{"id":453,"date":"2019-05-17T14:28:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T14:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/kim\/?page_id=453"},"modified":"2020-10-05T10:36:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T10:36:06","slug":"carbon-separation-and-utlization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.fau.edu\/kim\/research\/carbon-separation-and-utlization\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon Separation and Utilization"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are studying various interfacial gas (mainly CO<\/span>2<\/sub>) separation, carbon utilization, and carbon storage research under various temperature and pressure conditions. By leveraging microfluidic techniques, we have attempted to provide cost-effective, fast, and environmentally benign approaches for carbon dissolution (or capture) in aqueous solutions when compared with conventional largescale experiments. We hope that our findings help protect our environment and ecosystems with better strategies. Examples of our research topics include:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 1) <\/strong>CO<\/span>2<\/sub><\/strong> diffusivity measurements into water<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>2) Visualization of three-phase flow (CO2<\/sub><\/strong>-water-solid precipitation) in porous media\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3) CO2<\/sub><\/strong> Capture by ethanolamine-nanoparticles\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 4) CO2<\/sub><\/strong> Hydration with polymer-nanoparticles \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5) Biofuel – Improved Efficiency for Growth & Separation<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) CO2<\/sub> Diffusivity Measurements<\/strong><\/p>\n

Measurements of accurate CO<\/span>2<\/sub> diffusivity to water are important to predict geological CO<\/span>2<\/sub> storage capacity as well as to secure safe\/permanent storage strategies into saline formations.\u00a0 Images below are representatives of experimental setups and\u00a0corresponding results.<\/p>\n

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2) Visualization of Three-Phase Flow in Porous Media<\/strong><\/p>\n

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