Project Info
Phase behavior of CO2 streams for carbon capture applications
Carolyn Koh
ckoh@mines.edu
Project Goals and Description:
Understanding the phase behavior of carbon dioxide streams is critical to the safe and efficient transportation and sequestration of carbon dioxide for CCS (carbon capture, storage/sequestration). The goal of this project is to perform measurements of carbon dioxide with impurities steams using gas chromatography (GC), in-situ Raman spectroscopy, and visual microscopy. Phase behavior modeling will be performed to support the experiments.
More Information:
Grand Challenge: Develop carbon sequestration methods.
<span style="font-weight: normal">J. Wells, W. Chen, R. Hartman, C. Koh, Carbon dioxide hydrate in a microfluidic device: Phase boundary and crystallization </span>kinetics measurements with micro-Raman spectroscopy, J. Chem. Physics, 154, 114710 (2021)
Primary Contacts:
Carolyn Koh, ckoh@mines.edu
lindsey Wadsworth, lwadsworth@mines.edu
Student Preparation
Qualifications
Basic chemical engineering and phase behavior understanding.
TIME COMMITMENT (HRS/WK)
5 hrs/week
SKILLS/TECHNIQUES GAINED
CCS processes and phase behavior. Raman spectroscopy and gas chromatography analyses.
MENTORING PLAN
Weekly meeting with the team to discuss updates and 2-3 times a week meetings with grad student co-mentor
Preferred Student Status
Junior