Development of heterogeneous catalysts for the production of hydrogen/syngas, ammonia and synthetic methane

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Development of heterogeneous catalysts for the production of hydrogen/syngas, ammonia and synthetic methane

Topic

CO2 Conversion of to alternative fuels by means of heterogeneous catalysis; Transformation of by-products and bioderivatives into environmentally friendly energy carriers; Synthetic fuels; Energy treatment and qualification of biomasses; Power to gas (methanation); Green ammonia synthesis; Production of hydrogen from fossil fuels and green ammonia

The laboratory is mainly dedicated to the synthesis and characterisation of catalysts, obtained in powder form, granulates or deposited on preformed structures (monoliths, foams, 3D-printed open-cell periodic structures).

Apparecchiature presenti

Preparation equipment includes:

Agitators ;

Homogenisers;

Ultrasonic baths;

Hydraulic press;

Programmed temperature muffles;

pH-meters.

Equipment for the activation of structured support includes:

Two ‘spin coaters’ and systems specifically made for dip coating;

Analyser (Chemisorb 2750-Micromeritics) at Programmed Temperature for gas physisorption and chemisorption measurements (TPR, TPO, TPD, BET single point etc.) for catalyst characterisation;

A He pycnometer (Ultrapyc 5000 Pycnometer, Anton Paar) for determining the density of porous solids.

Partnerships

PoliTO – Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia, Torino (ITALIA)

PoliMi – Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energia, Milano, (ITALIA)

PoliMI – Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica “Giulio Natta”, Milano (ITALIA)

UniME – Università degli Studi di Messina, Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Messina (ITALIA)

UniCAL – Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Ambiente, Rende (ITALIA)

UNISA – Università di salerno, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Salerno (ITALIA)

UNIBO – Università di bologna, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Bologna (ITALIA)

CNR-ITM – Istituto per la tecnologia delle membrane, Rende (ITALIA)

CNR- STEMS – Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie per l’Energia e la Mobilità Sostenibili, Napoli (ITALIA)

TU/e – Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Eindhoven (Olanda)

UPC – Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Instituto de Técnicas Energéticas , Barcelona, (SPAGNA)

UPV – Universitat de Pais Vasco, SUstainable PRocess Engineering, Bilbao (SPAGNA)

UOWM- University of Western Macedonia, Department of Chemical Engineering, Western Macedonia (GRECIA).

UCT – University of Cape Town, Catalysis Institute, Cape Town, (S. Africa)

LU – Lebanese University, Faculty of Science, Beirut (LIBANO)

TECNALIA – S. Sebastian (SPAGNA)

ENGIE – Courbevoie, (FRANCIA)

MERIDIONALE IMPIANTI – Catania (ITALIA)