Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation - RCG2I

• Grant number: 20/15230-5
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Centers in Engineering Program
• Duration: May 01, 2021 - April 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Convênio/Acordo: BG E&P Brasil (Shell Group)
• Principal Investigator: Julio Romano Meneghini
• Grantee: Julio Romano Meneghini
• Host Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Host Companies: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Politécnica (EP); BG E&P Brasil Ltda
• City: Rio de JaneiroSão Paulo
• Partner institutions: UNIDADE NAO MAPEADA
• Pesquisadores principais: Alberto Waingort Setzer ; Bruno Souza Carmo ; Caetano Rodrigues Miranda ; Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri ; Celma de Oliveira Ribeiro ; Colombo Celso Gaeta Tassinari ; Edmilson Moutinho dos Santos ; Elen Aquino Perpetuo ; Elisabete Moreira Assaf ; Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva ; Galo Antonio Carrillo Le Roux ; Glauco Augusto de Paula Caurin ; Gustavo Roque da Silva Assi ; Hamilton Brandão Varela de Albuquerque ; Izabel Fernanda Machado ; Liane Marcia Rossi ; Luiz Augusto Toledo Machado ; Luiz Eduardo Oliveira e Cruz de Aragão ; Marcelo Antunes Nolasco ; Marcelo Martins Seckler ; Maurício Roberto Cherubin ; Oswaldo Luiz Do Valle Costa ; Rafael Silva Oliveira ; Reinaldo Camino Bazito ; Rita Maria de Brito Alves ; Sergio Frascino Muller de Almeida ; Suani Teixeira Coelho
• Associated researchers: Alan James Peixoto Calheiros ; Alberto José Fossa ; Alexandre Salem Szklo ; Ane Auxiliadora Costa Alencar ; Antonio Carlos Bender Burtoloso ; Antonio Garrido Gallego ; Antonio Luiz Pacifico ; Arnaldo Cesar da Silva Walter ; Ataualpa Albert Carmo Braga ; Camila Emilia Kozonoe ; Carlos Gustavo Tornquist ; Carlos Henrique Grohmann de Carvalho ; Cassius Vinicius Stevani ; Celma de Oliveira Ribeiro ; Celso von Randow ; Cimélio Bayer ; Ciro Antonio Rosolem ; Claudio Augusto Oller do Nascimento ; Cristiano Alberto de Andrade ; Daniel de Oliveira Mota ; Daniela Milstein ; Daniela Zanchet ; David Montenegro Lapola ; Dener Márcio da Silva Oliveira ; Diana Cristina Silva de Azevedo ; Diego Mauricio Riano Pachon ; Dominique Mouette ; Douglas Gouvêa ; Lucy Rowland ; Drielli Peyerl ; Edson Antonio Ticianelli ; Eny Iochevet Segal Floh ; Fabio Henrique Barros de Lima ; Fernando Augusto de Noronha Castro Pinto ; Fernando Dini Andreote ; Fernando Luiz Sacomano Filho ; Flavio Leandro de Souza ; Francielle Candian Firmino Marcos ; Germano Tremiliosi Filho ; Glauco Augusto de Paula Caurin ; Guenther Carlos Krieger Filho ; Gustavo Roque da Silva Assi ; Heberton Wender Luiz dos Santos ; Helio Goldenstein ; Hirdan Katarina de Medeiros Costa ; Iberê Luiz Caldas ; Janaina Fernandes Gomes ; Javier Ignácio Toro González ; Jean Pierre Henry Balbaud Ometto ; Jeferson Dieckow ; Joannes Guillemot ; João Luís Nunes Carvalho ; Joaquim Eugênio Abel Seabra ; Joelma Perez ; José Augusto Penteado Aranha ; Jose Fernando Queiruga Rey ; José Luís de Paiva ; Jose Mansur Assaf ; José Reinaldo Silva ; José Roberto Castilho Piqueira ; José Roberto Simões Moreira ; Julia Zanin Shimbo ; Julio Michael Stern ; Jurandir Itizo Yanagihara ; Karen Louise Mascarenhas ; Kazuo Nishimoto ; Leandro Martins ; Liana Oighenstein Anderson ; Luciana Varanda Rizzo ; Lucy Gomes Sant'Anna ; Luiz Carlos Estraviz Rodriguez ; Luiz Eduardo Oliveira e Cruz de Aragão ; Marcelo Menossi Teixeira ; Marcio Augusto Sampaio Pinto ; Marcos Antonio Simplicio Junior ; Marcos de Sales Guerra Tsuzuki ; Marcos Egydio da Silva ; Marcos Silveira Buckeridge ; Maria Anita Mendes ; Martin Schmal ; Maurício Roberto Cherubin ; Moisés Bastos Neto ; Newton La Scala Júnior ; Paulo Eduardo Artaxo Netto ; Paulo Negrais Carneiro Seabra ; Pedro Henrique Santin Brancalion ; Pedro Luiz Pizzigatti Corrêa ; Pedro Miguel Vidinha Gomes ; Pedro Rua Rodriguez Rochedo ; Plínio Barbosa de Camargo ; Rafael dos Santos Gioria ; Rafael Garaffa ; Rafael Silva Oliveira ; Raphael da Silva Alvim ; Régis Rathmann ; Reinaldo Giudici ; Renato Sanches Freire ; Renato Vitalino Gonçalves ; Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues ; Roberto Manuel Torresi ; Rômulo Augusto Ando ; Sergio Brochsztain ; Sigmar Malvezzi ; Stoécio Malta Ferreira Maia ; Susana Inés Córdoba de Torresi ; Thiago de Castro Martins ; Thiago Lopes ; Thiago Luis Felipe Brito ; Vanderley Moacyr John
