Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
University of British Columbia
$172,500.00
Methane oxidation catalysts
EF 2014-15
Résumé
This proposal is to fund the development of new catalysts for methane oxidation. Methane is the third most abundant greenhouse gas in our atmosphere (after water and carbon dioxide) and is especially potent - it has a greenhouse warming potential of ~25x CO2 over a 100 year period. Although the atmospheric concentration of methane is <1% that of CO2, it accounts for about 4-9% of all greenhouse warming of the earth (cf. CO2 accounts for 9-26%). Thus, reducing the emission of methane into the atmosphere is an important goal. Natural gas is an abundant resource and a relatively clean alternative to gas and diesel. Composed mostly of methane, natural gas is now used in vehicles, furnaces, stationary energy supplies, and other areas. Reducing the amount of methane that is released following combustion is an important goal toward reducing Canada's greenhouse contributions. In this proposal, new materials will be developed for methane oxidation. These materials will be tested with the goal of incorporating them into automobile catalytic convertors.
Programme
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
470230-2014
Name nom
MacLachlan, Mark
Department département
Chemistry
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2014
Competition year année de concours
2014
Award amount
172500
Program id
CRDPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
602
Area of application group en
Construction, urban and rural planning
Area of application group fr
Construction, urbanisme et aménagement rural
Area of application en
Materials performance
Area of application fr
Performance des matériaux
Research subject code
2001
Research subject group en
Materials science and technology
Research subject group fr
Science et technologie des matériaux
Research subject en
Materials structure, properties and testing
Research subject fr
Structure, propriétés et essais des matériaux
Partie
1
Nb partie
4
Application title
Methane oxidation catalysts
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
This proposal is to fund the development of new catalysts for methane oxidation. Methane is the third most abundant greenhouse gas in our atmosphere (after water and carbon dioxide) and is especially potent - it has a greenhouse warming potential of ~25x CO2 over a 100 year period. Although the atmospheric concentration of methane is <1% that of CO2, it accounts for about 4-9% of all greenhouse warming of the earth (cf. CO2 accounts for 9-26%). Thus, reducing the emission of methane into the atmosphere is an important goal. Natural gas is an abundant resource and a relatively clean alternative to gas and diesel. Composed mostly of methane, natural gas is now used in vehicles, furnaces, stationary energy supplies, and other areas. Reducing the amount of methane that is released following combustion is an important goal toward reducing Canada's greenhouse contributions. In this proposal, new materials will be developed for methane oxidation. These materials will be tested with the goal of incorporating them into automobile catalytic convertors.
