Clean Energy Technology Research----Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology,Chinese Academy of Sciences

Title:

Clean Energy Technology Research

Speaker:

Paul A Webley
Professor, Depart of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Time & Date:

9:30-10:30am, June 20, 2013, Thursday

Venue:

Meeting Room 205

Abstract:

The development of clean and efficient technology is essential for the future of humanity. In our laboratory we have worked on efficient processes and materials for removal and use of CO2 from process streams as well as processes for enrichment of biogas. In this presentation we will discuss our projects related to nano-materials development, CO2 conversion to DME, treatment of biogas as well as our work on use of microalgae for fuel provision. We also highlight our achievements in CO2 capture technology, nano-materials development for capture and utilization, and nano-materials for catalysis.

Speakers CV:

Education

PhD. Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, 1989

MSCEP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 1986

MSc.Eng. Chemical Engineering, University of Natal, South Africa, 1985

BSc.Eng. Chemical Engineering, University of Natal, South Africa, 1983

Appointments

2011 – Present　　 Professor, Depart of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia

2008 – 2011　　　Professor, Chairman and Head at Depart of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Australia

2007 – 2008　　　Professor, Associate Dean (Research) in Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Australia

2001 – 2007　　　Reader, Monash University, Australia

1996 – 2001　　　Senior Lecturer, Monash University, Australia

1992 – 1996　　　Senior process research and development engineer in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

1990 – 1992　　　Assistant Professor and Director, MIT School of Chemical Engineering practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Paul is the editor in Journal of Chemical engineering research and design, Journal of Adsorption. He is also scientific committee for Journal of Adsorption and a Board chairman in International adsorption society. He is a member of chemE and Australian energy sciety. He is the author of more than 150 papers in scientific journals and books, and author of more than 100 contributions to international and national conferences.

Paul Webley’s research area falls into two main areas: adsorption engineering and clean energy technologies. He has established the Adsorption Engineering Laboratory to investigate the applications of adsorbents to separations of gas and liquid mixtures of significance in the environmental and energy areas. His projects have been supporting by Australian government – ARC (Austrslian Research Council), CRC (Cooperative Research Center) and also by major industratries such as Air Products and Chemicals, Chevron, BP et al. He has several international research collabration projects with India, China, Europ and US.

His adsorption interests are in producing novel nano-adsorbents and adsorption processes for gas separations in the following industries:

　　 CO2 capture from flue gas and process streams
　　 Natural gas and coal seam gas purification and CO2, N2 removal
　　 O2/N2/Ar separation
　　 Synthesis gas separation and hydrogen purification
　　 Biogas purification
　　Hydrogen and methane storage

In the energy area, his interests include:
　　 Applications of exergy analysis to improve energy generation and process industries including CO2 capture technologies
　　 Use of irreversible thermodynamics to understand non-linear transport phenomena in energy production
　　 Development of novel catalysts for CO2 utilization technologies including DME synthesis (Catalyst)
　　 Solar thermal energy conversion and thermal energy storage materials