Cutting edge CCT research at the Notre Dame Energy Center

Earlier this year, we spoke with University of Notre Dame Professor Edward Maginn at the National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL) annual conference on carbon capture technology. 

Maginn, a professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering, gave us insight about his group’s $3 million U.S. Department of Energy-funded clean coal project at Notre Dame.

Its cutting-edge research is focused on using ionic liquids to separate carbon dioxide (CO2) from flue gas, a breakthrough absorption technology for post-combustion carbon capture.

Intrigued, we sought out more about Notre Dame’s involvement in clean coal technology research. It has a team of scientists and engineers working on clean coal utilization, CO2 separation, and storage sequestration and use at the Notre Dame Energy Center.

According to the center’s Web site, “It is almost inevitable that coal will become the energy and raw material of choice in the coming decades” and “responsible continued use of fossil fuels, whether it be oil, natural gas or coal, will require the capture and storage of CO2.”

The center’s main goal is to develop more energy-efficient clean coal technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, mitigating the effects of climate change.

And that’s exactly what Maginn and his team at Notre Dame are doing. Their research is an essential part of pushing the technology forward. Show your support and appreciation for their work by becoming a fan of the University of Notre Dame on Facebook.

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