SCOPE
Use of hydrogen as a raw material
Maturity Level
TRL 3-6
Development Level
Proof of concept
Protection Level
Patent or trade secret
Development of devices for the capture and electrochemical conversion of CO2
Entity:
EURECAT seeks to efficiently reduce CO2 emissions with proprietary capture technologies such as polymeric membranes and/or capsules, ionic liquids and MOFs. It develops innovation in electrocatalysts and components (bipolar plates, membranes, electrolytes and catalysts) to improve the conversion of CO2, aiming at the progressive take-up of these integrated systems that address capture, conversion and processing with renewable energies, with the objective of industrial implementation for a cleaner and more sustainable future.
Challenges met
Developing integrated devices for capture, conversion and processing with renewable energies requires:
- Expertise in components and production scaling.
- Developing modular electrochemical reactors and scaling up laboratory processes to pre-commercial scale.
Scope of application
Impact on the industrial sector (e.g., replacing fossil fuel sources in the production of chemicals, petrochemicals and polymers) and the mobility and energy sector (e.g. production of synthetic fuels and hydrogen carriers to power fuel cells).
Main publications
- Polymers, 14, 4865, 2022 https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14224865
- Chemical Communications, 2022,58, 10552. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC03641J
Related projects
- H2020 SUNCOCHEM Project
- AGAUR’s CESC project in the “Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation 2023” call for proposals
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