VALCO2-T
1 de December de 2022
Grants for companies in Cantabria – CRECE 2
12 de January de 2023SUMMARY
Electrochemical conversion of CO2 into added value products via highly selective bimetallic materials and innovative process design (ECOMATES)
OBJECTIVE
Design of new materials and processes based on bimetallic composites for CO2Â to value-added products.
ECOMATESÂ is a Doctoral Network of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie action program.
The main aim of this Marie-Curie ETN is to instruct a new generation of scientists who will bring innovation in the field of electrocatalysis with particular emphasis on the design of new nanomaterials and processes based on Cu/M bimetallic compounds with improved selectivity and efficiency towards CO2 reduction to value-added products (CO, HCOOH and C2H4).
TIMELINE
The project, initiated in February 2023, is set to present its final results in January 2027
2023 - 2027CATALYST DESIGN
Synthesis and characterization of new bimetallic catalysts with improved selectivity and efficiency2023 - 2027CO2RR ELECTROLYSER
Design and testing of the CO2RR electrolyzer2023 - 2027ELECTROLISER MODELING
Modeling of flow electrolyzer for formate production
ROLE OF APRIA
Lab-scale electrolyzer
Apria's role in the ECOMATES project is to host the PhD student DC#10 Camilo Peralta and to design and build a laboratory-scale CO2 electrolyser based on Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA). The electrode membrane will be selected and optimized to work with the growth techniques and catalyst materials developed within the network.
CONSORTIUM
ECOMATES is implemented by a consortium of nine partners
Politecnico di Torino, Italian Institute of Technology, University of Montpellier, University of Iceland,
Trinity College Dublin, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Flemish Institute for Technological Research - VITO,
Advent Technologies S.A., and Apria Systems, S.L.
ECOMATES is funded by the EU’s Horizon 2021 programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) grant agreement No 101072830.
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