RUI: The Chemistry and Engineering of Waste Oils and Blends in their Conversion to Fuel Oils.

RUI：废油及其混合物转化为燃料油的化学和工程。

• 批准号: 1802524
• 负责人: Lawrence Pratt
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: CUNY Medgar Evers College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-09-15 至 2022-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1802524&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; Chemistry; Engineering; Waste; Oils

The proposed research project aims to understand the chemical mechanisms during pyrolysis of waste oils, as well as mixed waste oil and plastics streams, for the production of fuels. The interaction between competing mechanisms and the development of a continuous process for fuels production from the pyrolysis of waste oil, grease and plastics will be studied with the objective of identifying operating conditions maximizing the production of high-value products. The project will improve the access of undergraduate students from underrepresented minority groups to research and facilitate international collaborations on environmental sustainability.The proposed research is motivated by the need to better understand the mechanism of waste oil pyrolysis and the effects of the temperature profiles on the product distribution. The focus will be on studying the pyrolysis of orange grease extracted from municipal waste to convert it into fuel. The development of brown and orange greases as a fuel source can have a significant effect on eliminating them from municipal waste streams. That benefit will be multiplied by adding waste plastics as a feedstock and studying the pyrolysis of streams consisting of mixed waste oil and plastics as a source of petrochemicals and fuels. The work can be extended to other sources of waste oil, plastics, rubber, and other materials that currently are buried in landfills or pollute the environment. The fundamental knowledge on chemical reaction mechanisms will enable the development of a pilot plant by selecting the best reactor types and separation processes without excessive trial and error. The proposed project will contribute to the establishment of an energy track in the Environmental Science program at CUNY-Medgar Evers College, enable international cooperation, and help prepare students to enter the workforce or start new businesses. The project will offer opportunities for students to be involved in research and increase the retention rates of minority students in a STEM field.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

拟议的研究项目旨在了解废油以及混合废油和塑料流热解过程中用于生产燃料的化学机制。将研究竞争机制与废油、油脂和塑料热解生产燃料的连续工艺之间的相互作用，目的是确定最大限度地生产高价值产品的操作条件。该项目将改善来自代表性不足的少数群体的本科生进行研究的机会，并促进环境可持续性方面的国际合作。拟议研究的动机是需要更好地了解废油热解机制以及温度曲线对产品的影响分配。重点是研究从城市垃圾中提取的橙色油脂的热解，将其转化为燃料。开发棕色和橙色油脂作为燃料来源可以对从城市废物流中消除它们产生重大影响。通过添加废塑料作为原料并研究由混合废油和塑料组成的流的热解作为石化产品和燃料的来源，这一好处将成倍增加。这项工作可以扩展到其他来源的废油、塑料、橡胶和其他目前埋在垃圾填埋场或污染环境的材料。化学反应机理的基础知识将有助于通过选择最佳反应器类型和分离工艺来开发中试装置，而无需过多的试验和错误。拟议的项目将有助于在纽约市立大学梅德加埃弗斯学院环境科学项目中建立能源轨道，促进国际合作，并帮助学生为进入劳动力市场或创办新企业做好准备。该项目将为学生提供参与研究的机会，并提高少数族裔学生在 STEM 领域的保留率。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Appraisal of student’s awareness and practices on waste management and recycling in the Malaysian University’s student hostel area

• DOI: 10.1007/s10163-020-00988-6
• 发表时间: 2020-02
• 期刊: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management
• 影响因子: 3.1
• 作者: M. Bashir;Yong Zi Jun;Lee Jia Yi;M. Abushammala;Salem S. Abu Amr;Lawrence M. Pratt

Biodiesel fuel production from brown grease produced by wastewater treatment plant: Optimization of acid catalyzed reaction conditions

利用废水处理厂产生的棕色油脂生产生物柴油燃料：酸催化反应条件的优化

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2020.103848
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
• 影响因子: 7.7
• 作者: Bashir, Mohammed J.K.;Wong, Lai Peng;Hilaire, Dickens St.;Kim, Jihyun;Salako, Oluwaseun;Jean, Mith Jennifer;Adeyemi, Remi;James, Serena;Foster, Tia;Pratt, Lawrence M.
• 通讯作者: Pratt, Lawrence M.

Thermal Transformation of Palm Waste to High-Quality Hydrocarbon Fuel

棕榈废料热转化为优质碳氢化合物燃料

• DOI: 10.3390/fuels1010002
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: Fuels
• 作者: Kuan, Chai;Neng, Mark;Chan, Yu-Bin;Sim, Yoke-Leng;Strothers, Joel;Pratt, Lawrence
• 通讯作者: Pratt, Lawrence

Treatment of tropical stabilized landfill leachate using palm oil fuel ash: isothermal and kinetic studies

使用棕榈油燃料灰处理热带稳定垃圾渗滤液：等温和动力学研究

• DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2019.23662
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT
• 影响因子: 1.1
• 作者: Abuabdou, Salahaldin M.A.;Teng, Ong Wei;Bashir, Mohammed J.K.;Aun, Ng Choon;Sethupathi, Sumathi;Pratt, Lawrence M.
• 通讯作者: Pratt, Lawrence M.

Hydrocarbon fuel from brown grease: Effects of reaction temperature profile on yields and product distribution

来自棕色油脂的碳氢化合物燃料：反应温度曲线对产率和产品分布的影响

• DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.11.053
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: Fuel
• 影响因子: 7.4
• 作者: Strothers, Joel;Matthews, Roy B.;Toney, Alonzo;Cobham, Monair R.;Cox, Subash;Ford, Wally;Joseph, Sabrina;Joyette, William;Khadka, Suraksha;Pinnock, Shawn
• 通讯作者: Pinnock, Shawn