Project title: Microwaved Ferroelectric-Chemical Antenna for P2X
The microwave-assisted catalysis (MWC) for producing renewable hydrogen (rH2) consists of 2 steps: reduction and oxidation. First material releases oxygen gas under the MW irradiation, leaving oxygen vacancies in the structure. Afterwards oxygen vacancies react with water and split the molecule into absorbed oxygen and H2. At the core of the process is a defective metal oxide CeO2 that can spontaneously release and capture oxygen from other molecules via structural defects (oxygen vacancies), at high T and oxygen pressure (pO2).
The goal of the project is to produce hydrogen from water in simultaneous Red-Ox reaction by irradiating microwaves over a specific ceramic material under the same conditions.
Start date: 01-04-2022
Finish date: 31-03-2024