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Show BYU RECEIVES GRANT-STUDIES TAR SANDS Researchers at BYU's coal combustion laboratory may soon be burning pulverized pulver-ized oil shale, tar sands or even garbage in the search for new energy sources. Funded by a $291,000 U.S. DOE Grant, BYU scientists will be entering a new area of study. This is the first grant re -ceived by the BYU combustion com-bustion laboratory for the study of fossil fuels other than coal. The work is of particular Interest to the potential development of the vast solid fossil fuel resources resour-ces in Utah and in the In-termountain In-termountain west, Including coal, tar sands and oil shale. The results of this study will lead to an improved understanding un-derstanding of the physical process involved in burning such fuels and will contribute to the design, construction and operation of electrical generation plants in an efficient ef-ficient and pollution free manner. The grant brings the total for new research income received by the combustion laboratory during the past 14 months to over $1 million making it one of the largest research programs of its kind in the UJ3. |
