ENRTF ID: 206-EH

Project Title: Cellulosic Carbon Fiber-Intensified Capture and Biodegradation of Airborne VOCs

Category: H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding
Sub-Category: E. Air Quality, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy

Summary: The overall goal of the project is to explore a nano carbon-assisted VOC capture and biodegradation strategy, taking advantages of our recently discovered electrically-switchable adsorption/desorption behaviors of VOCs.

Total Project Budget: $ 189,000
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2022 (2 yrs)

Name: Ping Wang
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN
Department: Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
ddress: 2004 Folwell Ave.
St. Paul MN 55108
Telephone Number: (612) 624-4792
Email ping@umn.edu

Location: Statewide

Alternate Text for Visual: Proposed VOC Capture and Biodegradation Reactor Set Up