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Chemical Engineering Professor Gary Rochelle at The University of Texas at Austin has received a $1.8 million, six-year grant from TXU Power to improve Rochelle's existing process for capturing carbon dioxide. The goal is to make the process use at least 10 percent less energy. An expert on reducing industrial emissions, Dr. Gary Rochelle will draw upon two decades of experience developing and testing similar technology to remove hyrdogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from natural gas. |
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Photo at left: Dr. Gary Rochelle holding a cross section of a column used to capture carbon dioxide. Metal strips within two columns will be used to process carbon dioxide produced from coal combustion. |
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Photos at left: Dr. Gary Rochelle in front of the university's smaller version of an actual coal-fueled power plant. The university's pilot plant was used in previous research funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to test the carbon capture technology undergoing further investigation. |
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Photo at left: Dr. Frank Seibert and Dr. Gary Rochelle in front of the university's pilot plant. Seibert is technical manager of the university's Separations Research Program and oversees the small pilot plant housed alongside the Center for Energy and Environmental Resources at the university's J.J. Pickle Research Campus. |
