Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00711, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : GUAY, Daniel (Institut national de la recherche scientifique), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The present project builds on Sigma Energy Storage's HT-CAES technology to integrate a CO2 processing_x000D_
module to provide increased efficacy and environmental benefits. Normally, the HT-CAES system compresses_x000D_
ambient air as the energy storage medium, but under Arctic conditions, using diesel exhaust in place of ambient_x000D_
air as the working fluid for compressed air energy storage, leads to the capture and liquefaction up to 58% of_x000D_
CO2 from diesel exhaust. The liquefied CO2 can then be stored before being injected into an electrolyser,_x000D_
converting it into valuable fuels. The goal of this project is to develop a sustainable electrochemical process_x000D_
that will convert CO2 into valuable fuels via the CO2 Reduction Reaction (CO2RR), ideally ethanol which can_x000D_
be reused in the diesel generators to further reduce diesel consumption._x000D_
To assess the electrocatalytic properties of the SES' copper/graphene nanoparticles towards CO2 conversion,_x000D_
we propose to develop an electrochemical cell, inspired from the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA)_x000D_
technology, coupled with analytical methods to detect and quantify the nature of formed products. For this_x000D_
purpose, an electrochemical cell already used for previous CO2RR studies inside Daniel's Guay Laboratory will_x000D_
be modified for MEA insertion. Reaction parameters and electrochemical properties will be systematically_x000D_
evaluated by probing different catalysts in the MEA configuration. Gaseous products out of the CO2_x000D_
electrolyser will be sampled by GC analyses while aqueous products will be analysed by NMR spectroscopy._x000D_
Careful attention will be devoted to the MEA design to enhance the number of available electrocatalytically_x000D_
active sites. Finally, the operating conditions will be varied to maximize the formation of desired products_x000D_
(ethanol, as required by SES)._x000D_
The development of the electrochemical CO2 conversion technology has the potential for significant benefits_x000D_
for Canada in terms of development of on-site CO2 valorization to value-added products and highly efficient_x000D_
renewable energy systems to reduce both diesel consumption and CO2 emissions., program purpose french : The present project builds on Sigma Energy Storage's HT-CAES technology to integrate a CO2 processing_x000D_
module to provide increased efficacy and environmental benefits. Normally, the HT-CAES system compresses_x000D_
ambient air as the energy storage medium, but under Arctic conditions, using diesel exhaust in place of ambient_x000D_
air as the working fluid for compressed air energy storage, leads to the capture and liquefaction up to 58% of_x000D_
CO2 from diesel exhaust. The liquefied CO2 can then be stored before being injected into an electrolyser,_x000D_
converting it into valuable fuels. The goal of this project is to develop a sustainable electrochemical process_x000D_
that will convert CO2 into valuable fuels via the CO2 Reduction Reaction (CO2RR), ideally ethanol which can_x000D_
be reused in the diesel generators to further reduce diesel consumption._x000D_
To assess the electrocatalytic properties of the SES' copper/graphene nanoparticles towards CO2 conversion,_x000D_
we propose to develop an electrochemical cell, inspired from the Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA)_x000D_
technology, coupled with analytical methods to detect and quantify the nature of formed products. For this_x000D_
purpose, an electrochemical cell already used for previous CO2RR studies inside Daniel's Guay Laboratory will_x000D_
be modified for MEA insertion. Reaction parameters and electrochemical properties will be systematically_x000D_
evaluated by probing different catalysts in the MEA configuration. Gaseous products out of the CO2_x000D_
electrolyser will be sampled by GC analyses while aqueous products will be analysed by NMR spectroscopy._x000D_
Careful attention will be devoted to the MEA design to enhance the number of available electrocatalytically_x000D_
active sites. Finally, the operating conditions will be varied to maximize the formation of desired products_x000D_
(ethanol, as required by SES)._x000D_
The development of the electrochemical CO2 conversion technology has the potential for significant benefits_x000D_
for Canada in terms of development of on-site CO2 valorization to value-added products and highly efficient_x000D_
renewable energy systems to reduce both diesel consumption and CO2 emissions., agreement title english : Electrochemical conversion of CO2 to value-added products at copper/graphene composite catalysts, agreement title french : Electrochemical conversion of CO2 to value-added products at copper/graphene composite catalysts, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-01-10, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada