Carbon dioxide capture and utilization

Date: 2021/05/21 - 2021/05/21

Academic Seminar: Carbon dioxide capture and utilization

Speaker: Volker Sick, DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Time: 10:00 - 11:30, May 21, 2021 (Beijing Time)

Location: CIMC Auditorium (Room 300), JI Long Bin Building

Abstract

Reductions in the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere are required to stabilize the climate on earth. Capturing some of the CO2 is a starting point but then it has to be stored in underground locations. Another way to handle the CO2 is by using it to make products that require carbon or that could be made from carbon. This presentation discusses a range of topics that illustrate the need and the opportunities that come with CO2 capture and utilization (CCU). CCU offers climate benefits and it can create economic opportunities for new industries in the construction, materials, fuels, chemicals, and even food sectors.

Biography

Volker Sick is the DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research and an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He leads the Global CO2 Initiative at the University of Michigan that seeks to get CO2 capture and use recognized and implemented as a mainstream climate solution. He received awards for teaching, research, and service, including the President’s Award for Distinguished Service in International Education, the Combustion Institute Silver Medal, and the SAE International Leadership Citation. He is a Fellow of SAE International and the Combustion Institute. Prof. Sick holds three degrees in Chemistry and Physical Chemistry from the University of Heidelberg, Germany.