The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $446,157 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the California State University Long Beach Research Foundation. The funding supports research to control the reduction process of copper oxide (CuO), a common oxygen carrier in chemical looping combustion technologies for clean energy and carbon capture. The project aims to use self-sustaining "dust flames" to manipulate the time-temperature history and resulting structure of CuO particles to overcome agglomeration and attrition issues that limit chemical looping combustion performance. The research will combine experimental studies, computational modeling, and workforce development activities to advance this approach and accelerate the commercialization of chemical looping technologies for power generation with reduced environmental impact. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.
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