Catalogue of technologies for use of hydrogen as a raw material
Hydrogen can be used as a raw material to produce synthetic fuels, so it stores hydrogen in a versatile way and takes advantage of the fuels to integrate into end-use applications without modifying existing systems, given the chemical nature of its properties.
Under ambient conditions, liquid synthetic fuels have advantages over gaseous fuels in terms of energy density, which makes them usable for mobility applications, as they can transport a greater amount of fuel per volume, increasing the autonomy of means of transport in general.
Other electrofuels can be obtained from hydrogen, both in the liquid state (Power-to-liquids technologies: e-methanol and Fischer-Tropsch products: e-diesel, e-gasoline, e-kerosene, e-ethylene or e-propylene) and in the gaseous state (Power-to-gas technologies: e-methane or e-ammonia).
These fuels have physicochemical properties identical to fossil-based petroleum products and offer a way of producing synthetic fuels and storing hydrogen (and, in the first instance, renewable electricity) that can be easily integrated into the existing logistics infrastructure (pipelines, tankers, etc.). The main objective is to research and develop advanced technologies that improve the overall energy efficiency and consequently, the cost of the production process.
CO2 capture
Conversion of CO2 into value-added products
Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of lignin to obtain biofuels
Catalytic transformation of 5-HMF in the presence of hydrogen to obtain biofuel additives
Hydrogenation of glycerol to 1,2-propanediol
Hydrogenolysis of glycidol to propanediols
Selective hydrogenation of CO2 to methane, methanol and synfuels
Development of devices for the capture and electrochemical conversion of CO2
Catalyst development and piloting of thermochemical processes
Prototypes for conversion of hydrogen and biogas into renewable methane gas
CFD simulation, thermal and chemical kinetics of volumetric reactions
