Innovative photocatalysts integrated in flow photoreactor systems for direct CO2 and H2O conversion into solar fuels

Project Information

NEFERTITI

Grant agreement ID: 101022202

DOI

10.3030/101022202

Project closed

EC signature date 9 April 2021

Start date 1 July 2021

End date 31 December 2025

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Total cost

€ 4 312 287,50

EU contribution

€ 3 844 427,50

Coordinated by

ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION
Spain

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (16)

Training mechanisms to enhance international collaboration

Guidelines adapted to design training courses in NEFERTITI to enhance international collaboration.

Preliminary report on the photocatalyst candidates: Synthesis conditions and photocatalytic activity evaluation

Synthesis characterization and evaluation of the proposed photocatalysts for syngas conversion into alcohols

Theoretical analysis of the best photocatalyst candidate for alcohols generation from syngas

Report on the modelling work for proposed photocatalysts based on TiO2 or FexOy combined with FTS catalysts.Deliverable subject to addressing IP (sensitive information might be removed before publication).

Training assessment

This deliverable summarises the results of the training activities and the quality assessment of the trainings, its results and its impact.

Project website, standard templates and supporting documents.

Establish the project website and provide initial materials to support internal and external communication activities

Theoretical analysis of the best photocatalyst candidate for the simultaneous conversion of CO2 and H2O into syngas

Report on the modelling work for proposed photocatalysts based on 2-D COFs and Au NPs and RuO2 NPs among others.Deliverable subject to addressing IP (sensitive information might be removed before publication).

Final Dissemination workshop on NEFERTITI technologies

Report about the execution and outputs of the final dissemination event (workshop).

Dissemination Plan and Communication Toolbox

Comprehensive dissemination plan and a report on the first large set of communication tools

List of potential photocatalysts for the alcohols generation from syngas

Report on possible FTS catalysts and metal oxides to be used as photocatalysts for the syngas formation

Validation data for ethanol production

Validation report of the fully integrated NEFERTITI system to produce ethanol, with data on throughput and catalysts efficiency and stability.Deliverable subject to addressing IP (sensitive information might be removed before publication).

Safety recommendations on the selection of the components to develop the new photocatalysts

Preliminary assessment report of the potential hazards of those components selected as candidates to be part of the final products developed in NEFERTITI project

Report on conditioning and CO2 solubilization in water

Selection of the methodology that will be used to increase the solubilization ratio of CO2 in water

PCFR1 optimised for syngas generation

Comprehensive report containing optimal reaction conditions for the continuous syngas generation.Deliverable subject to addressing IP (sensitive information might be removed before publication).

Best candidate materials' sustainability assessment

Best candidate materials will be analysed from the environmental, economic and social perspective.

List of potential 2D porous materials for the simultaneous photocatalytic conversion of CO2 and H2O into syngas

Report on possible 2D COFs materials to be used as photocatalysts for syngas formation

PCFR2 optimised for alcohols generation

Comprehensive report containing optimal reaction conditions for the continuous alcohols generation.Deliverable subject to addressing IP (sensitive information might be removed before publication).

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (10)

Stacking Effects on the Optoelectronic Properties of 2D Perylene-Zn-Porphyrin-Based COFs

Author(s): Valentin Diez-Cabanes, Sergio de-la-Huerta-Sainz, Elisabeth Escamilla, Pedro A. Marcos, Alfredo Bol-Arreba, Kathryn McCarthy, Roberto González-Gómez, Santiago Aparicio, Pau Farràs
Published in: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Issue 130, 2026, Page(s) 4451-4465, ISSN 1932-7447
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c08341

Insights into the Interfacial Charge Transfer Dynamics in Semiconductor–Molecular Catalyst Assemblies for Photo–Induced CO₂ Reduction

Author(s): Tamal Chatterjee, Beatriu Domingo‐Tafalla, Pablo Ballester, Emilio Palomares
Published in: ChemElectroChem, Issue 11, 2024, Page(s) e202300620, ISSN 2196-0216
Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH
DOI: 10.1002/celc.202300620

Manganese–rhodium nanoparticles: Adsorption on titanium oxide surfaces and catalyst for syngas reactions

Author(s): P. A. Marcos, N. Aguilar, S. Rozas, S. Martel, A. Bol, S. Aparicio
Published in: The Journal of Chemical Physics, Issue 161, 2024, ISSN 0021-9606
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1063/5.0215450

Desulfurization of thiosemicarbazones: the role of metal ions and biological implications

Author(s): Alondra Jiménez-Pérez, Sandra Fernández-Fariña, Rosa Pedrido, Javier García-Tojal
Published in: JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Issue 29, 2024, Page(s) 3-31, ISSN 1432-1327
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s00775-023-02037-7

Progress in development of photocatalytic processes for synthesis of fuels and organic compounds under outdoor solar light

Author(s): Alexey Galushchinskiy; Roberto González-Gómez; Kathryn McCarthy; Pau Farràs; Aleksandr Savateev
Published in: Energy & Fuels, Issue 1, 2022, ISSN 0887-0624
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c00178

Enhanced Photostability and Photoactivity of Ruthenium Polypyridyl-Based Photocatalysts by Covalently Anchoring Onto Reduced Graphene Oxide

Author(s): Seán Hennessey, Roberto González-Gómez, Kathryn McCarthy, Christopher S. Burke, Camille Le Houérou, Nirod Kumar Sarangi, Patrick McArdle, Tia E. Keyes, Fabio Cucinotta, Pau Farràs
Published in: ACS Omega, Issue 9, 2024, Page(s) 13872-13882, ISSN 2470-1343
Publisher: ACS
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08800

Unravelling the Atomic Structure of a Metal‐Covalent Organic Framework Assembled from Ruthenium Metalloligands

Author(s): Seán Hennessey, Roberto González‐Gómez, Nicolás Arisnabarreta, Anna Ciotti, Jing Hou, Nadezda V. Tarakina, Andrey Bezrukov, Kunal S. Mali, Michael Zaworotko, Steven De Feyter, Max García‐Melchor, Pau Farràs
Published in: Advanced Materials, Issue 37, 2026, ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher: United Nations Industrial Developement Organization
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202502155

Morphological Modulation and Performance Tuning of Perylene-Porphyrin-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks

Author(s): Kathryn McCarthy, Roberto González-Gómez, Owen Woodford, Elizabeth A. Gibson, Fabio Cucinotta, Pau Farràs
Published in: ACS Omega, Issue 11, 2026, Page(s) 22533-22538, ISSN 2470-1343
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c08275

Recent advances in the rational designing of metalloporphyrinoid-based CO2 reduction catalysts: From molecular structural tuning to the application in catalysis

Author(s): Beatriu Domingo-Tafalla, Tamal Chatterjee, Emilio Palomares
Published in: Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, Issue 27, 2023, Page(s) 23-46, ISSN 1088-4246
Publisher: Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
DOI: 10.1142/s1088424623300033

Electro- and Photoinduced Interfacial Charge Transfers in Nanocrystalline Mesoporous TiO₂ and TiO₂/Iron Porphyrin Sensitized Films under CO₂ Reduction Catalysis

Author(s): Beatriu Domingo-Tafalla, Tamal Chatterjee, Federico Franco, Javier Perez Hernandez, Eugenia Martinez-Ferrero, Pablo Ballester, Emilio Palomares
Published in: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Issue volume 11, issue 15, 2023, Page(s) 14304-14315, ISSN 1944-8244
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c22458