Multifunctional Catalyst Characterization System for Supporting Catalytic Natural Gas Valorization Program

支持催化天然气增值计划的多功能催化剂表征系统

• 批准号: RTI-2021-00029
• 负责人: Song, Hua
• 金额: $ 10.93万
• 依托单位: University of Calgary
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=718632
• 关键词: Multifunctional; Catalyst; Characterization; System; Supporting

The Autochem 2950 chemisorption analyzer requested in this proposal will provide a highly automated platform for catalyst preparation and characterizations including pulse chemisorption, BET (Brunauer, Emmett and Teller) surface area, temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), desorption (TPD), oxidation (TPO), and reaction (TPRxn). In addition, such instrument will act as a stand-alone micro-activity reactor system to acclerate catalyst screening process, leading to reduced catalyst development timeframe and cost. Its unique wide operation environment with temperature ranging from -100 to 1100 oC and pressure up to 1000 psia can accommodate majority of the reactions potentially conducted in our laboratories. The required equipment will be primarily employed to support a research program aiming to develop a series of catalyst systems and associated processes which can efficiently utilize the abundant natural gas for upgrading low cost carbon sources widely available in Canada including unconventional heavy crude, light crude, and organic municipal, agricultural, and forestry solid wastes to various valuable products such as synthetic crude oil, versatile liquid chemicals, syngas stream for liquid chemical or fuel production, and high-quality bio-char useful as sorbent for pollutants cleanup and fuel for power generation. The researches being undertaken in this program targets at optimizing the utilization of Canada's hydrocarbon resources, while reducing the accompanying environmental impact. The abundance of natural gas and heavy crude oil resources coupled with the demand on liquid fuel for transportation and chemical intermediates for daily consumables production are key motivators for the mentioned research project. Moreover, upgrading through the use of natural gas is a relatively new field of research. Advances in this field should put Canada at the forefront and generate considerable economic benefit, especially in a field of study much needed for Canada, due to availability/demand issues. The requested instrument should also contribute to the training of many experts from both industry and academia in cutting-edge research. The engaged HQP can be exposed to an unique multidisciplinary environment and gain precious hands-on experiences, which will definitely benefit them being employed in academia or industry in Canada and overseas in the fields of chemical engineering, material science and engineering, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering. The outcomes derived from this research program will thus not only further solidify the leading position of Canada in energy research and innovation through more efficient and cleaner utilization of low cost carbon resources and natural gas which are abundant natural resources in Canada, but also make Canada an even better place to live by taking into consideration the potential economic, environmental, and social benefits this proposed study could bring to Canada.

该提案中要求的Autochem 2950化学吸附分析仪将为催化剂制备和特征提供高度自动化的平台，包括脉冲化学吸附，BET（Brunauer，Emmett和Teller）表面积，温度填充降低（TPR），溶液（TPD），氧化（TPO）和反应（TPRXN）。此外，这种仪器将充当独立的微活动反应器系统，以促进催化剂筛选过程，从而减少催化剂的开发时间范围和成本。其独特的广泛操作环境，温度范围为-100至1100 oC，压力高达1000 psia，可容纳我们实验室中可能进行的大多数反应。 所需的设备将主要用于支持一项研究计划，旨在开发一系列催化剂系统和相关过程，这些过程可以有效利用丰富的天然气来升级加拿大广泛可用的低成本碳源液体化学或燃料生产，以及高质量的生物炭，可作为污染物清理和发电燃料的吸附剂。 该计划中进行的研究旨在优化加拿大碳氢化合物资源的利用，同时减少随附的环境影响。大量的天然气和重型原油资源以及对运输液体的需求和每日消耗品生产的化学中间体的需求是上述研究项目的关键动机。此外，通过使用天然气进行升级是一个相对较新的研究领域。这一领域的进步应该使加拿大处于最前沿，并带来可观的经济利益，尤其是在加拿大急需的研究领域，由于可用性/需求问题。所请求的工具还应为培训来自行业和学术界的许多专家培训尖端研究。敬业的HQP可以接触到独特的多学科环境，并获得宝贵的动手经验，这绝对将使他们受雇于加拿大或在加拿大的学术界或工业界，在化学工程，材料科学和工程，机械工程以及电气工程领域的海外。因此，该研究计划得出的结果不仅将通过更高效，更清洁的低成本碳资源和天然气的利用来进一步巩固加拿大在能源研究和创新方面的领先地位，这在加拿大是丰富的自然资源，而且还通过考虑这一建议的研究可以带来的潜在经济，环境和社会益处，使加拿大成为更好的生活地点。