| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2021 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Design and Manufacturing Approaches for the Next Generation of Sustainable Materials: The 2021 Student-led Symposium
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| Presentation Title |
Reducing CO2 Emissions Through Improvements in the Materials Science of Fossil Fuels |
| Author(s) |
Jonah Erlebacher, Shashank Vummidi Lakshman, Gina Greenidge |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Jonah Erlebacher |
| Abstract Scope |
Of the mix of fossil fuels we use, natural gas has been growing rapidly, significantly displacing coal. However, the current use-model for natural gas is simply to burn it for heat, creating large CO2 emissions. We have been exploring a different scientific and economic concept for the use of natural gas. The proposition is that natural gas – primarily methane – can be chemically decomposed into solid carbon and hydrogen with no carbon dioxide produced at all. The hydrogen can be burned as fuel instead of natural gas, producing only water and heat, and the carbon sold for other uses. Solid carbon is quite valuable, and with the right processing can be turned into lightweight structural composites. This approach is much more profitable than just burning natural gas, all without CO2 emissions. Here, we will discuss here some novel strategies we are using to make this vision a reality. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |