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Abstract: Achieving carbon circularity and net zero emissions requires a comprehensive understanding of emissions and re-valorization of waste carbon, while keeping fossil carbon underground. Environmental engineers are uniquely positioned to lead sustainable carbon management as the "circular carbon engineers". For example, modern wastewater treatment is evolving from "removal-centered" to a "recovery-oriented" approach, and the increasing availability of low-cost renewable electricity presents new opportunities to convert "electrons to molecules". This presentation will highlight recent efforts to address knowledge gaps in the complex GHG emission profiles of the wastewater sector, utilizing both field studies and data science methods. It will also discuss technologies for electrifying treatment processes, co-valorizing wastewater and CO2, performing electrolysis of impaired water, and producing commodity chemicals using electroactive membranes.
Bio: Dr. Zhiyong Jason Ren (https://ren.princeton.edu) is a professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University. He leads the Princeton Water & Energy Technologies (WET) Lab with research focusing on water sector decarbonization and digitalization. His group uses electrochemistry, microbiology, and data science tools to gain insights into the fundamental determining factors, and they develop models and technologies for resource recovery during environmental and chemical processes. Dr. Ren has received numerous recognitions including the Walter J. Weber, Jr. AEESP Frontier in Research Award (2024), the Paul L. Busch Award (2021), and Walter L. Huber Research Prize (2020). He is a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry and International Water Association. He is an Associate Editor for Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) and ES&T Letters. Ren received his Ph.D. in environmental engineering from Penn State University.
TIME Friday November 1, 2024 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
LOCATION A230, Technological Institute map it
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CONTACT Andrew Liguori andrew.liguori@northwestern.edu
CALENDAR McCormick - Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)