米国DOEの化石エネルギー局、資金提供するCO2または石炭の転換技術のR&Dプロジェクト17件を選定
2018年11月15日
米国DOEの化石エネルギー局は、CO2または石炭を製品に転換する技術を研究・開発するプロジェクト17件を資金提供先として選定しました。以下の17件のプロジェクトは合計で1,870万ドルの資金をDOEから受けることになります。
分野１：実験室規模のCO2転換
① Dioxide Materials：CO2 and Renewable Electricity into Chemicals: Formic Acid Production from Coal Flue Gas
② The Georgia Tech Research Corporation：Design of Transition-Metal/Zeolite Catalysts for Direct Conversion of Coal-Derived CO2 to Aromatics
③ North Carolina State University：Sustainable Conversion of Carbon Dioxide and Shale Gas to Green Acetic Acid via a Thermochemical Cyclic Redox Scheme
④ Ohio University：Novel Modular Electrocatalytic Processing for Simultaneous Conversion of Carbon Dioxide and Wet Shale Gas into Valuable Products
⑤ Opus 12：Electrochemical Conversion of Coal-Derived CO2 into Fuels and Chemicals Using a Modified PEM Electrolyzer
⑥ TDA Research：Novel Process for CO2 Conversion to Fuel
⑦ Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines：CO2-to-Fuels through Novel Electrochemical Catalysis
⑧ The University of Iowa：Selective and Efficient Electrochemical Production of Neat Formic Acid from CO2 Using Novel PGM-Free Catalysts
⑨ The University of Kentucky：An Intensified Electro-Catalytic Process for Production of Formic Acid from Power Plant CO2 Emissions
⑩ The University of Wisconsin：Synthetic Calcium Carbonate Production by CO2 Mineralization of Industrial Waste Brines
⑪ West Virginia University：Unique Nanotechnology Converts Carbon Dioxide to Valuable Products
分野２：フィールド規模のCO2転換
① Helios-NRG：Novel Algae Technology to Utilize CO2 for Value-Added Products
② MicroBio Engineering：Beneficial Use of CO2 from Coal-Fired Power Plants for Production of Animal Feeds
③ The Southern Research Institute：Field-Scale Testing of the Thermocatalytic Ethylene Production Process Using Ethane and Actual Coal-Fired Flue Gas CO2
④ The University of California, Los Angeles：A Scalable Process for Upcycling Carbon Dioxide and Coal Combustion Residues into Construction Products
分野３：石炭選鉱のパイロットプラント試験
① CarbonFuels LLC：The Novel Charfuel® Coal Refining Process 18 TPD Pilot Plant Project for Co-Producing an Upgraded Coal Product and Commercially Valuable Co-Products
② The Minerals Refining Company：Pilot-Scale Testing of the Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Separation Process to Produce Value-Added Products from Waste Coal
詳細は以下をご覧ください。
DOEの化石エネルギー局によるプレスリリース
https://www.energy.gov/fe/articles/energy-department-invests-187m-develop-products-carbon-dioxide-or-coal
Southern Researchによるプレスリリース
https://southernresearch.org/news/doe-funding-advances-project-to-turn-captured-co2-into-key-chemicals/