Advances in Carbon Management Technologies

Subhas K Sikdar retired as Associate Director for Science, National Risk Management Research Laboratory of USEPA. Earlier he held technical and managerial positions at Occidental Research Corp, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and General Electric Corporate Research & Development Center. Dr. Sikdar is an elected Fellow of AAAS, ACS, AIChE, IIChE, and winner of EPA bronze medals, R&D 100 awards, several national awards from AIChE, and distinguished achievement awards from EPA, University of Arizona, and University of Calcutta. He is Editor-in-Chief of Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (Springer), and serves as a member of the conference committee of Engineering Conferences International. He has edited 16 books. Frank Princiotta recently retired as Director of the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division of the Office of Research & Development, Environmental Protection Agency. He has a degree in Chemical Engineering from City University of NY (Tau Beta Pi, Omega Chi Epsilon) and a Nuclear Engineering Certificate from the Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology. His division is responsible for RD & D on technologies for controlling and characterizing air pollution from major sources. He has been a key agency expert in air pollution control for over 40 years. He has been the recipient of an EPA gold medal, and three bronze medals for his accomplishments in the air pollution control field. He has also received the President's Meritorious Executive Award on two separate occasions (Presidents Carter and H.W. Bush). He played the leadership role in the development and demonstration of sulfur dioxide pollution control technology for coal-fired boilers, which has been the mainstay of SO2 control worldwide. An author of many scientific papers on air pollution control, he has been a frequent speaker before technical societies and conferences and has testified before Congressional Committees. In recent years he has focused on mitigating global climate change. He has analyzed the role that technology and cultural changes will need to play, if we are to avoid the potentially catastrophic impacts associated with unconstrained use of energy.

Introductory Chapter. What key low-carbon technologies are needed to meet serious climate mitigation targets and what is their status. SECTION 1. BIOMASS SECTOR. Biomass as a source for heat, power, and coproducts. The Brazilian experience on the use of bioethanol. Biomass in regional and local context. Prioritizing uses for woody biowaste: a case study from British Columbia. Industrial oleochemicals from used cooking oils (UCOs)- sustainability benefits and challenges. Advances in carbon capture through thermochemical conversion of biomass waste. Phytowaste processing. Anaerobic digestion for energy recovery and carbon management. Critical aspects in developing sustainable biorefinery systems based on bioelectrochemical technology with carbon dioxide capture. Synthesis of regional bioproducts supply networks. Supply chain analysis for advancing carbon and nutrient recovery from organic waste. Efficient and low-carbon energy solution through polygeneration with biomass. SECTION II. MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION (BATTERIES, BUILT ENVIRONMENT, AUTOMOTIVE, AND OTHER INDUSTRIES). Urban carbon management strategies. Lean and green (L&G) manufacturing. Advances, challenges and opportunities of Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles. Charging strategies for electrified transport. SECTION III. ELECTRICITY AND THE GRID. Microgrids’ role in grid decarbonization. Storage of fluctuating energy. Lithium ion batteries – future technology development driven by environmental impact. Carbon constrained electricity sector planning with multiple objectives.