Shrikar Chakravarti
Linde

Abstract:

Preparing for Sustainable Glass Production – Technical and Economic Investigation of Hydrogen Supply for Glass Melting

To qualify glass operations to be CO2 – free, clean hydrogen production with low carbon intensity must be used. Two common clean H2 production methods currently under consideration are NG-based steam methane reforming with carbon capture and sequestration (blue H2) as well as electrolysis with renewable power (green H2).
H2 requirements will be determined by multiple factors including furnace size, number of furnaces and cullet rates. Techno-economic assessments for use of clean H2 will be presented. Factors affecting techno-economic feasibility are NG prices and potential for CO2 sequestration and/or CO2 utilization for blue H2 and availability and prices of renewable power for green H2.

Biography:

Shrikar Chakravarti is currently responsible for commercializing new technologies for the glass market. He has been with Linde Inc. for the past 24 years. Prior to his current assignment, Shrikar has served technical / business roles in multiple areas including CO2 Capture from Flue Gases, Six Sigma, Specialty Gases for Electronics, 2^nd Generation Bio-fuels, Gasification, Gas to Liquids, Ceramic Membranes for Syngas & Hydrogen Production. Shrikar is an inventor on 25 US patents. His education background includes B.S from Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay, M.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and Ph. D from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, all in Chemical Engineering.