Project description DEENESFRITPL Turning biogas into carbon materials and hydrogen Biogas is produced though processing various types of organic waste. Consisting of two main components – methane and carbon dioxide – this renewable and eco-friendly fuel could be used to produce electricity, heat and car fuel. The EU-funded TITAN project plans to build a scaled fluidised bed reactor to convert biogas into carbon and hydrogen. Project partners anticipate that the reactor will have the capacity to produce 0.6 megatonnes of green hydrogen in 2030. The produced carbon materials will be studied for two use cases: to enhance soil properties and produce silicon carbide materials. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective TITAN will develop and validate at TRL5 the direct conversion of biogas (CO2 containing rich-CH4 feedstock) into valuable carbon materials and a H2 rich stream thanks to MW Technology heated reactors. It will also consider further valorisation to power, chemicals and fuels. TITAN has the potential to produce 0.6 Mt of green H2 in 2030 to almost 4 Mt per year from 2045 on, corresponding to the saving of 237 Mt CO2 by 2045.Major innovations are linked to:(1) the efficiency of a scaled-up MW heated fluidised catalytic reactor allowing high CH4 conversion in a single pass thanks due to direct catalyst heating (avoidance of heat transfer limitation) and the avoidance of energy intensive gas separation will make the whole process energy positive, produce H2 and/or power at competitive cost while sequestrating C leading to negative GHG emissions.(2) direct conversion of biogas by simultaneous CH4 cracking and CO2 dry reforming into H2 and solid C materials. Higher H2 yield will be obtained by converting the produced CO into H2 with an additional WGS reactor allowing H2O splitting.Based on circular economy concepts, the valorisation of the C materials will be studied for two applications: 1/ soil amendment to enhance agriculture soil properties and 2/ production of SiC materials. The long-term storage of the carbon species and their microbiological impact when released into soils will be studied.The scalability of the proposed MW heated reactor technology, together with a smart downstream process, will lead to low CAPEX that shall allow the deployment of small, delocalised biogas to power units as well as large biogas to H2 and/or chemicals/fuels units in Europe. The best techno-economic solutions will be identified with respect to plant capacities and available infrastructure. While the scope of the project will focus on the valorisation of biogas, the valorisation of methane-rich mixtures will also be studied for wider impact. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryinorganic compoundsnatural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloidssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Keywords Methane cracking biogas valorisation microwave soil amendment SiC green hydrogen negative emission technology electrical heating carbon storage reactor design heterogeneous catalysis Programme(s) HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility Main Programme HORIZON.2.5.1 - Climate Science and Solutions Topic(s) HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-09 - Methane cracking to usable hydrogen and carbon Call for proposal HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS Net EU contribution € 848 344,00 Address Rue michel ange 3 75794 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all EUROPEAN BIOGAS ASSOCIATION AISBL Belgium Net EU contribution € 301 255,00 Address Rue d arlon 63-65 1040 Bruxelles / brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGIES CONSULTING France Net EU contribution € 337 187,50 Address 153 rue des colverts 69140 Lyon See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Rhône Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA Poland Net EU contribution € 449 975,00 Address Plac politechniki 1 00-661 Warszawa See on map Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 UNIVERSITAET HOHENHEIM Germany Net EU contribution € 513 672,50 Address Schloss hohenheim 70599 Stuttgart See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 PROCESS DESIGN CENTER BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 300 500,00 Address Paardeweide 7 4824 EH Breda See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant West-Noord-Brabant Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. KEUKEN & DE KONING BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 150 000,00 Address Paardeweide 7 4824 EH Breda See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant West-Noord-Brabant Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ESD-SIC BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 97 500,00 Address Kloosterlaan 11-13 9936 TE Farmsum See on map Region Noord-Nederland Groningen Delfzijl en omgeving Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
