Descripción del proyecto
Una red de formación europea de importancia catalizadora
La investigación sobre la catálisis se centra en comprender y optimizar aún más los catalizadores existentes, así como en diseñar a medida nuevos materiales asequibles con una mayor actividad y selectividad. El proyecto CATCHY, financiado por las Acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, es una red de formación europea que ofrecerá formación a jóvenes científicos en la disciplina de la nanocatálisis y facilitará la transferencia de conocimientos a través de un programa de estancias entre el mundo académico y el sector industrial. El proyecto adaptará nuevos termocatalizadores y electrocatalizadores de alto rendimiento para la conversión de CO2 en combustibles sintéticos de valor añadido. Las actividades de trabajo incluirán la producción de grupos bimetálicos de fase gaseosa; la caracterización pormenorizada de su morfología y estructura atómica; estudios básicos de reactividad; y experimentos termocatalíticos y electrocatalíticos en el laboratorio. Asimismo, se evaluará un prototipo del electrocatalizador más prometedor en condiciones operativas realistas en un electrodo de difusión de gas.
Objetivo
The European Training Network CATCHY provides a concerted effort to design novel high-performance thermo- and electrocatalysts for the conversion of CO2 into added-value synthetic fuels, while delivering a unique range of training opportunities providing young researchers with the expertise and skills required by employers in nanotechnology.
Catalysis research is dedicated to the understanding and optimization of existing catalysts and the tailor-made design of new materials with a focus on high-activity, high-selectivity, and economic feasibility. CATCHY will tailor new high performance CO2 conversion catalysts by a new multidisciplinary catalysis-by-design approach combining: i. production of bimetallic gas phase clusters of controlled homogeneity mixing transition, noble, and post-transition metals and deposition on various supports; ii. extensive characterization of their morphology (ex situ and in situ) ; iii. fundamental experimental and theoretical reactivity studies; and iv. (electro)catalytic laboratory tests. A prototype of the most promising electrocatalyst will be tested under realistic operative conditions.
CATCHY offers an interactive training approach combining new capabilities for the fabrication and characterization of cluster-based nanostructured surfaces to produce innovative applications. A complementary academic and industrial environment ensures an intersectorial training programme. Industry oriented training will be provided by focusing on selected catalysis applications directly related to energy and climate change issues of paramount importance to the EU and the world. The balanced program combines local expert training by academia and industrial partners, a network-wide secondment scheme, and network-wide training. The societal and environmental urgency to mitigate adverse climate change effects in the coming decades, and the particular advanced catalyst design approach, will guarantee the employability of CATCHY’s young researchers.
Ámbito científico
- natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysiselectrocatalysis
- engineering and technologynanotechnology
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelssynthetic fuels
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metals
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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Régimen de financiación
MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinador
3000 Leuven
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