A New Class of Mesoporous Catalysts for Applications in Petroleum Refining
The project will explore liquid crystals (cylindrical micellar rods) forming micelles to serve as the template around which mesoporous MeAPOs will be formed. The formation of the mesoporous MeAPO structures will be induced by the electrostatic interactions between positively charged surfactants and negatively charged metal-aluminophosphate oxide precursor species by the liquid-cr... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-00NT40833 | Project State: GA |
A Study of the Relationship of Geological Formation to the NORM and Chemical Characteristics of Produced Waters in Southwest Louisiana
This project will involve chemical (selected heavy metal), and radiological analysis of produced water samples from selected wells in southern Louisiana. The goal of the project is to generate geo-environmental maps relating naturally occurring radioactive materials ( NORM) to the geological environment. The radiological and chemical analysis of samples is to take place at South... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG22-94MT94014 | Project State: LA |
An Integrated Hydrogen Production - Carbon Dioxide Capture Process From Fossil Fuels
The objective of this project is to determine the feasibility of using char (from biomass and/or coal ), ammonia, and carbon dioxide (CO2) (as power plant emissions) to produce clean hydrogen and a sequestered carbon fertilizer. The overall concept involves a pyrolysis-reforming process that produces activated char and hydrogen from biomass and/or coal. A part of the hydrogen pro... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-03NT41914 | Project State: GA |
Attrition Resistant Iron-Based Catalysts for FT SBCRs
Previous work at Hampton University was the development of an attrition-resistant Fe FTS (Iron-based Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis) catalyst suitable for commercial application in a SBCR (slurry bubble column reactor). More work remains to be done before this development is complete. This project is to further optimize the catalyst's attrition resistance with respect to its activity ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-01NT41360 | Project State: VA |
Attrition-Resistant Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts Based on Fluid Catalytic Cracking Supports
The objective is to develop an iron-based, highly selective and attrition-resistant Fischer-Tropsch (FT) catalyst that employs fresh and spent fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst as the support material. These novel catalysts, designed to maximize the production of C10 to C20 hydrocarbons, will be prepared, characterized, evaluated in a high-pressure fixed-bed reactor system, ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-06NT42744 | Project State: VA |
Carbon Dioxide Separation by Phase Enhanced Absorption
To search for possible applications of phase enhanced absorption in the area of carbon dioxide separation from gas mixtures, such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
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| Project ID: DE-FG26-02NT41668 | Project State: VA |
Characterization of Heterogeneities at the Reservoir Scale: Spatial Distribution and Influence on Fluid Flow (HBCU)
The work to be performed can be divided into three main tasks. Specific details of the tasks, and their respective subtasks, may be found in the Technical Volume of the proposal. In summary, the first task is to map fracture geometries and distributions in outcrop analogs of reservoir rocks. We will focus on how mechanical stratigraphy controls fracture style and dimensions, sca... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-01BC41356 | Project State: FL |
Combined Microbial Surfactant-Polymer System for Improved Oil Mobility and Conformance Control
The project consists of these Tasks and subtasks:
TASK 1: Characterization of Surfactant and Polymer Producing Bacteria
Subtask 1.1 General Bacterial Physiology
Subtask 1.2 Surfactant Production
Subtask 1.3 Polymer Production
TASK 2: Evaluate Nutrient Regimes
Subtask 2.1 Polymer Stimulation
TASK 3: Test Microbial Systems in Porous Media
Subtask 3.1 Microbial Transport... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-01NT41357 | Project State: TX |
Development of Pd-Ag Composite Membrane for Separation of Hydrogen at Elevated Temperature
The project objective is to develop an inorganic metal-metal composite membrane to study reforming of liquid hydrocarbons and methonol by equilibrium shift in a membrane-reactor configuration which can be viewed as a fuel processor. ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-05NT42492 | Project State: NC |
Effects of Combustion-Induced Vortex Breakdown of Flashback Limits of Syngas-Fueled Gas Turbine Combustors
