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Sequestration
and Bioconversion of CO2 to Methane--MECOM,
Inc.,
12 Woodway Oaks Lane
Mr.
Andrew R. Scott, Principal Investigator, Andrew@altuda.com
Mr.
Joe Guyer, Business Official, Guyer997@aol.com
DOE Grant No. DE-FG03-02ER86158
Amount: $99,334
Research Institution
Southeastern
Louisiana
University
Hammond,
It
is important to reduce the quantity of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, being
discharged into the atmosphere. This project seeks to eliminate carbon dioxide
discharges by injecting the carbon dioxide into geologic reservoirs (coal beds).
There, the carbon dioxide will be bioconverted into methane by microorganisms
that are either indigenous or added to the coal formation along with other
essential nutrients. Not only will
the discharge of carbon dioxide be reduced but also a value added product,
methane, will be produced from the conversion of a "dirty" fuel (coal)
into a "clean" fuel (methane). Phase I will be directed toward (1) characterizing and
determining the nutritional needs of microflora indigenous to a coal bed and (2)
evaluating geological basins for further research.
Commercial
Applications and Other Benefits
as described by the awardee: Injecting
carbon dioxide into coal beds and using microorganisms to convert the carbon
dioxide and some of the coal to methane should reduce CO2 levels and provide a value-added
product.