• Associated grant(s): 22/14275-0 - Exploration the nexus bioeconomy, energy and climate change through waste streams: biomass residues and wastewater, AP.R SPRINT; 22/14049-0 - Multi-user equipment approved in grant 2020/15230-5: PJ C2.2 automated electrolyser testing system, AP.EMU; 22/08723-0 - Effect of electrolyte properties on the electro-oxidation of alcohols on platinum, AP.R; + associated grants 22/02416-9 - Enhancing Hydro-Mechanical Predictions of CO2-Reactive Storage Reservoirs from Geophysical Monitoring (EHMPRES), AP.R; 22/02077-0 - FIV2022 12th International Conference on Flow-Induced Vibration, AR.EXT; 22/00818-2 - SACI_Part 2: advances on smart materials for electrochemical xells operating at Intermediate temperatures, AV.EXT; 22/00529-0 - USP-TAMU collaboration for a sustainable offshore exploration: targeting optimized, energy-efficient, low-carbon and safe operations, AP.R SPRINT; 21/13987-4 - Multi-user equipment approved in grant 20/15230-5: Gas Chromatographer Agilent 8890 GC System Custom - Gas analyzer, AP.EMU - associated grants
• Associated scholarship(s): 22/16581-1 - The role of forests in maintaining ecosystem services and climate regulation in the Brasilian Amazon, BP.DR; 21/04367-2 - Evaluation of photoautotrophic microorganism's potential as feedstock for ethanol production, BP.DR; 22/16763-2 - Use of Synchrotron tomography as strategy to elucidate N2O production pathways in tropical soils, BP.PD; + associated scholarships 23/02601-3 - Photosynthetically active radiation in restoration forests, BP.IC; 22/13531-3 - BIODIVERSIFICATION IN INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS: SOIL HEALTH RESPONSE AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVISION, BP.DR; 23/02647-3 - Advanced characterization of mineralisation reactions in formation rocks from the Rio Bonito formation, BP.PD; 23/02846-6 - Regulatory frameworks for expanding biomass energy use and negative emissions in Brazil, BP.DR; 22/10732-8 - Contributions to the lifetime widening of hierarchical HZSM-5 zeolites in the ETH reaction, BP.PD; 22/10008-8 - Pushing the boundaries of structural design optimization applied to fixed offshore wind turbines, BP.DR; 23/00223-1 - Fabrication of smart labirinth seals by additive manufacturing, BP.TT; 22/10276-2 - Interaction between microbiome and soil organic carbon (SOC) in integrated systems of agricultural production (ISAP), BP.MS; 22/15960-9 - First principles calculations applied to understand catalyst and solvent effects on the conversion of CO2 into C2+ products, BP.PD; 22/14357-7 - Numerical modelling and simulation of membranes for separating gases in supercritical state, BP.IC; 22/07665-7 - Integrated crop-livestock system as a strategy to store and stabilize soil carbon in Brazilian agriculture, BP.PD; 22/09977-6 - Microbiological characterization and ecological implication of inoculants in soils under integrated production systems, BP.DR; 22/11698-8 - The effect of Amazon deforestation on climate and its link to agricultural sustainability, BP.DR; 22/14664-7 - Wood density database, BP.IC; 22/11173-2 - Pincer organometallic complexes in heterogeneous catalysis for organic synthesis and CO2 conversion, BP.DR; 22/05469-6 - Synthesis and characterization of nanocatalysts for CO hydrogenation, kinetics and modeling, BP.DR; 22/09326-5 - Management of pasture and integrated production systems and their effects on soil organic carbon stock and stability, BP.IC; 22/11962-7 - The role of promoters in the catalytic performance of Pt supported on TiO2 in the RWGS (reverse water gas shift reaction), BP.IC; 21/14230-4 - Iron-based layered double hydroxides as multifunctional catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation to light olefins (C2-C4): evaluation the effect of chemical composition and porosity on catalytic performance, BP.PD; 22/10264-4 - In silico selection of sugarcane introns to aid in genome editing, BP.IC; 22/12582-3 - Analysis of the main CO2 trapping mechanisms in the storage process in carbonate reservoirs, BP.DD; 21/11057-0 - Identifying gene co-expression modules with novel transcription factors involved in hemicellulose biosynthesis in C4 grasses, BP.PD; 22/08894-0 - Multiscale modeling of reactive transport and CO2 mineral trapping mechanisms at the Rio Bonito geological formation, BP.PD; 22/10714-0 - Undersea separation of CO2 from natural gas through ionic liquids, BP.PD; 22/09821-6 - Spatially-explicit modeling of the contributions of pasture restoration through integrated systems to carbon sequestration and ecosystem services provision