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New microreactor converts CO2 to methanol with renewable energy
The PRIME-Fuel project aims to develop a modular microreactor technology that converts CO2 into methanol using renewable energy sources.
“The technology developed here will provide a means for the distributed, low-cost production of methanol using stranded renewable sources of energy, including those in underdeveloped countries,” said Praveen Bollini, an associate professor of chemical engineering at UH. The PRIME-Fuel project will utilize advanced mathematical modeling and SRI’s proprietary Co-Extrusion printing technology to design and build a microreactor capable of converting CO2 into methanol using renewable energy. The PRIME-Fuel team, which includes UH faculty members Vemuri Balakotaiah and Praveen Bollini, aims to develop a microreactor prototype that will produce 30 MJe/day of methanol, meeting energy efficiency and process yield targets.
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