Co-production of green hydrogen and carbon materials with high electrochemical performance through molten-salt assisted pyrolysis of biomass
Partners: University of Bologna (UNIBO, lead D.Fabbri), University of Perugia (UNIPG, lead F.Fantozzi), Zhejiang University (ZJU, lead S.R.Wang), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST, lead H.Y.Yang)
Objectives: -Ultrastructure characterization and pyrolysis mechanism of biomass -Reaction mechanism of molten-salt assisted pyrolysis of biomass through solar heating -Catalytic reforming of light fraction for hydrogen production -Modification of biochar/carbon for electrode materials with advanced performance -Optimization and evaluation of GREENHYDCM
UNIBO activities: 1- Select different biomass species (rice straw, cotton stalk, wood chip, digestate, etc.) for ultrastructure characterization and self-bonding models; 2- Analyze pyrolysis products and identify the key intermediates using conventional and new chromatographic, mass spectrometric, spectroscopic methods and explore the pyrolysis mechanism; 3- Directional modification of biochar/carbon to expand pore size and incorporate surface active sites; 4- Optimize and integrate the co-generation system, build biomass pyrolysis co-generation technology; 5- Clarify the energy consumption, carbon emissions, economic benefits and social benefits of the system.
UNIBO Team: Daniele Fabbri, Cristian Torri, Martina Zangheri, Alessandro Rombolà, Elahe Ahmadi, Andrea Facchin
Science and technology cooperation Italy- R.P.China MAECI-NFSC (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy and the National Natural Science Foundation of China). Joint Research Projects. [2023-2025]
Website: https://www.greenhydcm.com/
