CO2 Capture
Applications
- CO2 Capture from large point sources
- CO2 Capture from industrial sources
- Pre-combustion CO2 capture
- Direct Air Capture (DAC) of CO2
- Flexible CO2 Capture with variable renewable energy penetration
- CO2 Capture from distributed H2 production systems
Expertise
- Advanced solvents
- Advanced adsorbents
- Metal organic frameworks (MOFs)
- Novel membranes
- Hybrid systems
- Structured adsorbents
- Reactor design
- Heat management
- Process design and optimization
- Process scale-up
CO2 Utilization
Applications
- CO2 conversion into methanol, CO, acetic acid, formic acid, benzene, ethylene, methane, etc.
- CO2 utilization into construction products
- CO2 conversion into solid carbon
Expertise
- Understanding of CO2 activation
- Catalysis (development, testing, and scale-up)
- Reactor design
- Redox materials
- Plasma processes
- Integration of renewable energy
- Integration of hydrogen systems
- Dry reforming
- Process design and optimization
Hydrogen Production
Applications
- Distributed hydrogen production (50 -1,000 kg/day)
- H2 utilization to produce ammonia at modular scale
- H2 utilization for methanol production at modular scale
Expertise
- Modular small-scale steam methane reformers
- H2 production by methane pyrolysis
- Electrically heated reformers
- Plasma activation of methane
- Shift reactors
- Microchannel heat exchangers
- Microchannel reactors
- Novel pressure-swing adsorption (PSA) systems
- Low-cost CO2 recovery systems
- Process design and optimization
- Heat integration
- Process scale-up
Methane Conversion
Applications
- Utilization of flared gas
- Utilization of stranded gas
- Distributed production of chemicals and fuels at modular scale
- Conversion of methane for distributed H2 production
- Biogas cleanup and conversion
- Methane pyrolysis
Expertise
- Understanding of CH4 activation
- Advanced catalysts for pyrolysis and reforming
- Electrical heating for endothermic reactions
- Plasma processes
- Fluidized-bed reactor design
- Transport reactor design
- High-temperature separation of gas and particles
- Separation of carbon during methane pyrolysis
- Production of carbon nanotubes and other valuable carbon products
- Process design and integration
Process scale-up
Gasification
Applications
- Gasification of coal, biomass, petroleum coke, and other carbonaceous fuels to syngas
- Production of methanol from syngas
- Production of ammonia from syngas
- Production of H2 and other products from syngas
- CO2 Recovery from gasification systems
Expertise
- Deep understanding of various commercial gasifiers and their application space
- Syngas cleanup and conditioning
- Integration of water gas shift
- Integration of Rectisol
- Advanced syngas cleanup technologies
- Desulfurization of syngas and refinery process streams
- Modular scale oxygen production systems
- Modular systems based on gasification
- Poly-generation
- Syngas conversion to fuels and chemicals
- Syngas cleanup and conditioning for production of power, liquid fuels, chemicals fertilizers, and other products
Process design and optimization
Waste-to-Energy Conversion
- Gasification and pyrolysis of waste streams
- Syngas cleanup and conditioning to produce power, fuels, and chemicals
- Utilization of low-grade waste heat to produce power (Organic Rankine Cycle)
- Process design and optimization
Techno-economic Analysis (TEA)
- Conceptual process design
- Process modeling via ASPEN/HySYS
- Equipment sizing
- Balance of plant design
- Capital cost estimation
- Operating cost estimation
- Risk analysis
- Sensitivity analysis (tornado charts)
Technology Commercialization
- Project financeable TEAs
- Rigorous Technology-to-Market (T2M) analysis
- Intellectual Property (IP) strategy
- Business models (licensing, spinouts)
- Project financing analysis (for investments, grants, etc.)
- Industry partnerships
- Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies support
- Demo plant design, construction, and operation support
- Strong network with industry