Descripción del proyecto
Producción ecológica y sostenible de metanol a un coste asequible para el mundo
El uso de hidrógeno (H2) como fuente de energía renovable podría mitigar el cambio climático provocado por las emisiones de carbono. Con todo, su producción depende actualmente de hidrocarburos, lo que lleva aparejado grandes emisiones de dióxido de carbono (CO2). Este problema podría resolverse mediante la obtención de H2 a través del proceso sencillo y ecológico de la electrólisis del agua a partir de energías renovables. La electrólisis del agua con membrana de intercambio de protones es una tecnología prometedora en este sentido. Favorecer la adopción generalizada de este proceso requiere reducir o eliminar el uso de catalizadores de metales preciosos valiosos y otros componentes caros sin comprometer el rendimiento. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos PROMET-H2 trabaja para llevar esta prometedora tecnología renovable y rentable de producción de H2 del laboratorio al mercado, lo que permitirá su conversión ulterior en combustibles y productos químicos de alto valor. En este sentido, PROMET-H2 demostrará la conversión a metanol, el alcohol más simple que puede producirse solo a partir de CO2 e H2.
Objetivo
The need for de-carbonization of our society is a pressing issue raising the attention at social and political levels. The production of high value chemicals and fuels such as methanol requires hydrogen derived at the moment from hydrocarbons and resulting in large emissions of CO2. Green Hydrogen produced by water electrolysis coupled to renewable sources could be the ultimate solution to this problem. Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is the most suitable technology for this process due to its compactness and flexibility. However, the dependence on precious metal catalysts and expensive components manufactured in titanium poses a serious threat for the scale up and market penetration of this technology. PROMET-H2 project aims to develop a pressurized PEMWE with the lowest capital cost ever achieved (500-750 €/kW) without compromising performance and durability. The stack, based on hydraulic compression technology, will contain improved membranes and electrodes with reduced or even free of precious metal contents and with coated stainless steel bipolar plates (BPP) and porous transport layers (PTL). The materials and components that will make this possible have already been demonstrated in laboratory and in PROMET-H2 these innovations will be implemented in a 25 kW PEMWE system. Such electrolyser will be coupled with a methanol production pilot plant from CO2. Materials recycling strategies will be developed and a deep LCA and cost evaluation will be realised to ensure that the new PEMWE can be scaled-up to meet the demands of large methanol industrial plants. A well-balanced consortium of 12 industry and academic partners will address these challenges in three years with the aim of achieving renewable methanol production. At the end of the project, they will establish R&D and business cooperation in a value chain that goes from the nanomaterial synthesis to the green production of one of the most promising fuels and feed-stock chemicals.
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternettransport layer
- natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysis
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrytransition metals
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryhydrocarbons
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryalcohols
- natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysis
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels
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Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-NMBP-ST-IND-2019
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
51147 Koln
Alemania