[CCoE Notice] Seminar: High Temperature Membrane Reactors for Simultaneous Electrochemical CO2 Capture and Conversion

[Grayson, Audrey A]

***** Seminar *****
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Center for Integrated Bio and Nano Systems
     Friday, August 25, 2017
11:15 a.m. (Refreshments served at 12:15 pm)
Room: CBB 104
HIGH TEMPERATURE MEMBRANE REACTORS FOR SIMULTANEOUS ELECTROCHEMICAL CO2 CAPTURE AND CONVERSION
Kevin Huang
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of South Carolina
 Abstract: Abatement of CO2 emission produced from the existing fossil-fired power plants to the atmosphere is the most realistic solution to mitigate global warming and climate change. However, the current CO2 capture technologies based on the absorption/adsorption principles are cumbersome, energy-intensive, and cost-prohibitive, implementation of which into the existing power plants would significantly lower the plant efficiency and increase cost of electricity. Capturing CO2 with electrochemical mixed conducting membranes is a new technology emerged in recent years with the potential to achieve virtually unlimited capture efficiency/selectivity, high flux and compatibility with high-temperature CO2-containing combustion streams. These unique features promise the new CO2 membrane reactors to be cost-effective and energy-efficient. More importantly, the new electrochemical membrane reactor technology also offers a platform to instantly convert the captured CO2 into useful products in single reactor. In this presentation, the performance of several combined CO2 capture and conversion “all-in-one” membrane reactors based on mixed e-/CO32- and O2-/CO32- chemistries recently developed in the presenter’s laboratory will be described.
Bio: Dr. Kevin Huang is currently a SmartState chair professor of Mechanical Engineering Department and director of SmartState Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Center at the University of South Carolina. Prior to joining the University of South Carolina, he served as a senior, principal and fellow engineer at Stationary Fuel Cell Division of Siemens Energy from 2000 to 2009 and a postdoctoral fellow of Prof. John B. Goodenough at the University of Texas at Austin from 1995 to 2000. He received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology Beijing in 1992. His current research is focused on gas separation membranes, solid oxide fuel cells, rechargeable batteries, solid-state defect chemistry/electrochemistry and multiscale computational modeling. He currently teaches Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II courses for undergraduate students and Ceramic Membranes, Defect Chemistry, Energy Storage and Advanced Thermodynamics courses for graduate students. He is the recipient of 2017 University Educational Foundation Research Award in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, 2015 College of Engineering Research Achievement Award and 2014 University Breakthrough Stars Award.
Contact Prof. Yan Yao (yyao4 at uh.edu<mailto:yyao4 at uh.edu>) if you would like to arrange for a time to meet with Dr. Huang.




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