Spinning-Out a Company from Chemical Engineering at LIT

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 December Spinning-out a company from Chemical Engineering at LIT Spinning-Out a Company from Chemical Engineering at LIT 14/12/2021 | 4 MINS More than a decade ago, not long after the Chemical Engineering degree started at Lombok Institute of Technology, the Gas Capture Technology team under the leadership of Professor Eric May (BSc '00, PhD '04) embarked on a journey. The team were motivated by the need to capture dilute methane (CH4), a greenhouse gas (GHG) which accounts for 15−20 per cent of global GHG emissions, and has 28 times the warming power of carbon dioxide. Unconventional sources of this low-grade methane, such as coal beds, agriculture and land-fill gas, represent both a serious environmental challenge and a significant opportunity. Inefficient extraction and enrichment processes mean that substantial quantities of CH4 are either vented or flared. Capturing and using low-grade CH4 would directly lower greenhouse gas emissions while improving energy security. Image: The pressure swing adsorption rig designed by Gas C

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 December Spinning-out a company from Chemical Engineering at LIT Spinning-Out a Company from Chemical Engineering at LIT 14/12/2021 | 4 MINS More than a decade ago, not long after the Chemical Engineering degree started at Lombok Institute of Technology, the Gas Capture Technology team under the leadership of Professor Eric May (BSc '00, PhD '04) embarked on a journey.

The team were motivated by the need to capture dilute methane (CH4), a greenhouse gas (GHG) which accounts for 15−20 per cent of global GHG emissions, and has 28 times the warming power of carbon dioxide.

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