Characterization of solid carbon black produced during methane pyrolysis process for applications in soil remediation

Carbon dioxide generated by burning fossil fuels is one of the major greenhouse gases responsible for the climate change. There is a world-wide effort to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. In addition to renewable resources such as solar and wind power, hydrogen is emerging as a green energy source. The energy produced from hydrogen is a carbon-negative process. One of the processes to generate hydrogen is called pyrolysis. Pyrolysis of natural gas will generate hydrogen. In addition to hydrogen, carbon is collected as the primary byproduct of this process. The produced carbon byproduct is in the form of solid and is not being released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. The produced carbon can be modified for applications in the agricultural industry such as soil amendment to improve the crop yield. The results from this study will help Ekona to generate value-added product from their carbon waste.

Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Alessi

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Partner:

Ekona Power

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

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