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Efficient Chemicals Production via Chemical Looping

This project will develop chemical looping technology (CLT) into a general process intensification (PI) strategy for modular upgrading of natural gas to commodity chemicals. Nonoxidative upgrading of methane, ethane and propane to alkenes and aromatics is often limited by equilbrium. CLT is an effective PI strategy to circumvent such limitations by either reactive separation or selective oxidation of a subset of products from the reaction mixture to restore the thermodynamic driving force.

Investigators

Raul Lobo

Partner Organizations

University of Delaware Dow

Focus Areas

Date approved

November 01, 2017
Current TRL
3

Adsorptive Nitrogen Rejection from Natural Gas

Low permeability natural gas reservoirs are being developed across the world using fracturing technologies. The most common approach for fracturing uses water with friction-reducing agents and thickening polymers. However, this approach requires approximately 400 tanker trucks to bring millions of gallons of water to a wellhead and results in millions of gallons of contaminated water that must be treated before going back into the natural water cycle. A second approach to fracturing uses high-pressure gases such as nitrogen or carbon dioxide.

Investigators

Yang Luo
Sr R&D Director, Process Technology

Partner Organizations

Linde PLC Georgia Institute of Technology

Focus Areas

Date approved

April 01, 2017
Current TRL
6

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