Project Type: Applied Research
Research Goal: The objective is to identify, characterize and model the lithological units of the Rio Bonito Formation of the Paraná Sedimentary Basin as geological reservoirs of CO2, with the capacity to store quantities compatible with the quantities emitted by ethanol plants in the State of São Paulo and neighboring areas, aiming to achieve negative CO2 emissions. Investigation of CO2-mineralization-processes, combining molecular simulations, computational fluid dynamics and experimental tests.
Partnership and financing: Shell Brasil
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the RCGI – Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (23.1.8493.1.9), hosted by the University of São Paulo (USP) and sponsored by FAPESP – São Paulo Research Foundation (2020/15230-5) and Shell Brasil, as well as the strategic importance of the support given by ANP (Brazil’s National Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency) through the R&DI levy regulation.
Area: Biofuel.
Theme: Bioethanol.
Subtopic: Bioethanol Production.