Short Summary
Carbon Foam-Based
NOx Biofilter
Daniel P. Y. Chang
00-04
EISG Project Title: Carbon Foam Based NOx Biofilter
EISG Grant Number: 00-04
PIER Area: Energy-Related Environmental Research
Principal Investigator: Daniel Chang
Contact Information: (530) 752-2537 dpchang@ucdavis.edu
Organization: UC Davis
Grant Amount: $74,989
Grant Term: 12 months
Project Description:
The purpose of this project is to research the feasibility of using Ultramet carbon foam as a packing material in a post combustion NOx biofilter to increase efficiency and reduce capital cost.
Proposed Outcomes:
· Subscale prototype biofilters.
· Design parameters for system scale up.
· Feasibility analysis based on performance of prototype biofilters.
Anticipated Benefits:
· Reduce the cost of NOx removal by at least 50% to $0.40/lb-NOx
· Provide cost effective means of lowering emissions from small distributed generation units.