October 2022: Integration of CO2 Capture and Conversion for Carbon Utilization and Storage

BIO: Dr. Omar Ali Carrasco Jaim joined The McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin as Postdoctoral Researcher in November 2020. His research focuses on developing active materials for energy conversion through photocatalysis and electrocatalysis. His main research interests include materials' structural and electronic modification for hydrogen production from water splitting and carbon dioxide reduction into valuable chemicals. He obtained his Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering from The Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, in January 2020. Omar was awarded with the ConTex Postdoctoral Fellowship 2020, a joint initiative of The University of Texas System and Mexico's CONACYT (The National Council for Science and Technology) that supports academic and research collaborations between Texas and Mexico. ABSTRACT: CO2 capture and conversion are two essential steps to address the challenges in reducing the negative impact of greenhouse gas emissions within a midterm. In this respect, amine-based capture is a well-proven and commercially used technology for capturing CO2. At the same time, electrochemical conversion is an appealing technology to potentially generate chemicals and fuels using CO2 emissions and renewable electricity. The integration of both processes can improve the overall energy efficiency of the system and reduce the costs of the products, becoming a promising approach to achieve the zero net emissions goal by 2050. In this talk, we discuss the status of the integrated CO2 capture and electrochemical conversion technology, highlighting our most recent findings in both areas.