2023 FECM / NETL Carbon Management Research Project Review Meeting - Carbon Conversion - Proceedings

Monday, August 28, 2023

Carbon Conversion Overview
Moderator: Joseph Stoffa   

Carbon Conversion Program Overview
Joseph Stoffa, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Carbon Utilization Procurement Grants
Emily Connor, U.S. Department of Energy       

NETL's In-House Carbon Conversion Research
Douglas Kauffman, National Energy Technology Laboratory       

Overview of Carbon Conversion Life Cycle Analysis at NETL
Michelle Krynock, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Reactive Capture
Moderator: Lei Hong

Direct Air Reactive Capture and Conversion for Utility-Scale Energy Storage (FWP-FEW0277)
Simon Pang, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory       

A Pressure-Swing Process for Reactive CO₂ Capture and Conversion to Methanol through Precise Control of Co-Located Active Sites in Dual Functional Materials (FWP-FY21-RCC-LAB-CALL)
Anh To, National Renewable Energy Laboratory       

Porous Catalytic Polymers for Simultaneous CO₂ Capture and Conversion to Value-added Chemicals (FWP-FEAA421-FY22)
Michelle K. Kidder, Oak Ridge National Laboratory       

A Novel Molten Salt System for CO₂ Based Oxidative Dehydrogenation with Integrated Carbon Capture (FE0031918)
Fanxing Li, North Carolina State University

Integrated Capture and Conversion of CO₂ into Materials: Pathways for Producing CO₂-Negative Building Composites (FWP-78606)
Satish K. Nune, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory       

Integrated Capture and Conversion of CO₂ into Materials (IC₃M): Expanding IC₃M for C₁ and C₂ Production (FWP-80562)
Jothi Kothandaraman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Catalytic Conversion
Moderator: Naomi O'Neil       

High Efficiency Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Ethylene – Electrode Development and Techno-economic Analysis (FE0031919)
Xiao-Dong Zhou, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Yudong Wang, University of Connecticut       

Atmospheric Microwave Plasmas for CO₂ Reuse for Jet-fuel Synthesis (SC0019791)
Leslie Bromberg, MAAT Energy       

High Efficiency Plasma-Assisted Methane Reforming (SC0019664)
Yue Xiao, Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.   

Dehydration Membrane Reactor for Production of Valuable Chemicals for CO₂ and H₂ (FE0031909)
Shiguang Li, GTI Energy
 

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Biological Uptake
Moderator: Kara Zabetakis       

NH4OH Looping with Membrane Absorber and Distributed Stripper for Enhanced Algae Growth (FE0031921)
Kunlei Liu, University of Kentucky       

A Highly Efficient Microalgae-Based Carbon Sequestration System to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emission from Power Plant Flue Gases (FE0031914)
Yantao Li, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science       

Continuous Algae-Based Carbon Capture and Utilization to Transform Economics and Environmental Impacts (FE0032108)
Susie Dai, Texas A&M University

Carbon Capture and Utilization for Fatty Acids (FE0032104)
David Hazlebeck, Global Algae Innovations       

Biological Uptake
Moderator: Kristy Hahn       

Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of Algal CO₂ Utilization by Synergistic Integration with Power Plant and Wastewater Treatment Operations (FE0032098)
Lance Schideman and Ryan Larimore, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   

Engineering-Scale Validation of Novel Algae CO₂ Capture and Bioproducts Technology (FE0032103)
Fred Harrington, Helios-NRG, LLC       

Cultivation-Ready Improved Algae Strains (CRIAS) for Increased Carbon Utilization Efficiency (FE0032189)
John Benemann and Juergen Polle, MicroBio Engineering Inc.       

Photosynthesis-Driven Microalgal System to Mitigate Carbon Dioxide Emission from Power Plant Flue Gases (FE0032188)
Yantao Li, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science   

An Experimental and Computational Approach to Investigating CO₂ Uptake of Cellulose-Producing Algae from Cellulosic Ethanol Product (FE0032207)
Wafa Maftuhin, University of California - Riverside       

Biological Uptake
Moderator: Akhil Sathish

Producing Algal Biomass from Wastewater as Cotton Plant Fertilizer to Reduce Carbon Footprint (FE0032203)
Venkatesh Balan, University of Houston and Ram Ray, Prairie View A&M University       

Algal Biorefinery Conversion of Utility CO₂ to High-Value Products (FE0032229)
Kenneth F. Reardon, Colorado State University

Improved Microalgae Carbon Utilization Efficiency via Integrated CO₂ Electro-Conversion to Formate and Microalgal Sequestration (FE0032186)
Rich Masel, Dioxide Materials, Inc.
 

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Electrochemical Conversion and Mineralization
Moderator: Akhil Sathish

Electrochemical Production of Highly Valuable Carbon Nanotubes from Flue-Gas Sourced CO₂ (FE0031913)
Anna Douglas, SkyNano, LLC

Achieving Unprecedented Carbon Dioxide Utilization in CO₂Concrete: System Design, Product Development and Process Demonstration (FE0031915)
Dale P. Prentice and Gaurav Sant, University of California - Los Angeles