Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical carbon dioxide reduction - PhotoRed
West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin ·Poland
About this project
<p>The PhotoRed project deals with an innovative solution for post-combustion CO2 capture and utilisation (CCU). The existing post-combustion carbon capture (PCCC) technologies are energy demanding and not enough environmentally viable. The capture of CO2 is a good idea, but there are more prospective CCU technologies, enabling to transform CO2 into useful products (fuels or other chemicals). They are still at the initial technology readiness level and their efficiency is low, but they are necessary to close the carbon cycle, to moderate climate change and to decrease the exploitation of fossil fuels.</p>
Bilateral cooperation results
The PhotoRed project was a multidisciplinary one, involving physical chemistry, chemical engineering, catalysis, electrochemistry, materials science end environmental science. A knowledge of electrochemical and catalytic processes (then - physical chemistry, electrochemistry and catalysis) was essential to choose the best catalysts configuration. The materials produced within the project were thoroughly characterised using material science characterisation techniques and the designing of the reactors belongs to the area of chemical engineering. The environmental science refers to the environmental assessment of the materials produced in the project. To answer the above needs, the consortium partners have brought various and complementary expertise: ZUT in materials synthesis and characterization, as well in photocatalysis, USN in mathematical modelling, materials science and electrochemistry and SINTEF in chemical engineering and environmental assessment. The transfer of knowledge between project partners occurred successfully during the project, very useful primarily for young researchers and student participating in the project implementation. Two Polish PhD students went for short (1 month) visits to USN to learn about photoelectrochemical processes.
Project partners
- University College of Southeast Norway Donor project partner· Norway
- SINTEF AS Donor project partner· Norway
- SINTEF Ocean AS Donor project partner· Norway