Project Info
Energy Storage via Gas Hydrates
Carolyn Koh
ckoh@mines.edu
The major goal of the project is to assess the use of gas hydrates to capture and store natural gas for energy storage, as well as carbon capture. The latter is especially important given that methane is a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. The project will involve modeling the efficiency of the natural gas capture and storage process, as well as confirmation from gas capture kinetic experiments.
More Information:
Grand Challenge: Develop carbon sequestration methods
The following publications are recommended:
Koh, C. A. et al. (2011). Fundamentals and applications of gas hydrates. Annual review of chemical and biomolecular engineering, 2, 237-257.
Aman, Z. M., & Koh, C. A. (2016). Interfacial phenomena in gas hydrate systems. Chemical Society Reviews, 45(6), 1678-1690.
Warrier, P., Naveed Khan, M., Carreon, M. A., Peters, C. J., & Koh, C. A. (2018). Integrated gas hydrate-membrane system for natural gas purification. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 10(3), 034701.
Primary Contacts:
Professor Carolyn Koh, ckoh@mines.edu (PI)
Research Assistant Professor, Ahmad Majid, aabdulma@mymail.mines.edu
Student Preparation
Qualifications
It will be helpful for the student to read the journal articles given in the resources section. Some basic knowledge in heat transfer would be an advantage, but not required.
TIME COMMITMENT (HRS/WK)
5 hrs per week
SKILLS/TECHNIQUES GAINED
The student will gain skills in natural gas and energy storage principles, heat transfer theory and modeling, Pressure-Volume-Temperature (PVT) and kinetic experiments on gas capture and release in gas hydrates. Working in a diverse research team.
MENTORING PLAN
Weekly individual and group meeetings with the PI and energy storage team in the Center for Hydrate Research.
PREFERRED STUDENT STATUS
Sophomore
Junior
Senior