Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140101824

Funded Activity Summary

Capturing Latent Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production. Methane is 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. The natural gas industry produces significant methane emissions through collateral venting with nitrogen gas. Recovering waste methane will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the revenue of natural gas processors. This project will develop the technology needed to capture the latent methane and significantly reduce its concentration in nitrogen gas rich vent streams. New adsorbents for separating these gases, such as molecular trapdoor zeolites, will be designed and tested over wide ranges of pressure and temperature. Dual reflux pressure swing adsorption cycles will be tested using the best materials to demonstrate how latent methane emissions can be reduced to part-per-million levels.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 31-12-2016

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $376,970.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Chemical Engineering | Physical Chemistry of Materials | Carbon Capture Engineering (excl. Sequestration) | Heat and Mass Transfer Operations

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Management of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy Activities (excl. Electricity Generation) |

Other Keywords

Carbon Capture Engineering (excl. Sequestration) | Chemical Engineering | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Heat and Mass Transfer Operations | Management of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy Activities (excl. Electricity Generation) | Physical Chemistry of Materials

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