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Sustainability analysis from a life cycle perspective: the environmental, social and economic impacts of solar chemicals

admin2023-12-18T08:55:24+00:00December 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|

FlowPhotoChem (FPC) is an EU-funded research project that aims to design, develop, and translate to market new materials (photoabsorbers, catalysts, membranes) and flow reactors which can use solar energy and CO2 to produce non-fossil chemical feedstock and high-value chemicals, such as hydrogen (H2) and ethylene (C2H4), through more efficient management of sunlight, more efficient reactors, and longer-lasting catalysts. The FPC system combines three types of flow reactor modules, namely Photoelectrochemical (PEC), Photocatalytic (PC), and Electrocatalytic (EC), producing mainly H2, CO and C2H4, respectively, focusing on efficiency, scalability, and sustainability to minimise resources use and waste generation and meet the increasing demand [...]

HZB hosts FlowPhotoChem plenary meeting in Berlin!

admin2023-11-27T14:47:55+00:00November 27th, 2023|Project News|

Twenty-four FlowPhotoChem team members gathered in Berlin/Postdam on 23 and 24 November 2023 for a productive meeting hosted by partner Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, HZB. Others joined remotely. Updates were presented for each of the PEC, PC and EC reactors, outlining recent progress, as we move ever closer to final integration. Plans were made for efficiency optimisation and experimental campaigns in the months ahead. Our work on sustainability analysis from a life cycle perspective is advancing well. We continue to disseminate our results to our target audience and plan for the future exploitation of our FPC innovations. To cap off the meeting, a [...]

U of Szeged publishes latest FPC research in Nanoscale

admin2023-11-27T13:58:20+00:00November 27th, 2023|Project News, Publication, University News|

Congratulations to our partners at the University of Szeged for their most recent FlowPhotoChem open-access paper. Researchers Andrea Serfőző, Gábor András Csík, Attila Kormányos, Ádám Balog, Csaba Janáky and Balázs Endrődi published research titled: One-step electrodeposition of binder-containing Cu nanocube catalyst layers for carbon dioxide reduction in the journal Nanoscale in September 2023. DOI: 10.1039/D3NR03834C, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 16734. Download the PDF here. View our publications here and check us out on Zenodo too.

FlowPhotoChem researchers present at Galway Youth Climate Assembly

admin2023-11-16T14:02:19+00:00November 7th, 2023|presentation, public dissemination|

FlowPhotoChem researchers at the University of Galway presented a poster titled 'Innovative processes for the production of chemicals from water and air' depicting FlowPhotoChem's aims at the November 15, 2023, Galway City Youth Climate Assembly. This event was part of the popular, annual Galway Science & Technology Festival. The Galway Youth Climate Assembly aims to increase youth awareness of and participation in decision-making concerning climate action policies. The decisions, which are made at national and local levels now, will greatly impact young people’s future. Therefore their ideas and suggestions must be considered when climate strategies are being adopted and implemented. All secondary [...]

FlowPhotoChem networks with Uganda Society of Professional Chemists

admin2023-11-02T09:09:17+00:00October 23rd, 2023|Project News, public dissemination|

On October 3rd, 2023, Danielle Nicholson of Pintail Limited met online with seven officials in the Uganda Society of Professional Chemists (USPC, https://www.uspc.or.ug/), including its President, Mwanga Julius and Sophia Oine, to explore ways to share relevant news amongst our networks, promote the 2024 FlowPhotoChem Exploitation Workshop (when the details become available) and the monthly USPC webinars, and help advance EU-Africa collaborations in chemistry. The USPC was established in January 2010 by ten founding members with a common mission and vision- to advance the chemical sciences in Africa and the world. Headquartered in Kampala, the Uganda Society of Professional Chemists (USPC) [...]

Electrochemistry Society meeting features FlowPhotoChem research

admin2023-10-18T12:35:55+01:00October 18th, 2023|presentation, Project News|

Several FlowPhotoChem consortia members delivered presentations at the recent Electrochemistry Society 224th meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden. Professor Balázs Endrődi of University of Szeged: Electroreduction of Inert Molecules: CO2, CO and N2 on October 10th, 2023 FlowPhotoChem Coordinator Professor Pau Farras, University of Galway: Metal Oxide Nanoparticles for Stable Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction in An Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyser Cell on October 11th, 2023 Dr Matthew Mayer of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin: Unintended Cation Crossover in CO2 Conversion MEA Cells: Causes and Effects, October 12th, 2023. Balázs Endrődi Prof. Pau Farras Dr Matthew Mayer

Uganda Society of Professional Chemists receive a progress update of FlowPhotoChem

admin2023-10-04T10:38:51+01:00September 29th, 2023|PI Spotlight, presentation, Project News|

Kyambogo University PI Justus Masa will present FlowPhotoChem at the upcoming Chem Discussion 2023 online meeting hosted by the Uganda Society of Professional Chemists. Dr Justus Masa’s core research focuses on electrocatalysis and energy conversion, especially the rational design of advanced low-cost catalysts and electrode materials for electrochemical energy systems. This insightful webinar titled "Synthesis and Characterisation of iron-nitrogen co-doped catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells" will occur on October 14th, 8:00 PM EAT (6 PM in Dublin). Here, Mr. Olado Simon Peter and Dr Justus Masa will discuss iron-nitrogen co-doped catalysts for fuel cells. Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/bfz-mfch-owz Or dial: (UG) [...]

Hanka Besic's FPC poster wins an award at the Solar2Chem 2023 conference

admin2023-09-29T10:41:17+01:00September 29th, 2023|presentation, Project News|

Congratulations to Hanka Besic, PhD candidate at the University of Galway! Hanka's poster titled "Performance and stability of cobalt oxides in an anion exchange membrane electrolyser" took a prize at the Solar2Chem conference themed Photo(electro)catalysis for solar fuel production this year. The four-day meeting ran on the 18th -22nd of September 2023 and was hosted by FlowPhotoChem partners at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) ICIQ in Tarragona, Spain. Learn about Hanka's research in her own words: https://vimeo.com/756329593

Dr Núria Portolés Gil of LEITAT presents FPC research at EuroMOF 2023 conference

admin2023-09-27T09:42:00+01:00September 27th, 2023|presentation, Project News|

The 5th European Conference on Metal Organic Frameworks and Porous Polymers conference, known as EuroMOF2023 provided an opportunity for LEITAT researchers to present their work within FlowPhotoChem to an audience from both academia and industry. A poster titled "Novel Photocatalysts for Water Splitting Hydrogen Evolution Reaction based on Metal-Organic Frameworks" based on FPC partners at LEITAT Technological Center was presented by Dr Portolés Gil. EuroMOF 2023 was held in Granada, Spain this year, and ran from September 24th- 27th, 2023.

Industry case study with Dr Ehsan Rezaei, SoHHytec's R & D Manager

admin2023-09-14T15:49:04+01:00September 13th, 2023|Industry case study, Project News, public dissemination|

Dr Ehsan Rezaei The university-industry axis of interaction is a natural and robust element of stakeholder engagement, particularly in an innovation context. Universities serve as sources of new talent and ideas for corporations. Academic-industry collaborations can serve as lynchpins for businesses seeking to open up new avenues of engagement with the broader innovation ecosystem. As such, we continue our interview series with FlowPhotoChem industry partners. For this case study, we spoke with Dr Ehsan Rezaei, the Head of Research & Development at SoHHytec, (https://www.sohhytec.com/about). SoHHytec SA is a Swiss cleantech company with unique technology for the onsite and cost-effective production [...]

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