date | 01 November 2004 | |
| End Date | 30 April 2006 | |
| Duration | 18 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £51,068 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Transport Systems and Vehicles | |
| Region | East Midlands | |
| Programme | Follow on Fund | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor C (Colin ) Snape , Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham (99.999%) |
| Other Investigator | Prof M (Mark ) Sephton , Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London (0.001%) |
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| Objectives | Objectives not supplied | |
| Abstract | Hydropyrolysis (hypy) is a special analytical pyrolysis technique that solves key problem areas in oil exploration where conventional analysis of biomarkers (hydrocarbons with known biological precursors) fails. In particular, the chemically bound biomarkers released via hypy provide extremely reliable molecular fingerprints for severely biodegraded oils, contaminated cores, oil-field solids (tarmats and pyrobitumens) and this new informationhas real value in enabling correlations between oils and source rocks that were simply not possible previously. In addition, allied high-pressure techniques are being established for predicting the timing of oil generation under the overpressured conditions often encountered in basins, again being of enormous benefit in oil exploration. We have established recently that hypy has other major potential applications, particularly in steroid drug detection. The overall aim of the follow-on project is to conduct further scientific and technical development of hypy and an allied high-pressure pyrolysis procedure where "proof of concept" is required to expand the commercial possibilities for a business venture based on hypy and thus bridgethe pre-seed funding gap between the completion of the NERC award and the lead-in time before new funding can be secured to further advance the R&D. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 05/06/08 | |
