Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SolReGen (Solar-driven reforming of waste into hydrogen)
Periodo di rendicontazione: 2021-10-01 al 2023-09-30
Demonstration of biological polymer waste pretreatment coupled to solar (or electro) reforming:
- The pretreatment of cellulosic waste using cellulases coupled to solar reforming has been demonstrated under benign conditions, including coupling to CO2 utilisation (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e2022158, Green Chem., 2023, 25, 10611–10621)
- The pretreatment of plastic waste using PET-degrading enzymes coupled to solar reforming has been demonstrated under benign conditions, including coupling to CO2 utilisation (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 37, 20355–20364)
- The pretreatment of food waste using microbes coupled to electrolysis has been demonstrated under benign conditions, including coupling to CO2 utilisation (ACS Catal., 2022, 12, 13360−13371)
Practical development, technoeconomics and future development:
- Floating solar reforming catalysts have been introduced for more practical and scalable deployment (Adv. Sci., 2023, 10, 2207314)
- A metric for solar fuel production has been introduced that is based on economic rather than pure energy efficiency considerations to highlight the benefits and commerical advantages of solar reforming (Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 23, 3376–3386)
- A review on solar reforming as emerging technology will be published soon (Nat. Rev. Chem., 2024, in press)
Next stages of development:
- Funding has been secured for next stages of development (details currently under embargo)
- IP on enzyme pretreatment coupled to solar reforming from this project has been protected
- A start-up company has been registered