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Liyu Li

Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Projects

Hygrogen adsorption/release study of selected chemical hydrides

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liyu Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
To explore new, high capacity hydrogen storage materials, hydrogen adsorption and desorption behavior of selected chemical hydrides will be studied. Temperature effect on the absorption/desorption…

Sulfur absorbents for emission control

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liyu Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
The objective of this research is to develop basic understandings for high capacity sulfur absorbents for emission control/

Hydrogen storage of chemical hydrides

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liyu Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
Study the hydrogen storage capability of some chemical hydrides, including NH3-BH3 doped materials, and NaLiH4 doped materials. The study will be carried out using the RXM-100 system, to measure…

New materials as sulfur absorbents

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liyu Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
There are several important environmental problems in the world. One of them is acid rain caused by SOx and NOx in combustion waste gases from thermal power plants, factories, and on-road vehicles,…

IE-911 low-temperature thermal stability

Lead Institution
Caterpillar, Inc.
Principal Investigator
Mari Balmer-Millar
Project type
Exploratory Research
An inorganic ion exchanger based on crystalline silicotitanate (CST), IE-911, is currently being considered for Cs separation at the Savannah River Site. While the performance of this ion exchanger…

Deep Desulphurization of Hot Coal Gas for Production of Liquid Fuels

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liyu Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
The production of liquid fuel from coal via gasification and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is one of the few feasible strategies for improving the nation's energy security. The energy efficiency of…

Deep Desulphurization of Hot Coal Gas for Production of Liquid Fuels

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liyu Li
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
The production of liquid fuel from coal via gasification and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is one of the few feasible strategies for improving the nation's energy security. The energy efficiency of…

Electrochemical Storage of Hydrogen in Modified Carbon Nanotubes

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liyu Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
Strategy: Boron has one less electron than carbon. When carbon in the CNTs is substituted by boron, the electron density of the CNTs will decrease (this will strongly modifies the properties of the…

Overall warm syngas cleanup

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liyu Li
Project type
Exploratory Research
Gasification of biomass to syngas followed by catalytic synthesis of hydrocarbons or oxygenates provides a feasible strategy to meet the increasing demand for transportation fuels. This syngas has…

Overall cleanup of warm syngas

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liyu Li
Project type
Limited Scope
Gasification of biomass to syngas followed by catalytic synthesis of hydrocarbons or oxygenates provides a feasible strategy to meet the increasing demand for transportation fuels. This syngas has…

Overall warn syngas cleanup

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Liyu Li
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Gasification of biomass to syngas followed by catalytic synthesis of hydrocarbons or oxygenates provides a feasible strategy to meet the increasing demand for transportation fuels. This syngas has…