in Brazil, BP.PD; 22/02396-8 - Enhancing crop system models for C and N balances: long-term scenarios to improve sustainable agricultural management practices, BP.PD; 21/11757-1 - Assessment of soil carbon stocks in integrated agricultural systems in Brazil: a geoinformatics approach, BP.PD; 21/13002-8 - Study of the electrooxidation of small organic molecules in saline solutions for the simultaneous valorization of biomass and CO2 mittigation, BP.DR; 22/07539-1 - Design and implementation for a materials database for exploration with data-analytics, BP.TT; 22/07937-7 - Topology optimization method for turbulent flow with application to helical-type labyrinth seals, BP.PD; 21/13899-8 - Effect of promoters and supports on Cu-Mo2P catalyst for the hydrogenation of CO2 into higher alcohols, BP.PD; 22/06710-9 - Deep eutectic solvents for CO2 capture: thermodynamic properties and vibrational spectroscopy, BP.IC; 22/07560-0 - A citizen Science approach to improving public perception of low carbon society, BP.PD; 21/14989-0 - The role of Cerrado agriculture in mitigation of climate change: intensification of agroecosystems and soil carbon balance, BP.DR; 21/12914-3 - Synchrotron X-ray tomography to decipher the mechanisms of carbon stabilization in Brazilian tropical soil, BE.PQ; 22/04893-9 - Quantifying forest fire emissions in Amazonia, BP.PD; 22/06909-0 - Tandem reactions of CO2 reduction and ethane dehydroaromatization, BP.DD; 22/03535-1 - Temporal variability of methane concentrations in the northeast region of Amazonia, and association with land use, BP.IC; 21/13243-5 - Development of catalysts for the direct conversion of CO2 into higher alcohols, BP.DD; 21/07155-6 - High-pressure CO2 separation and conversion processes with ionic liquids: COSMO-SAC evaluation, subsea carbon capture, and RWGS reaction., BP.PD; 22/01829-8 - Validation and calibration of satellite measurements of aerosols and trace gases with surface monitoring stations, BP.PD; 21/13985-1 - Surface modifications of copper electrocatalysts: a strategy to increase selectivity and stability for electro-reduction of carbon dioxide, BP.PD; 21/06158-1 - 3D geological modeling applied to CO2 geological storage in Southeastern Brazil, BP.PD; 21/05930-2 - Design and Assessment of the Strength of Labyrinth Seals via Fluid-Structure Topology Optimization, BP.DR; 21/14337-3 - Effects of land use change and intensification of agroecossystems on organic carbon stocks in Cerrado soils, BP.IC; 22/00536-7 - Undersea separation of CO2 from natural gas through ionic liquids, BP.PD; 22/01655-0 - Fluxes of greenhouse gases in Amazonia combining flux towers and modeling of the land biosphere, BP.PD; 21/13610-8 - Remote sensing of greenhouse gases, air pollutants and aerosols in Amazonia., BP.PD; 21/09630-3 - Electrocatalytic Reform of Lignin in Alkaline media: Study of Kinetics and Mechanisms for Enhanced Hydrogen Production, BP.PD; 21/11332-0 - Effects of CO2 dissolution in electrochemically relevant ionic liquids, BP.IC; 21/04538-1 - Simulation and optimization of a centrifugal compressor of hydrogen in supercritical conditions, BP.DD; 21/06327-8 - Electro-catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide for compounds C2+ utilizing ionic liquids, BP.DD; 21/12954-5 - Greenhouse gases in Amazonia: integration of data from different observational platforms, and investigation of relationships with environmental factors, BP.PD; 21/12037-2 - Topological optimization method considering compressible turbulent flow and fluid-structure interaction in the design of labyrinth seals, BP.DD; 21/06549-0 - Preparation of industrially important isocyanates and polyols from CO2 and molecular platforms obtained from biomass and their use in the synthesis of polyurethanes, BP.DR; 21/08007-0 - Study of CO2 plasmon-assisted electroreduction over Cu2O-Au nanostructures towards C2 compounds synthesis, BP.DD; 21/10919-8 - Design and fabrication of microfluidic devices for thermal and electrochemical CO2 processing, BP.PD; 21/05167-7 - Organic matter quality and carbon in the soil in a maize-forage intercropping system under nitrogen fertilization, BP.DD; 21/09489-9 - Microkinetic study of the electro-oxidation of biofuel-related molecules for the production of hydrogen and electricity, BP.DD; 19/25701-8 - The influence of land use and land cover on fine particulate matter (PM2.5µm) emissions from fire in Amazonia and Cerrado biomes integrating modelling and remote sensing, BP.PD - associated scholarships

