Project Category: Chemical
About our project
With the growing population of Canada, the need for a more efficient method of waste management and environmental management is evident. Our company, BTS, has designed a method to convert 100 tons a day of forestry and agricultural waste to BTX or aromatic compounds, which are used in the manufacture of nylons, polystyrenes and resins. This project has the benefits of a waste management method, as well as an alternative production process for a compound that usually relies on the usage of fossil fuels.
This project consists of the catalytic steam gasification of organic waste, with all auxiliary equipment including purification, sulfur recovery and water gas shift reactors included in this design. Upon completing an economic assessment, it is seen that although there is great benefit to the usage of this design, the economics of this project deem it infeasible until further optimizations are conducted.
Meet our team members
Process Overview
Details about our design
HOW OUR DESIGN ADDRESSES PRACTICAL ISSUES
WHAT MAKES OUR DESIGN INNOVATIVE
WHAT MAKES OUR SOLUTION EFFECTIVE
HOW WE VALIDATED OUR DESIGN SOLUTION
FEASIBILITY OF OUR DESIGN SOLUTION
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Partners and mentors
We would like to thank our supervisor Dr. Hua Song for his exceptional guidance throughout the duration of this project. We would also like to thank the capstone course coordinator Dr. Hector De la Hoz Siegler for his support and invaluable feedback. Moreover, we would also like to thank Dr. Michael Foley for his phenomenal teaching which played an important part in the completion of this project.
Process Flow Diagrams