The overall objective of this project is to understand the Combustion Induced Vortex Breakdown (CIVB) flashback propensity of syngas fueled swirl stabilized combustors at different fuel compositions. The proposed research will investigate (i) the effects of syngas fuel compositions on CIVB flame flashback and (ii) passive modifications of combustor aerodynamics to improve the CIVB... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-08NT0001719 | Project State: TX |
Experimental and Theoretical Determination of Heavy Oils Viscosity Under Reservoir Conditions (HBCU)
This project consists of these tasks: Task 1: Critical Literature Review; Task 2: PVT and Phase Behavior Analysis; Task 3: Viscosity and Phase Boundary Measurements; Task 4: Phase Equilibria and Viscosity Prediction; Task 5: Comparison of Theoretical Predictions and Experimental Data Viscosity; and Task 6: Write Final Report.... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-99FT40615 | Project State: TX |
Extreme Environment Silicon Carbide Hybrid Temperature Pressure Optical Sensors
A. Objectives
The goal of this project is to develop an integrated temperature and pressure sensor for high temperature (~1400 oC), high pressure (?40 atms) harsh environment applications using an optical interferometry approach. An interdisciplinary approach will be used advance the state of the art for Silicon Carbide (SiC) sensor materials by addressing temporal dynamics of... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-07NT43068 | Project State: FL |
Fabrication of Pd/Pd Alloy Films by Surfactant-Induced Electroless Plating
The goal of this project is to investigate and explore the applicability of Pulsed
Laser Deposition (PLD) technique as an activation step followed by surfactant induced electroless deposition as novel route to fabricate hydrogen-selective Pd/Pd-alloy composite membrane on microporous substrate for use in production and separation of hydrogen at elevated temperature and pressure. T... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-08NT0001473 | Project State: NC |
HBCU-Investigation of Phase & Emulsion Behavior, Surfactant Retention, Condensate/Water/Ethanol Mixtures
In this project, detailed measurements and analyses will be performed on ethylbenzene and condensate for a broad range of salinity and temperatures, inversion hysteresis of the emulsions will be determined, and the cosurfactant will be subjected to corefloodings to obtain surfactant retention and condensate recovery efficiency information. Salinity and temperature scans, emulsion i... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-02NT15447 | Project State: GA |
Heat of Dissolution Measurements for CO2 in Mixed Alkanolamine Solvents
The broad objective of this project is to measure heat of dissolution data for CO2 in various relative compositions of the aqueous monoethanolamine (MEA), methyldiethanolamine (MDEA), piperazine (PZ) solvent system.
" Phase I
Develop an apparatus for the CO2 dissolution measurements.
Test the operation and accuracy of the apparatus by measuring heats of solution for a gas-so... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-03NT41912 | Project State: NC |
Integrating P-Wave and S-Wave Seismic Data to Improve Characterization of Oil Reservoirs
The research program will attempt to answer following questions:
1. How seismic vector -wave field data to be processed. 2. How do these S-wave stratal surfaces differ from P-wave stratal surfaces. 3. Do S-wave reflection data provide a different model of sequence relationships. 4. How P-wave and S-wave images be combined to create unified geologic models. 5. How 9-com... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-00NT40832 | Project State: TX |
Investigation of WO3-Based H2S Sensor Materials for Coal Gasification Systems
The overall efforts proposed here are aimed at developing high-quality new sensor materials for achieving improved response time, controlled microstructure for long-term stability, and narrow particle size distribution for improved sensor characteristics and performance. The aim is to identify methods to enhance the so-called 3S criteria: sensitivity, selectivity, and stability, ut... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-NT0008022 | Project State: TX |
Kinetics of Direct Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulfide in Coal Gas to Elemental Sulfur
The objective of this research is to support the near and long term DOE efforts to develop Vision 21 plants. Specifically, to develop a novel direct oxidation process for sulfur removal and recovery from coal gas. It is aimed to: (1) measure the kinetics of direct oxidation of hydrogen sulfide to elemental sulfur over selective catalysts in the presence of major coal gas compon... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-00NT40835 | Project State: AL |
Kinetics of Hot-Gas Desulfuriation Sorbents for Transport Reactors
The overall objectives of this HBCU grant is to support the near- and long-term DOE efforts to commercialize the IGCC-HGD technology. The specific objects are the following:
1. Measure sulfidation and regeneration kinetics of attrition-resistant sorbents for the Sierra-Pacific plant as a function of partial pressure, temperature, and particle size.