Abstract

The FAPESP - Shell Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation aims to be a world-class Centre for advanced studies with a focus on innovation towards sustainability and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. The Centre complements Fapesp's experiences in supporting high-level scientific research and technology development towards these fields. It aims to establish a world-class Centre with research investigations, innovation and dissemination of knowledge to contribute worldwide with solutions for the most significant challenge humankind is facing in the 21st Century: Climate Change. In this venture, the Centre has five distinct, but complementary, research Programmes: Nature-based Solutions (NBS), Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU), Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and Advocacy. The Centre brings together a technical and scientific team that has been involved, along the past years, with problems in the energy and environmental areas, proposing partial solutions in conjunction with one of the cited Programmes. The Centre intends to integrate this effort, exploring the distinct focuses complementarily; to give answers and provide innovative solutions, accordingly to the better possible planning, to the matters raised by the existing engineering problems, economic policies and social impacts associated to the emission of greenhouse gases and environment. The integration of these five themes and all knowledge and innovation generated in such Centre will directly support Brazil to achieve the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through Research & Innovation. The Centre will serve to unleash the Brazilian potential to a sustainable energy transition, targeting an increase of well below 2°C in the global scenario of climate change. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

AMARAL, RODRIGO DE LIMA; ANDREGHETTO BORTOLIN, VITOR AUGUSTO; HARRY DINIZ LEMOS, BERNARDO LUIZ; MAZZETO, MARCELO; CESTARI, IDAGENE APARECIDA; MENEGHINI, JULIO ROMANO. A novel method based on the Otsu threshold for instantaneous elimination of light reflection in PIV images. MEASUREMENT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, v. 33, n. 2, FEB 2022. (12/50283-6, 20/15230-5, 14/50279-4)

