Arizona State and EPIXC joint projects aimed at reducing CO2 emissions
Industrial operations in the U.S. are emitting about 30 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions that are contributing to harmful amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Among efforts to help decarbonize the nation’s industries are those of the Electrified Processes for Industry Without Carbon, or EPIXC, project directed by Professor Sridhar Seetharaman, the Fulton Schools vice dean for research and innovation. In this interview, he discusses projects involving ASU researchers working jointly with experts at three other universities to decarbonize cement, steel and iron to achieve significant greenhouse gas reductions. Seetharama is also a faculy member in the in the School of Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, part of the Fulton Schools.