(25a) Improvements in Process Design and Development for Scaling Sustainable Processes | AIChE

(25a) Improvements in Process Design and Development for Scaling Sustainable Processes

Authors 

Oslin IV, R. T. - Presenter, Southwest Research Institute
Flores, E. III, Southwest Research Institute
Hartmann, M., Southwest Research Institute
Romero, A., Southwest Research Institute


At SwRI, we engage in the process development and improvement for a variety of sustainable fuels and chemicals from lab to pilot scales. The applied research, development, testing and evaluation methods undertaken help bridge the gap between fundamental science and commercialization. The technologies developed include but are not limited to hydrogen production, CCU, renewable fuels, chemicals and materials production and conventional thermo, photo and electro-chemical conversions. Over the years, immense knowledge has been gained from the design, build-up and operations of such processes at various scales. Many limitations such as feedstock preprocessing and feeding, reactor optimization, downstream processing as well as troubleshooting of pilot scale systems have been overcome and understood. The systems have been developed to ensure process safety, enhanced conversion efficiencies, improved energy and mass transfer as well as overall emissions reductions and carbon neutrality. This session will help transfer this knowledge to the industry and professionals to enable a smooth and sustainable energy transition while bringing fundamental technologies towards commercialization.