The aim is to engineer novel photoreactors that can achieve intensified, efficient CO2-to-hydrocarbon (solar fuel) photoreduction and separation of unreacted CO2. Existing processes suffer low productivity due to a lack of appropriate reactor designs able to efficiently introduce light, reactants and a suitable photocatalyst into simultaneous contact, and to effect subsequent product separation and recycling of unreacted CO2. Recent progress focused on novel catalysts development through advances in nanotechnology, but CO2 photoreactor design needs a step-change transformation to reach a higher overall process performance.
Poroject Lead: Heriot-Watt University
Region: Europe
Country: England
Timeline Start - End: 2013-08-30 - 2021-03-13
Project Status: Ongoing
Project Budget: 1311702.32 €
Funding source: EPSRC
Activities:
- Technology Infractructure (CCU)
- CCU
CO2 Source: N.A.
CCU Tecnology Category: Utilization
Info On Utilization:
- Photochemical conversion
- Catalytic conversion
CO2 capture/Utilization:
Production Volume:
Product Categories:
- Technology infrastructure (Utilization)
- Fuels
Specific Product(s):
- Heriot-Watt University