2. Develop kinetic rate ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-98FT40145 | Project State: AL |
Mathematically Reduced Chemical Reaction Mechanisms Using Neural Networks
The primary objective will focus on testing the new algorithm of NPCA-NN on complex mechanisms of important practical applications, and on incorporating the reduced mechanism to a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code. The activities on the project will consist of 5 technical tasks. The successful completion of the program will result in a robust chemical kinetic dimension reduct... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-03NT41913 | Project State: TX |
Passive Control of Particle Dispersion in a Particle-Laden Circular Jet Using Elliptic Co-annular Flow: A Means for Improving Utilization and Emission Reductions in Pulverized Coal Burners
Elliptic jets in which longitudinal vortices are formed due to asymetric self-induction of the vortex ring structures can be effectively used to change the particle dispersion characteristics.
The objective of this project is to investigate the possibility of using elliptic co-annular flow to control particle 'flinging' and preferential particle concentration. As a result of ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-01NT41363 | Project State: TX |
Reforming of Liquid Hydrocarbons in a Novel Hydrogen-Selective Membrane-Based Fuel Processor
The major focus on PEMFC technology is to develop fuel cell system for transportation applications, which require development of low cost cell components and reliable, high-purity H2-fuel source. The PEMFC technology is attractive because of its low operating temperature and ease of start-up. Reformed methanol and liquid hydrocarbons are expected to be major fuel source in PEMFCs ... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-01NT41361 | Project State: NC |
Simulation Modeling of an Enhanced Low-Emission Swirl-Cascade Burner
This is a HBCU grant under the faculty/student exploratory research training topic.
The overall objective is to conduct simulation modeling to develop simple, low-cost burner technology that would significantly reduce emission of pollutants without energy efficiency penalty. The Principal Investigator proposes to use CFD-CHEMKIN simulation modeling to numerically investigate th... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-02NT41682 | Project State: TX |
Study of Reservoir Hetergoeneities and Structural Features Affecting Production in the Lower Shallow Oil Zone, Eastern Elk Hills Area, CA
Develop a digital data set with geophysical logs for a computer study of Reservoir Heterogeneities and structural features affecting production in the Lower Shallow Oil Zone, Eastern Elk Hills Area, California.
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| Project ID: DE-FG26-03NT41916 | Project State: CA |
Super-High Temperature Alloys and Composites from Nb-W-Cr Systems
Super high temperature applications involve temperatures in excess of 1000oC. There is a critical need for the exploration of such materials because the Ni-base super alloys that are used at present have reached their upper temperature limit of 1000oC. The critical requirements for properties include, oxidation resistance, high temperature strength and creep resistance, and low tem... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-05NT42491 | Project State: TX |
Synthesis and Characterization of CO- and H2S- Tolerant Electrocatalyst for PEM Fuel Cell
In recent years, there has been growing interest in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) technologies for down-to-earth applications because of its high power density, high efficiency and almost zero emission to the environment. The major focus on PEMFC technology is to develop fuel cell system for transportation applications, which require development of low cost cell compon... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-02NT41673 | Project State: NC |
The Impact of Trace Additives on the Apparent Solubility of Hydrogen in Heavy Oil and Related Feedstocks at Low Temperatures
My research plan is presented with the objective of developing an interdisciplinary phase equilibrium thermodynamics education and research program. The two development areas forming the program are described: (1) education and (2) research. The long-term research directions outlined in area (2) specify a research agenda designed to sustain and nurture the program's growth. The pro... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-01NT41362 | Project State: GA |
Transport and Phase Equilibria Properties for Steam Flooding of Heavy Oils (HBCU)
The project consists of seven tasks: TASK 1: Measure Equilibrium Ratios (or K-value) of Carbon Dioxide, Water, and a Hydrocarbon as a Function of T, P, and Composition. TASK 2: Measure the Molar Density of each of the coexisting Equilibrium Phases as a Function of T, P, and Composition. TASK 3: Measure the Liquid Phase Viscosities at High Temperature and Pressure for the Ab... Read more >
| Project ID: DE-FG26-98FT40147 | Project State: TX |
