Advanced devices for the Reduction of CArbon DIoxide and Artificial photosynthesis

Objective

The ARCADIA project will focus on building artificial photosynthetic devices (or photoelectrochemical cells), with the aim of producing alternative fuels exploiting renewable energy sources (namely sunlight). The key strategy will involve the development of photoelectrodes able to perform the water oxidation (at the anode) and the carbon dioxide reduction (at the cathode), and their further assembly in a standalone set-up (i.e. requiring no other energy source, but sunlight). Thus, ARCADIA will contribute to the abatement of the atmospheric anthropogenic emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2 by its exploitation as a renewable carbon feedstock to obtain clean fuels and value-added chemicals as the target products.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › solar energy
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › electrochemistry › electrolysis
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › transition metals
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › catalysis
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2015-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2015

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FERRARA

Net EU contribution

€ 168 277,20

Address

Via Ariosto 35
44121 Ferrara
Italy

Region

Nord-Est › Emilia-Romagna › Ferrara

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

€ 0,00