Mercury pollution from stationary combustion of fossil and biomass fuels
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leeds
Department Name: Chemical and Process Engineering
Abstract
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Planned Impact
Impacts and benefits to the Non-Academic Users of the Centre include:
- Access to high quality, interdisciplinary R&D support to increase competitiveness
- Cutting edge research with high value for money;
- Access to knowledge and expertise;
- Recruitment from a pool of talented early-career students for future employment, and input into shaping the skill development of those students (engineers and scientists with training in the wider context of sustainability, economics, policy and commercial awareness).
- Technology transfer research;
- Access to a breadth or research facilities and expertise and interdisciplinary teams;
- Consultancy,
- Networking and participating in focussed forums with other technolgogy users and policy makers - sharing experiences;
- Training or secondments of their staff for enhanced knowledge transfer;
- Partnerships in innovation in the sector;
- Access to assessments of technolgoies and innovation with the best chance of a positive impact to society;
Impacts and benefits to Academic users in the fields of [1] Feedstocks, pre-processing and safety; [2] Conversion; [3] Utilisation, emissions and impact; [4] Sustainability and Whole systems, include:
- Access to and collaboration in world-leading, transformative research, which advances knowledge concerning innovative bioenergy technologies, sustainability and social acceptability, and policy mechanisms for acheiving these;
- Development of new collaborations and leaverage of further funding to support their activities;
- Access to knowledge and expertise and networking and dissemination events;
- Research exchange opportunities for mutual benefit and cross-fertilisation of ideas and innovation
- Access to high quality, interdisciplinary R&D support to increase competitiveness
- Cutting edge research with high value for money;
- Access to knowledge and expertise;
- Recruitment from a pool of talented early-career students for future employment, and input into shaping the skill development of those students (engineers and scientists with training in the wider context of sustainability, economics, policy and commercial awareness).
- Technology transfer research;
- Access to a breadth or research facilities and expertise and interdisciplinary teams;
- Consultancy,
- Networking and participating in focussed forums with other technolgogy users and policy makers - sharing experiences;
- Training or secondments of their staff for enhanced knowledge transfer;
- Partnerships in innovation in the sector;
- Access to assessments of technolgoies and innovation with the best chance of a positive impact to society;
Impacts and benefits to Academic users in the fields of [1] Feedstocks, pre-processing and safety; [2] Conversion; [3] Utilisation, emissions and impact; [4] Sustainability and Whole systems, include:
- Access to and collaboration in world-leading, transformative research, which advances knowledge concerning innovative bioenergy technologies, sustainability and social acceptability, and policy mechanisms for acheiving these;
- Development of new collaborations and leaverage of further funding to support their activities;
- Access to knowledge and expertise and networking and dissemination events;
- Research exchange opportunities for mutual benefit and cross-fertilisation of ideas and innovation
People |
ORCID iD |
| Jenny Jones (Primary Supervisor) | |
| Flora Brocza (Student) |
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE/W503125/1 | 31/03/2021 | 30/03/2022 | |||
| 2114228 | Studentship | NE/W503125/1 | 30/09/2018 | 29/06/2024 | Flora Brocza |
| Description | Manganese oxide - biochar composites are being explored as filter materials and oxidation catalysts for industrial mercury emissions. A trans-disciplinary, systematic review on synthesis methods of these materials has been conducted and reveals a large potential to fine-tune these materials. At the same time, through a collaboration with IIASA, a host of industrial mercury control technologies was reviewed to develop a global policy model which can assess the best, most efficient and cheapest control strategies for mercury around the globe, also taking into account climate change mitigation measures and abatement efforts for other pollutants like particulate matter and SO2, which have co-benefits for mercury abatement. |
| Exploitation Route | The development of Hg-GAINS policy model will enable other researchers, governments and other stakeholders to determine the best path forward to implement the Minamata convention. Other researchers developing biochar-based manganese oxide filter materials will benefit from my lab studies and systematic review on this material class. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy Energy Environment |
| Description | Young Scientists Summer Program |
| Amount | € 4,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Austria |
| Start | 05/2021 |
| End | 08/2021 |
| Description | Cost-effective future mercury control |
| Organisation | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Further development of the Hg-GAINS model: 1. data collection, 2. conceptualisation of new categories for mercury-specific pollutant controls, 3. conceptualisation of new approach for co-benefit calculation for mercury from SO2 and particulate matter pollution control, 4. harmonisation of cost data, 5. presentation of this work at international collaboration meetings with Chinese and EU partners 6. organisation of a workshop on the newly developed Hg-GAINS module (still in planning stage) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Practical contributions: - office at IIASA in Laxenburg/Austria (1 year stay) - access to internal and commercial databases free of charge, Transferable skills: - access to and training on the GAINS model, - basic training in SQL programming, - participation in reading clubs on systems analysis Supervision: - weekly supervision meetings with senior scientist - weekly supervision with research software developer Networking: - participation and presentation in international research networks funded by the EU (SPIPA-China project) - calls in the mercury research and industry in Germany, UK, China, Austria - Guest Research Assistant position |
| Impact | Outputs: - Presentation during the final project meeting of the "Strategic Partnerships for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement" (SPIPA-China), as well as inclusion in SPIPA-China project report (https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/87271.html) - Future outcomes: --- PhD thesis chapter (to be submitted by the end of this project) --- Workshop at the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant Collaboration is multi-disciplinary: Chemical engineering, air quality modelling |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Hg-GAINS workshop during the International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This workshop is aimed at researchers, policy makers and students who wish to explore different mercury control strategies on a regional or global scale. It will familiarize participants to the capabilities of the freely accessible GAINS model web interface which enables the exploration of different global Hg control strategy scenarios up to 2050. Participants will develop an understanding of the GAINS methodology, as well as the data requirements necessary to develop their own, regional or global Hg control scenarios. Throughout the workshop, the Chinese power sector will be used as a case study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation during the final project meeting of the "Strategic Partnerships for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement" (SPIPA-China) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | 10-minute presentation during the final project meeting of the "Strategic Partnerships for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement" (SPIPA-China), as well as inclusion in SPIPA-China project report (https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/87271.html). Audience members included several members of the European commission (Vicky Pollard and Tom Van-Ierland - European Commission - DG CLIMA) as well as Chinese officials in the energy sector: (Qimin Chai - National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, Sha Fu - Energy Foundation China) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/87271.html |