{"69680":{"#nid":"69680","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Two Georgia Tech Carbon Capture Projects Awarded Federal Grants","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded\nfunding for two research projects from the Georgia Institute of Technology that\nfocus on developing advanced post-combustion technologies for capturing carbon\ndioxide from coal-fired power plants.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech awards represent two out of 16\nannounced by the agency on Aug. 25. In total, the DOE pledged to award more\nthan $41 million over three years to organizations across the U.S. for projects\nfocused on reducing the energy and cost penalties associated with current\ncarbon-capture technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAs principal investigator, Christopher Jones, New-Vision Professor of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering and professor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering,\u0026nbsp;will\nreceive $2.4 million over three years for research on the use of amine\nsorbent-loaded hollow fibers for CO2 capture\u2014a novel process referred to as\nrapid temperature swing adsorption. Jones and his research team aim to have the\npreliminary design, optimization and economic analysis of a full-scale system to\ndemonstrate the potential for this technology to meet cost and performance\ngoals set by the DOE.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Obama Administration has set a goal to\ndevelop cost-effective carbon-capture technologies within 10 years and to bring\nfive to 10 commercial demonstration projects online by 2016.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWilliam Koros, Roberto C. Goizueta Chair for\nExcellence in Chemical Engineering, GRA Eminent Scholar in Membranes and\nprofessor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, is the\nco-principal investigator on a separate project based with GE Global Research\nin Niskayuna, N.Y., which will receive $2.4 million over three years. The\nresearch will focus on developing new, bench-scale polymer membranes, which\nincludes modifying the properties of the polymer in a coating solution and\nfabricating highly engineered, porous, hollow fiber supports.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am enthusiastic about the\ncaliber of research that professors Jones and Koros are doing under this program,\u201d\nsaid Ronald W. Rousseau, school chair \u0026amp; Cecil J. \u0022Pete\u0022 Silas\nChair in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering. \u201cNot only are\nthey contributing to the development of outstanding graduate students, but their\nresearch projects also have the potential for impacting energy needs and\ninfluencing the sustainability of our energy supply.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EExisting carbon-capture technologies are not efficient\nbecause they require large amounts of energy for their operation. The goal of\nthis research is to reduce the energy penalty with carbon-capture technologies,\nlowering costs and helping to move the technology closer to widespread use.\nPost-combustion, carbon-capture devices can be applied to both new and existing\nplants by adding a separating agent that helps isolate the CO2 from the other\ngases before it leaves the plant. This device can take the form of membranes,\nsolvents or sorbents.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cCharting a path toward clean coal is essential\nto achieving our goals of providing clean energy, creating American jobs and\nreducing greenhouse gas emissions. It will also help position the United States\nas a leader in the global clean energy race,\u201d said U.S. Energy Secretary Steven\nChu.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded\nfunding for two research projects from the Georgia Institute of Technology that\nfocus on developing advanced post-combustion technologies for capturing carbon\ndioxide from coal-fired power plants. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Developing advanced post-combustion technologies for capturing CO2 from coal-fired power plants"}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2011-08-29 15:30:45","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:05","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-08-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-08-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"69695":{"id":"69695","type":"image","title":"Dr. Christopher W. 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