Posted by Daniel Gleeson on 2nd August 2024
Mining3 and Low Emission Know-how Australia (LETA) have commenced a mission that, they are saying, will discover the potential of rising catalytic expertise to scale back methane emissions from Australian mine websites, marking a step ahead in sustainable useful resource extraction.
Methane is a greenhouse fuel emitted from industries together with agriculture, pure fuel and mining. Methane has a worldwide warming potential that’s 28 occasions stronger than carbon dioxide, in line with studies. The event and deployment of recent applied sciences to mitigate methane emissions is an important element of Australia’s journey to internet zero.
The Catalytic VAM Abatement Commercialisation Challenge will, the organisations say, consider a expertise known as catalytic oxidation which has the potential to function at concentrations and temperatures beneath these required by different expertise. The mission goals to evaluate the suitability of catalytic oxidation expertise for secure deployment at scale in Australia.
Section one is an 18-month mission to guage promising catalysts by complete testing protocols. This method goals to supply useful insights into catalyst efficiency below numerous circumstances, supporting knowledgeable determination making for future commercialisation efforts. In parallel to testing, section one can even assess and counsel a commercialisation roadmap together with appropriate pilot designs for subsequent phases.
Dr Neville Plint, Chief Govt Officer at Mining3, stated: “This mission demonstrates Mining3’s dedication to fast deployment of modern expertise that addresses the sustainability wants of the mining trade in Australia.”
Dr Adrian Seyfaee, Program Director Scale Up and Commercialisation at Mining3, added: “Catalytic VAM abatement expertise has the potential to considerably scale back emissions from Australia’s underground coal mines, an trade that many Australian communities depend on.”
Mark McCallum, Chief Govt Officer of LETA, stated: “Mitigating methane emissions from mine websites is a vital aim that LETA has been supporting for greater than a decade. Catalytic VAM abatement expertise is a promising discipline and we’re excited to collaborate with trade colleagues on this mission.”
