Electrosynthetic approaches to hydrogen production for a net zero future encompassing new materials paradigms
Reference Number
EP/W033208/1
Title
Electrosynthetic approaches to hydrogen production for a net zero future encompassing new materials paradigms
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen production)
Research Types
Basic and strategic applied research
Science and Technology Fields
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Dr SJ Skinner
Materials
Imperial College London
Materials
Imperial College London
Award Type
Standard
Funding Source
EPSRC
Start Date
01 October 2022
End Date
31 March 2024
Duration
18 months
Total Grant Value
£252,386
Industrial Sectors
Energy
Region
London
Programme
Energy : Energy
Other Investigator
Dr S Sengodan, Materials, Imperial College London
Industrial Collaborator
Project Contact, Ceres Power Limited
Web Site
Objectives
Abstract
As the international community is focused on the development of low (or net zero) carbon technologies it is imperative that efficient and effective routes to produce alternative fuels are developed. Leading governments worldwide have made significant commitments to the use of hydrogen as a future fuel, and proposed several renewable routes to produce significant volumes of hydrogen for use in transport and in both domestic and industrial settings. However transport and storage of hydrogen are issues that need to be addressed before widespread adoption of hydrogen can be envisaged. As an energy carrier ammonia, with significant hydrogen content, has been considered attractive as this hydrogen carrier is produced industrially at volume and has an international transport infrastructure. The current disadvantage with ammonia is that the synthesis of this has a large carbon footprint, relying on steam methane reforming to produce the hydrogen required to synthesis ammonia. Assuming that green ammonia can be produced, the remaining issue is the availability of effective earth abundant materials for the catalytic decomposition of ammonia, and the separation of the resultant gas streams. In this project we will develop new catalysts for ammonia decomposition and couple these with separation technologies: direct electrolysis and permeation membranes. These two solutions will offer complementary devices that are scalable and that can be deployed easily at locations where hydrogen is required
Data
No related datasets
Projects
No related projects
Publications
No related publications
Added to Database
23/03/22
