Objective The technological objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of the electro catalytic gas-phase conversion of CO2 to Fisher- Tropsch (FT) like products (C1-C10 hydrocarbons and alcohols) as alternative innovative process occurring(i) in milder reaction conditions,(ii) starting from CO2 instead of CO and(iii) having a selective supplying of energy which allow the tuning of the product distribution. Scientific objectives of the projects are to(i) demonstrate the feasibility of the use of electro catalytic approach to improve the selective use of energy and tune/control the catalytic performances;(ii) develop novel functionalised nanotubes and demonstrate their use in developing novel electro-catalysts materials with possible potential applications in a range of other areas such as fuel cells, sensors, microtechnology;(iii) demonstrate the use of the concept of the confinement effect in nanomaterials to promote catalytic reactions;(iv) demonstrate the feasibility of combining catalysts and membranes (electrochemically driven) to develop new process options with possible potential applications in a range of other areas such as energy and chemical syntheses. Two alternative conceptual approaches are explored. The first is based on the gas-phase conversion of CO2 to FT-like products by reaction of protons (diffusing through a proton membrane) and electrons with CO2 on metal nanoparticles located inside nanotubes in order to have a confinement of CO2 (key concept to form FT-like products). The second approach is based on the same type of electrocatalyst, but using oxygen anion (O2-) conducting membranes to continuously subtract oxygen from the reaction environment and therefore reduce directly CO2 with H2 to FT-products. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gasengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesmicrotechnologyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells Keywords Fisher-Tropsch Nanotechnology Risk Assessment carbon dioxide carbon nanotubes electrocatalysis greenhouse gas Programme(s) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) NEST-2003-1 - Adventure activities Call for proposal FP6-2003-NEST-A See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MESSINA Address Piazza s. pugliatti 1 Messina Italy See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Hofgartenstrasse 8 Muenchen See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITE LOUIS PASTEUR France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue blaise pascal 4 Strasbourg See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address University campus - panepistimioupolis - rio Rion, patras See on map Links Website Opens in new window
