Upgrade to a Thermogravimetric Analyzer with a Mass Spectrometer for a Comprehensive Research & Development Program in GHG Reduction Technologies

升级到带有质谱仪的热重分析仪以进行全面研究

• 批准号: RTI-2021-00257
• 负责人: Mahinpey, Nader
• 金额: $ 9.41万
• 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=718822
• 关键词: Upgrade; Thermogravimetric; Analyzer; Mass; Spectrometer

This proposal is requesting a Mass Spectrometer (MS) to be connected with our existing gravimetric analyzer (TGA) with the core purpose of quantitatively measuring evolved gas composition during CO2 capture and conversion processes. Industry cash contribution has provided additional fund to acquire TGA-MS transfer line. Most of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that cause climate change are associated with the burning of fossil fuels. Over the next few decades, capturing CO2 and converting it to value-added chemicals could become a significant method for mitigating climate change. Despite international efforts, there remain many unanswered questions and uncertainties regarding the optimum method to capture and conversion technologies. Three research programs will use the requested TGA-MS to investigate the development of novel materials that can potentially make major advances in the development of viable carbon capture, conversion, and biomass valorization technologies. In addition, three co-applicants and two collaborators will benefit from this equipment to achieve some of their research objectives in electro-catalytic and photocatalytic energy transformation processes and Biomass conversion to renewable biofuels. The currently used stand-alone TGA which records the weight change with time does not offer insights into the nature of the products formed. This, in turn, renders our material evaluation incomprehensive because, the product distribution is a significant performance indicator for the optimum design of materials and processes. A critical value of the requested equipment is the ability to measure evolved gas compositions in addition to the weight loss data simultaneously obtained from the TGA results. Indeed, this is crucial to thoroughly study the material performance, and reaction mechanism of the engineered novel materials in our different research applications. Lack of the evolved gas composition analysis is realized as a shortcoming in materials evaluation. The research programs supported by the requested equipment are centered on the advanced training and education of Highly Qualified Personnel, HQPs (16 PhD students, 5 MSc students, 2 postdocs, and 2 research assistants). The TGA-MS hyphenated technology offers a broader training opportunity compared to each individual technique as the effectiveness and the quality of data greatly increases. The gained knowledge will be very crucial to make breakthrough and major advances in the development of viable GHG reduction technologies as well as biomass conversion processes. It is anticipated that the innovative knowledge and novel materials generated from the combination of TGA-MS will be readily transferable for commercialization, thereby facilitating environmentally friendly energy production. The development of carbon capture and conversion technologies will be of special benefit to Canada, establishing it as a pioneer in CO2 emission reductions on a global scale.

该提案要求将质谱仪 (MS) 与我们现有的重量分析仪 (TGA) 连接，其核心目的是定量测量二氧化碳捕获和转化过程中逸出的气体成分。行业现金捐助为购买 TGA-MS 传输线提供了额外资金。 导致气候变化的大部分温室气体 (GHG) 排放都与化石燃料的燃烧有关。在接下来的几十年里，捕获二氧化碳并将其转化为增值化学品可能成为缓解气候变化的重要方法。尽管国际社会做出了努力，但关于捕获和转化技术的最佳方法仍然存在许多悬而未决的问题和不确定性。三个研究项目将使用所要求的 TGA-MS 来研究新型材料的开发，这些材料可能在可行的碳捕获、转化和生物质增值技术的开发方面取得重大进展。此外，三名共同申请人和两名合作者将受益于该设备，以实现他们在电催化和光催化能源转化过程以及生物质转化为可再生生物燃料方面的一些研究目标。 目前使用的独立 TGA 记录了重量随时间的变化，但无法深入了解所形成的产品的性质。反过来，这使得我们的材料评估不全面，因为产品分布是材料和工艺优化设计的重要性能指标。所需设备的一个关键价值是除了从 TGA 结果同时获得的重量损失数据之外，还能够测量逸出气体成分。事实上，这对于在我们不同的研究应用中彻底研究工程新型材料的材料性能和反应机制至关重要。缺乏逸出气体成分分析被认为是材料评估的一个缺点。 所需设备支持的研究项目以高素质人才、HQP（16名博士生、5名硕士生、2名博士后和2名研究助理）的高级培训和教育为中心。与每种单独的技术相比，TGA-MS 联用技术提供了更广泛的培训机会，因为数据的有效性和质量大大提高。 所获得的知识对于在开发可行的温室气体减排技术以及生物质转化过程方面取得突破和重大进展至关重要。预计 TGA-MS 组合产生的创新知识和新颖材料将很容易用于商业化，从而促进环保能源生产。碳捕获和转化技术的发展将对加拿大特别有利，使其成为全球范围内二氧化碳减排的先驱。