Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | EP/Y028228/1 | |
| Title | eStructMR - Engineering Electrochemical Structured Membrane Reactor for Efficient Co-valorisation of Methane and Carbon Dioxide | |
| Status | Started | |
| Energy Categories | Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research 5%; Not Energy Related 95%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr K Li No email address given Chemical Engineering Imperial College London |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2023 | |
| End Date | 30 September 2025 | |
| Duration | 24 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £200,512 | |
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| Region | London | |
| Programme | UKRI MSCA | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr K Li , Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London (100.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Global climate change and Net-Zero mission are accelerating the emphasis from policy makers, academia, and industry on addressingenergy and environmental issues where methane and CO2 emissions in small, distributed sources are some main causes. So, methaneand CO2 capture and co-valorisation are of paramount importance. The state-of-the-art research for methane and CO2 co-valorisationmainly includes (super-)dry reforming of methane, plasma catalysis, electrocatalysis and so on, and most of current research suffersfrom multi-step process, e.g., via syngas, to value-added chemicals and fuels or focuses on the catalyst development. However, littleattention is paid in developing advanced catalytic reactors for radically technological breakthrough, which this project aims toaddress. In the context of process electrification in chemical industry, this eStructMR project proposes to develop the new generationof advanced membrane reactor driven by renewable electricity to achieve simultaneous valorisation of methane and CO2 to valueaddedchemicals and fuels in single-step process. Specifically, eStructMR aims to (1) develop the Electrochemical StructuredMembrane Reactor and obtain fundamental understanding on its rational design; (2) achieve high-efficient co-valorisation ofmethane and CO2 by tuning catalytic reaction microenvironment through proper microscale design of proposed reactor. The successof eStructMR project will yield a new perspective to both reactor design and catalytic process regulation not only for the covalorisation of methane and CO2 but also for many other catalytic reactions | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 06/03/24 | |
