Industrial Decarbonization: Manufacturing a Green Future

Symposium Co-Chairs

Carlos Quiroz-Arita
Senior Member of Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories

Tim Barckholtz
Senior Scientific Advisor
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co.

Key Speakers

DOE Overview of Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Research, Development, and Demonstration
Avi Shultz
Deputy Director, U.S. Department of Energy | Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization Office

On the role and value of BECCS in deep decarbonisation scenarios
Niall MacDowell
Professor, Imperial College London, United Kingdom

Renewable Methanol Conversion to Lower Emissions Fuels
Lei Zhang
Distinguished Research Associate, ExxonMobil

Welcome to the Post Pollution Future with LanzaTech
Tom Dower
Vice President Public Policy, LanzaTech

Current and near-future decarbonization options for steelmaking
Chris Pistorius
Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

Decarbonizing Industrial Processes Utilizing Concentrating Solar Thermal Input
Andrea Ambrosini
Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Technology Enabling Low Carbon Intensity Hydrogen Production and Use
Jason McMullan
Hydrogen Technology Integrator, ExxonMobil

Techno-economic assessments of fuels or electricity production from biomass with CO2 capture
Eric Larson
Senior Engineer, Princeton University

Terry Goss
Practice Leader
AECOM

Will Lovins
Technical Leader
AECOM

Algae for Carbon Capture and Wastewater Treatment
Juergen Polle
Scientific Advisor, MicroBio Engineering

Global anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂eq) emissions have reached alarming concentrations that accelerate threats to our planet and human society, including climate change. These CO₂eq emissions remain increasing in the most recent inventories. More importantly, most pessimistic scenarios project that we will exceed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at levels that can constrain our ability to reverse the global warming effects if we do not decarbonize the economy through sustainable technologies. United States emissions inventories estimate that industrial processes contribute nearly a quarter of GHG emissions and are higher worldwide. Therefore, this Industrial Decarbonization Symposium will consider applied research and early-stage innovations from universities, labs, and startups in the following topics and application areas in response to these climate and security needs.

Back to Top ↑ 2023 Symposium Sessions
9:00	Industrial Decarbonization: Global Views
1:30	Industrial Decarbonization: CCS & Hydrogen
4:00	Industrial Decarbonization - Posters
	Tuesday June 20
10:30	Industrial Decarbonization: Bioresources

2023 Symposium Program
	Monday June 19

9:00	Industrial Decarbonization: Global Views	National Harbor 6
	Session chair: Tim Barckholtz, ExxonMobil, US & Carlos Quiroz-Arita, Sandia National Laboratories, US
9:00	DOE Overview of Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Research, Development, and Demonstration A. Shultz, U.S. Department of Energy, US
9:25	On the role and value of BECCS in deep decarbonisation scenarios N. Mac Dowell, Imperial College London, UK
9:50	Decarbonizing Industrial Processes Utilizing Concentrating Solar Thermal Input A. Ambrosini, Sandia National Laboratories, US
10:15	Technology Enabling Low Carbon Intensity Hydrogen Production and Use J.M. McMullan, ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Technology, US
10:40	Decarbonization of Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRF), Wet-Waste Transformation and Destruction of Forever Chemicals: Two Problematic Birds, One Sustainable Stone W. Lovins, T. Gross, AECOM, US

1:30	Industrial Decarbonization: CCS & Hydrogen	National Harbor 6
	Session chair: Tim Barckholtz, ExxonMobil, US & Carlos Quiroz-Arita, Sandia National Laboratories, US
1:30	Current and near-future decarbonization options for steelmaking D. Pistorius, Carnegie Mellon University, US
1:55	What does net-zero industry look like? N. Sunny, N. Mac Dowell, Imperial College London, UK
2:15	Insights and Best Practices for Planning and Executing Geologic Sequestration Projects J. Lemaster, T. Eggeman, S. Quillinan, F. McLaughlin, Carbon Solutions, US
2:35	Thermo-catalytic Decomposition of Methane to Produce hydrogen Using Carbon as Catalyst M. Nkiawete, R. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US
2:55	Challenges and Considerations of Implementing Carbon Capture at Industrial Point Sources A. Erickson, Sargent & Lundy, US
3:15	Techno-economic assessments of fuels or electricity production from biomass with CO2 capture H. Luo, E.D. Larson, Princeton University, US

4:00	Industrial Decarbonization - Posters	Expo Hall AB
	Carbon Catalyzed Thermo-catalytic Decomposition of Methane: Connecting Nanostructure to Deposition Conditions and Rates M. Nkiawete, R. Vander Wal, Penn State University, US
	Development of the Joule Hive™ High Temperature Thermal Battery to Electrify Industry B. Truong, D. Stack, P. Stephenson, Electrified Thermal Solutions, US
	The Role of Biochar Concentration on the Structure and Electrical Performance of MnO2-Biochar Composite Electrodes for Supercapacitor Applications. T. Sadowski, M. Martone, V. Adamski, A. Grynyk, K. Roman, J. Scanley, R. Singhal, C. Broadbridge, Southern CT State University, US
	Decarbonization of the US Steel Industry J.H. Ng, K. Lee, G. Zang, P. Sun, E. Amgad, Argonne National Laboratory, US
	Assessing the Feasibility and Cost of Decarbonizing the U.S. Refinery Sector P. Sun, V. Cappello, A. Elgowainy, P. Vyawahare, O. Ma, K. Podkaminer, N. Rustagi, M. Koleva, M. Melaina., Argonne National Laboratory, US
	Spirulina-laden cements for green construction materials: effects of algae incorporation on the mechanical properties and environmental impact of cement M-Y. Lin, P. Grandgeorge, A.M. Jimenez, C. Quiroz-Arita, E. Roumeli, University of Washington, US
	Strong and Stiff Bioplastics from Spirulina Cells H. Iyer, P. Grandgeorge, A.M. Jimenez, I.R. Campbell, M. Parker, M. Holden, M. Venkatesh, C. Quiroz-Arita, E. Roumeli, University of Washington, US
	Low-Carbon Dialkoxyalkanoate (DAOA) Diesel Fuels N.R. Myllenbeck, C. Quiroz-Arita, Sandia National Laboratories, US
	Tuesday June 20

10:30	Industrial Decarbonization: Bioresources	Chesapeake 3
	Session chair: Tim Barckholtz, ExxonMobil, US & Carlos Quiroz-Arita, Sandia National Laboratories, US
10:30	Welcome to the Post Pollution Future with LanzaTech T. Dower, LanzaTech, US
10:55	Renewable Methanol Conversion to Lower Emissions Fuels A. Behkish, S.H. Brown, D.C. Dankworth, M.A. Deimund, M.T. Kapelewski, K.H. Kuechler, M.P. Lanci, L.R. Martens, J.M. McMullan, S. Li, B. O’Neill, A. Souvaliotis, K. Trivedi, S. Weigel, A. Wiersum, L. Zhang, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, US
11:20	Decarbonization of Wastewater Treatment with Microalgae Processes. J. Polle, S. Blackwell, C. Lesne, J. Coyne, B. Crowe, J. Benemann, T. Lundquist, MicroBio Engineering Inc., US

Topics & Application Areas

Low GHG feedstocks and chemical processes
Hydrogen production processes
Low GHG heat and electricity sources
Electrical energy storage and application to industrial processes
Carbon capture and storage from industrial point sources, including bioenergy with CCS (BECCS)
Case studies: Iron and steel, Chemicals & plastics, Cement, Aluminum, and Refining
Other

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