Keeling Curve

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Project Summary / Description:

Pakistan is detained in an intense energy crisis. This energy crisis calls for the fact that Pakistan must utilize local resources to generate electrical energy. However, given that the Pakistan holds huge estimated reserves of coal in Thar, which can contribute to future energy for our nation. The Thar coal utilization needed the widespread execution of CO2 capture as well as on-site and off-site energy storage technologies at the power plants facilities. Hydrogen generation from coal by gasification route to utilize coal in a clean is a key challenge.
In this regard, development of material with high gas adsorption capacities is very critical. This project will deal with this challenge by developing new generation materials based on Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) derived sorbent for dual purpose of CO2 capture. In last decade, MOF are reported as highly porous and crystalline materials with many potential applications in energy sector.

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Removes/stores GHGs (e.g., projects that capture, sequester, or otherwise enhance the "sinks" that accumulate and store GHGs)

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Pakistan is detained in an intense energy crisis which is deeply connected with its volatile security situation and floundering economy. Over the past few years, this energy crisis has cost the Pakistan up to 4% of GDP. Closure of hundreds of factories, paralyzing the production and flaming the unemployment, are other worse effects of energy crisis. All these factors had made energy shortage one of Pakistan‚ most critical challenges. So, this energy crisis calls for the fact that Pakistan must utilize its own resources like Thar coal for energy production, which requires the clean coal technologies. CO2 capture and hydrogen are the most important clean coal technologies. MOF based sorbent development for CO2 capture will increase the possibilities for utilization of our Thar coal in a clean way.

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USPCAS-E NUST is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to synthesize, characterize and test metal organic frameworks materials for CO2 capture application. We already completed 3 MS and 1 PhD research thesis on MOF materials for CO2 capture and published many research articles in reputed journals.
Overall NUST University is well organized and high ranked university to execute projects. ORIC at NUST is well equipped with trained human resource to help researchers and faculty for projects.