OKABAYASHI MIYAJI, RENATO; VALENCIA DE ALMEIDA, FELIPE; DE OLIVEIRA BAUER, LUCAS; MADUREIRA FERRARI, VICTOR; PIZZIGATTI CORREA, PEDRO LUIZ; VARANDA RIZZO, LUCIANA; PRAKASH, GIRI. Spatial Interpolation of Air Pollutant and Meteorological Variables in Central Amazonia. DATA, v. 6, n. 12, DEC 2021. (20/15230-5)

OKUBO, CARLOS M.; SA, LUIS F. N.; KIYONO, CESAR Y.; SILVA, EMILIO C. N.. A discrete adjoint approach based on finite differences applied to topology optimization of flow problems. COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING, v. 389, FEB 1 2022. (14/50279-4, 20/15230-5, 19/04596-1)

DE OLIVEIRA, DANIELE COSTA; DA SILVA OLIVEIRA, DENER MARCIO; ALVES DE FREITAS, RITA DE CASSIA; BARRETO, MATHEUS SAMPAIO; MUNHOZ DE ALMEIDA, RODRIGO ESTEVAM; BATISTA, RAFAEL BUTKE; PELLEGRINO CERRI, CARLOS EDUARDO. Depth assessed and up-scaling of single case studies might overestimate the role of C sequestration by pastures in the commitments of Brazil's low-carbon agriculture plan. CARBON MANAGEMENT, v. 12, n. 5, SEP 2021. (14/21273-8, 20/15230-5, 14/50279-4)

SA, LUIS F. N.; OKUBO, JR., CARLOS M.; SA, ANDRE N.; SILVA, EMILIO C. N.. Continuous boundary condition propagation model for topology optimization. STRUCTURAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION, v. 65, n. 1, JAN 2022. (14/50279-4, 20/15230-5)

MOTA-LIMA, ANDRESSA; ALCANTARA, MURILO LEITE; PEREZ-SANZ, FERNANDO J.; BAZITO, REINALDO C.; VIDINHA, PEDRO; ALVES, RITA M. B.; NASCIMENTO, CLAUDIO A. OLLER. Review-High-Pressure Carbon Dioxide Separation Using Ionic Liquids: A CO2-Electrocatalysis Perspective. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, v. 168, n. 8, AUG 1 2021. (20/15230-5, 14/50279-4)

MARCON, RODRIGO DE OLIVEIRA; BONVENT, JEAN-JACQUES; BROCHSZTAIN, SERGIO. Stabilization of free radicals in layer-by-layer nanoarchitectures containing multiple arylenediimides. DYES AND PIGMENTS, v. 198, FEB 2022. (20/15230-5, 16/05496-2)

DE OLIVEIRA, M. G.; MELLE, G. B.; ROMANO, R. L.; VARELA, H.. he Impact of Water Concentration on the Electro-Oxidation of Formic Acid on Platinu. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, v. 169, n. 2, FEB 1 2022. (18/23942-5, 20/15230-5, 19/22183-6, 20/03519-0, 21/09489-9)

ISRAEL LACERDA DE ARAUJO; HIRDAN KATARINA DE MEDEIROS COSTA; ZEN MAKUCH. Mudanças climáticas e a contribuição da tecnologia de CCS para os desafios da mitigação do clima. Ambiente & Sociedade, v. 25, 2022-07-15. (20/15230-5, 14/50279-4)

DENER MÁRCIO DA SILVA OLIVEIRA; ROSE LUIZA MORAES TAVARES; ARCÂNGELO LOSS; BEATA EMOKE MADARI; CARLOS EDUARDO PELLEGRINO CERRI; BRUNO JOSE RODRIGUES ALVES; MARCOS GERVASIO PEREIRA; MAURÍCIO ROBERTO CHERUBIN. Climate-smart agriculture and soil C sequestration in Brazilian Cerrado: a systematic review. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, v. 47, 2023-03-20. (20/15230-5, 14/50279-4)

DAMASCENO, DANIELA A.; MIRANDA, CAETANO R.. The role of topological defects on the mechanical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes. PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE, v. 102, n. 3, OCT 2021. (20/01558-9, 14/50279-4, 20/15230-5)

DE OLIVEIRA, A. M.; COSTA, V, O. L.; GABRIEL, G. W.. Robust static output feedback control for hidden Markov jump linear systems. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE, NOV 2021. (14/50851-0, 20/15230-5)