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RUSS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Electrochemical Pathways for Sustainable Manufacturing (EPSuM)
Advisory Board Meeting
February 11, 2015
RUSS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYCenter for Electrochemical Engineering ResearchCenter for Electrochemical Engineering Research
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Industry Workshop – December 16, 2014Goal: Build upon industry needs identification from prior work
Method• Several case studies on innovation, sustainability, EC technology
development• Breakout groups for ideation/brainstorm process:
– Water Management– Energy Efficiency/Renewable Feedstocks– Carbon-based Materials/Products
Results• Over 120 areas of need identified• Also identified technical challenges, both global and application-area
specific
RUSS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYCenter for Electrochemical Engineering ResearchCenter for Electrochemical Engineering Research
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Industry Workshop – December 16, 2014Global challenges
• Will need to be sensitive to prior/current NIST work• Will need to examine life-cycle analysis of processes and products• Consideration of scaling to commercial entry• Main driver must be market need• Must overcome lack of EC technology awareness and confidence• Cost competitiveness of EC approaches
RUSS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYCenter for Electrochemical Engineering ResearchCenter for Electrochemical Engineering Research
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Post Industry Workshop Activity
• Eliminate those ideas that are outside scope – Sustainable manufacture of chemicals and allied products (NAICS 325, SIC 28)
• Separate industry needs from enabling technology– Industry needs – market driven opportunities– Enabling technology – improvements to EC processing (equipment, materials, etc.)
that reduce cost, improve efficiency. Technology push
RUSS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYCenter for Electrochemical Engineering Research
Post Industry Workshop Activity• Grouping of remaining industry need ideas
– Separation (electrowinning) of organic and inorganic materials from wastewaters and/or by-product liquids in chemical manufacturing for material recovery, re-cycle, or use by others.
– Separations (electrowinning) of organic and inorganic materials from wastewaters and/or by-product liquids in non-chemical manufacturing operations for purpose of resource recovery and feedstock replacement.
– Separation of chemical streams to reduce resource requirement– Selective organic reduction– Polymer depolymerization– Water electrolysis– Electrochemical synthesis of materials from renewable and incumbent feedstocks for
use in end products– Recovery of spent/unused chemicals by downstream users or consumers– Separation of carbon nanotubes– Modification of hydrocarbons– Other opportunities
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RUSS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYCenter for Electrochemical Engineering Research
Post Industry Workshop Activity
• Evaluate each group based on evaluation criteria:– Potential industry impact
• Breadth – number of companies • Magnitude – aggregate financial impact
– Technical reach – measurement of technical risk– Time horizon to market readiness – near, mid, far– Potential as “platform” technology– Is it “precompetitive” – will we obtain industry collaboration– Potential to be a “game changer”
• Identify “subjective” favorites – which opportunities are of greatest interest intuitively
• Survey instrument currently out to Advisory Board
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RUSS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYCenter for Electrochemical Engineering Research
Post Industry Workshop Activity
• Evaluate enabling technology:– Potential industry impact
• Breadth – number of companies – Technical reach – measurement of technical risk– Time horizon to market readiness – near, mid, far– Is it “precompetitive” – will we obtain industry collaboration– Potential to be a “game changer”
• Survey instrument currently out to Advisory Board
• Results will inform content of second Industry Workshop
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