Multiscale modelling and whole system optimization to enable a circular chemical economy
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Chemical Engineering
Abstract
The overarching objective is to develop a systems engineering methodology to optimise the sustainability of olefins, the raw material for 70% of all organic chemical production, subject to deep circularity interventions. The methodology will rely on multiscale modelling - from molecular to the mega-scale - in order to quantify the life-cycle impacts of emerging catalytic technologies for conversion of captured CO2, biomass and recycled waste into olefins, and thereby guide their selection. We will combine state-of-the-art kinetic and process modelling with emerging ideas in life-cycle and circular-economy concepts such as planetary boundaries and resource states.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Benoit Chachuat (Primary Supervisor) | |
Benjamin Lyons (Student) |
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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EP/R513052/1 | 30/09/2018 | 29/09/2023 | |||
2618444 | Studentship | EP/R513052/1 | 30/09/2021 | 30/03/2025 | Benjamin Lyons |
EP/T51780X/1 | 30/09/2020 | 29/09/2025 | |||
2618444 | Studentship | EP/T51780X/1 | 30/09/2021 | 30/03/2025 | Benjamin Lyons |