AIChE Chicago September 2023 Meeting
When: September 28, 2023
5:30 PM-8:30 PM
Where: La Tasca Tapas Restaurant
25 W Davis St
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Speaker: Thomas Traynor
Translation Leader, Institute for Carbon Management, UCLA
Topic: Equatic: Advancing Carbon Capture - A UCLA Institute for Carbon Management Technology
Speaker Biography:
Thomas Traynor is the Translation Leader at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Institute for Carbon Management (ICM), and the incoming head of engineering at Equatic. At UCLA, Tom is responsible for the translation of new technology from the research phase to commercial scale implementation. Previously he has worked on process development and scale up at Honeywell UOP in roles of increasing responsibility. Throughout Tom’s career he has authored 14 publications including 7 patents in the fields of renewable energy and chemicals, adsorbent applications, and heavy oil processing. Tom earned his B.S. (2008) in Chemistry from Illinois Wesleyan University.
Presentation Abstract:
There is an urgent global effort to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in order to mitigate climate change. The next decade is critical for scaling up and commercializing carbon removal technologies. UCLA’s Institute for Carbon Management (ICM) is tackling this challenge of creating and developing sustainable solutions for carbon removal and demonstrating that they are effective at a scale that is globally relevant in a range of carbon-intensive industries, including power plants and cement and concrete manufacturing. Equatic, a carbon capture company based on technology developed at UCLA's ICM, has ensured carbon removal that is both durable and permanent, locking away the carbon for thousands of years or more. With this approach, ICM has demonstrated that it can successfully navigate a field that is moving quickly and is likely to have near-term global impact. The talk will center around Equatic innovative technology, which is designed for carbon capture. This process effectively captures and sequesters carbon dioxide (CO2) from sea-water while contributing to the production of clean energy by generating hydrogen. Carbon capture is accomplished through a range of mechanisms, including the precipitation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and the stabilization of CO2 in the form of aqueous magnesium bicarbonate (Mg(HCO3)2). Equatic aims to revolutionize the carbon capture industry with its distinctive sequestration method, in addition to its ability of precise measurement of carbon sequestration levels.
Meeting Agenda:
5:30 to 6:00 PM - Networking and Social hour
6:00 to 7:00 PM - Dinner
7:00 to 7:15 PM - Section Announcements
7:15 to 8:30 PM - Presentation and Q&A
AICHE Chicago Section
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