FE0031600-Kick-off-Presentation-051018.pdf

Development and Bench-Scale Testing of a Novel Biphasic Solvent-Enabled Absorption Process for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture (DE-FE0031600) Project Kickoff Meeting Presenter: Yongqi Lu Illinois State Geological Survey Pittsburgh, PA  May 10, 2018 Project Team and Key Personnel  University of Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey  David Ruhter (MS, Lab Manager)  Hafiz Salih (PhD, Environmental Engineer)  Hong Lu (PhD, Chemical Engineer)  Qing Ye (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow)  Varenya Mehta (MS, Environmental Engineer)  Yang Du (PhD, Chemical Engineer)  Yongqi Lu (PhD, Chemical/Environmental Engineer) Illinois Sustainable Technology Center  BK Sharma (PhD, Senior Chemical Engineer)  Kevin O’Brien (PhD, Director)  Wei Zheng (PhD, Senior Chemist)  Trimeric Corporation:  Darshan Sachde (PhD, Senior Chemical Engineer)  Katherine Dombrowski (Principal Technical Staff)  Kevin Fisher (VP, P.E., Principal Engineer)  Ray McKaskle (P.E., Principal Engineer) 2 Objectives  Advance the development of a transformational biphasic CO2 absorption technology from lab- to bench-scale  Design, fabricate and test a 40 kWe bench-scale capture unit with simulated and actual coal flue gas  Demonstrate the technology progressing toward achieving the DOE’s Transformational Capture goals