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Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 1:30pm
AIChE


There are various molecules of interest in energy transition. These molecules are, potentially, carbon dioxide (CO2), ammonia (NH3), hydrogen (H2), etc. Safe transportation of produced CO2, NH3, and H2 becomes extremely important for an efficient energy transition in the industry. The...Read more

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 8:05am
AIChE


As concerns surrounding climate change increase and widespread embracement of technology as a solution to the issue grows, greenhouse gas emissions-intensive industry is facing significant pressure to commit to ambitious sustainability targets and decarbonize their operations....Read more

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 4:30pm
AIChE


Coolbrook is a Finnish-Dutch-British technology and engineering company on a mission to de-carbonize major industrial sectors such as petrochemicals and chemicals, iron and steel and cement. Coolbrook's proprietary, revolutionary RotoDynamic Technology generates process heating for...Read more

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 4:00pm
AIChE


History of Topping Plants:

The US military began operating topping plant refineries in remote locations during World War II to provide fuel for the war effort. In 1944 General MacArthur requested the US Army develop the Klamano oil fields in Papua New Guinea to provide basic...Read more

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 8:22am
AIChE


A global endeavor is in progress to diminish greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in response to mounting concerns regarding human-induced climate change. In 2020, industrial greenhouse gas emissions amounted to 8.5 GtCO2, contributing to roughly 24% of total global anthropogenic...Read more

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 8:00am
AIChE


Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is known to be a safe and non-corrosive material that has wide range of applications. For example, it can be used as a fuel additive for gasoline and diesel to improve their combustion efficiency and reduce the pollutants emission. DMC has been manufactured...Read more

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 2:00pm
AIChE


Dry reforming of methane (DRM) offers an avenue for converting carbon-dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), the two major greenhouse-gases, into syngas— a vital chemical precursor. However, DRM is constrained by high energy-demands, catalyst-...Read more

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 1:30pm
AIChE


At a critical juncture in the petrochemical industry's evolution, the majority of olefin producers have made unequivocal commitments to ambitious net-zero targets by 2050. Simultaneously, technology companies have recently pioneered essential technological tools for the impending net-...Read more

Monday, March 25, 2024 - 9:35am
AIChE


Most companies, including olefins producers, have announced ambitious goals towards carbon neutrality. Nearly all new olefins projects include requirements to reduce or eliminate carbon emissions, even though the production of olefins is a highly energy intensive process.

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Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 9:40am
AIChE

Oxidative Coupling of Methane (OCM) offers a synergistic integration opportunity with Steam Crackers. Steam cracking is a highly endothermic reaction that fires large amounts of fuel gas, thereby emitting large amounts of CO2. OCM is a highly exothermic reaction that can
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023 - 3:30pm
AIChE

Transport of captured anthropogenic CO2 can be carried out in (offshore/onshore) pipelines or ships. The latter method is most efficient when the CO2 needs to be exported over hundreds of kilometres or when pipeline infrastructure is not available/
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023 - 11:05am
AIChE

The risks associated with CCUS require to be assessed and managed such that decisions can be made about, for example, the design, operation, monitoring and acceptability of a potential project. As with existing industrial activities, a number of approaches exist for
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023 - 10:30am
AIChE

The discovery and development of efficient technologies that enable the use of CO2 as a starting material for chemical synthesis (at scale) is probably one of the biggest scientific challenges of our time. But a key question is if the cure will not be worse
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023 - 8:05am
AIChE

In more than a decade since the Supreme Court held that greenhouse gases (GHGs) are “air pollutants” under the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has wrestled with how GHG emissions are to be regulated from
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - 3:30pm
AIChE

Coolbrook is a Finnish-Dutch technology and engineering company on a mission to de-carbonize major industrial sectors such as petrochemicals and chemicals, iron and steel and cement. Coolbrook's revolutionary rotating technology combines rocket science, turbomachinery,
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - 10:15am
AIChE

A global effort is underway to reduce GHG emissions to address the growing concerns of anthropogenic climate change. Carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) has garnered significant attention as a means of reducing GHG emissions and decarbonizing several
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - 8:44am
AIChE

Natural gas is considered by many to be a transitional fuel with significantly lower environmental impact compared to other energy sources such as coal and oil. However, the production and utilization of natural gas still come with significant greenhouse gas emissions,
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Monday, March 13, 2023 - 5:00pm
AIChE

To keep up with the targets of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and limit global warming to preferably below 1.5 degrees, all energy- and emission-intensive industries must undergo a profound and fast transformation of their production assets and applied technologies.
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Monday, March 13, 2023 - 3:55pm
AIChE

Crude distillation units are generally known to be the largest energy consumer hence the largest contributor to CO2 emissions among all the processes in petroleum refining. As a result, this process is typically the main target to apply energy efficiency and CO2
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Monday, March 13, 2023 - 2:35pm
AIChE

The majority of emissions from steam crackers is from combustion of hydrocarbons fuel that is obtained from the process as methane rich off gas. While the off gas contains some byproduct hydrogen, for most crackers the combustion of methane provides most of the required
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Monday, March 13, 2023 - 1:30pm
AIChE

Lower Emissions Fuels (LEF) will be required to meet the CO2 emissions mitigation due to evolving regulations. Innovation, use of proven or scalable technology, and lower system cost will be key elements for potential solutions. LEF can be made using variety
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Monday, March 13, 2023 - 1:30pm
AIChE

At 8.5 GtCO2 in 2020, industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions account for approximately 24% of total global emissions. Therefore, the industrial sector will have to reduce emissions by 1.2% to 7.4 GtCO2 by 2030 to achieve sustainability commitments. Thus, the
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Monday, March 13, 2023 - 1:30pm
AIChE

Market and governmental demand for decarbonization continues to grow, and it is only natural that our industry responds in kind by exploring and advancing the technologies that allow us to decarbonize. One technique in decarbonization is the production of methanol from H
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Thursday, August 4, 2022 - 3:00pm
CRE - Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division

Abstract: 

Jhansi Kandasamy, director of INL’s Net Zero Program, will present an overview of INL’s strategy to achieve net zero by 2031. The strategy will integrate emissions reductions of many types, along with continuing...Read more

Monday, July 25, 2022 - 5:00pm
ENV - Environmental Division

Description: 

This presentation will review the current status and developing future policy and regulation regarding plastic waste and...Read more

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 2:14pm
F&PD - Fuels & Petrochemicals Division

Determining the Comparative Value of Carbon Abatement Pathways in Residential Space Heating

Abstract

Residential space heating accounts for a large portion of the total annual home energy use. The main source of energy for residential space

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 10:05am
F&PD - Fuels & Petrochemicals Division

Sustainability certification for ethylene supply chains using ISCC PLUS

The circular economy and the bioeconomy continue to grow. Both have the goal of reducing the dependence on virgin, fossil resources and of reducing GHG emissions. Legal framework requirements

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 8:00am
ENV - Environmental Division

Abstract: As governmental regulations and a variety of public and private companies shift toward the realization of a circular economy, chemical recycling technology is seeing increased interest as a key strategy in managing plastic waste. Proof-of-
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - 4:30pm
AIChE

In this presentation the author describes a new approach to making green hydrogen today at less than half the cost of electrolysis and renewable natural gas at low cost, all with a low or negative CO2 footprint. This is done by converting minimally prepared
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - 2:05pm
F&PD - Fuels & Petrochemicals Division

Industrial decarbonization is one of the major challenges of the XXI century to achieving a sustainable future. As both a recognized leader in the production of olefins and a major user of energy, Dow has a key responsibility. By 2030, Dow has committed to reduce its net
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