Energy
One of the major challenges for coal-fired power is reducing its impact on the environment by developing ways to separate CO2 from other gases produced in the power generation process and ensuring it is not released into the atmosphere.
Prof John Zhu
The common objective of energy research at UQ Chemical Engineering is to harness fundamental technological and scientific research to facilitate the transition towards a sustainable energy economy. Our aims are to improve fuel handling, fuel conversion and combustion methods, to increase energy conversion efficiency and minimise pollution and safety hazards in processes involving power generation and energy supply. Research at UQ Chemical Engineering focuses on hydrogen, solar, clean coal, biofuel, unconventional gas and energy storage.
Key Research Areas
- Biofuel/Biogas - Professor Bill Clarke, Professor Paul Lant, Associate Professor Steven Pratt, Associate Professor Liu Ye
- Carbon Materials - Associate Professor Tom Rufford, Professor George Zhao, Professor John Zhu, Professor Suresh Bhatia
- Clean and sustainable energy technologies - Associate Professor Simon Smart, Professor Lianzhou Wang, Professor Peta Ashworth
- Coal - Professor Anh Nguyen, Emeritus Professor Victor Rudolph, Associate Professor Karen Steel, Dr Zhenjiang You
- Natural Gas - Emeritus Professor Victor Rudolph, Associate Professor Karen Steel, Associate Professor Tom Rufford, Dr Zhenjiang You
- Energy storage - Professor Suresh Bhatia, Professor Lianzhou Wang, Professor George Zhao
- Fuel cells - Professor John Zhu
- Geothermal - Emeritus Professor Victor Rudolph
- Liquified Natural Gas Production