Canada Research Chair in Process Intensification for Advanced Catalysts and Sustainable Energy
Our society’s growing use of energy is generating quantities of greenhouse gases (GHGs) at a level that is not sustainable. Although scientists have studied how to capture and convert these gases into value-added products, current conversion technologies aren’t always energy efficient and often suffer from other technical challenges.
As Canada Research Chair in Process Intensification for Advanced Catalysts and Sustainable Energy, Professor Ines Esma Achouri is developing techniques to reduce GHGs and increase the energy efficiency of conversion technologies. Using a multidisciplinary approach, she and her research team are designing multifunctional catalysts from waste and sustainable source materials and using hybrid reactors to produce renewable energy vectors. They are also developing innovative techniques to produce materials and renewable energy using alternative energy sources.
Main Objective of the Research Program
Intensify catalyst conversion processes by using high energy efficiency techniques.
Chairholder
Inès Esma Achouri
Profile
Inès Esma Achouri is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biotechnological Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering.
Fields of expertise and research
Process intensification, Nonthermal plasma, GHG conversion, Catalytic reactor
Research Relevance
The research program supports global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Funding
- Canada Research Chairs Program
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Additional Information
- Tier 2 Chair - 2021-04-01