Engine Becomes a Chemical Reactor
Engine Becomes a Chemical Reactor
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have repurposed an automobile engine to convert otherwise leaked methane into liquid fuels.
Methane serves as the feed gas, introduced into the internal combustion engine-based chemical reactor. The engine is operated fuel rich in order to generate carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2), as well as power, instead of burning the methane to completion, which would make carbon dioxide and water.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have repurposed an automobile engine to convert otherwise leaked methane into liquid fuels.
Ben H. Thacker, Ph.D., P.E., Director, Materials Engineering Department, Southwest Research Institute, brings over 25 years of expertise in computational mechanics, structural reliability, and computer methods development.
Albert J. Moore Jr. is a Principle of NAVSEA/ Marion Testing & Inspection, which has provided welding and NDT consulting services since 1989. Albert’s qualifications include certification as an AWS Senior Certified Welding Inspector with six endorsements.
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