OVERCOMING TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY BARRIERS TO ADOPTING GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES. THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON HUMANITIES-DRIVEN STEM AND IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE UTEP AEROSPACE CENTER AND UTEP COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO (1) PERFORM A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ANALYSIS OF A 300 KWTH PRESSURIZED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW)-BIOMASS CO-GASIFIER, (2) DESIGN, FABRICATE, AND TEST THE PRESSURIZED MSW-BIOMASS CO-GASIFIER; AND (3) DEVELOP PERSUASIVE MESSAGING AND A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF ADOPTING CO-GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES.

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