Research
Catalytic processes are central for production of sustainable hydrogen and promote H₂ distribution thanks the conversion of liquid hydrogen carriers.
Hydrogen is regarded as the energy vector of the fuel and its production demand is expected to grow significantly. Conventional and new catalytic processes will be essential to fulfill H₂ demand on one hand, and to enable efficient transport through the use of H₂ carriers, that require catalytic H₂ dehydrogenation to release H₂ in a distributed demand scheme. We are currently working on a wide set of catalytic processes coupling different scales and approaches, to allow the advancement of clean technologies for hydrogen generation
Research lines
New materials for catalytic methane steam reforming and dry reforming are sythetized ans studied with advanced spectroscopic techniques. In parallel, new reactors for carrying out efficiently these processes (i.e. reduced carbon footprint) are also considered for higher TRL experimentation.
Production of syngas starting from hydrocarbons, oxygenates in short contact time reactors is among the expertises of LCCP group since '90s
Investigation of catalytic methane decomposition in fluidized bed reactor for the production of low-carbon hydrogen and high-value carbon materials
NH3 cracking is emerging as a key process for H2 reconversion. We are tackling the problem by considering catalyst formulation, kinetic investigation and innovative reactor designs.
We are studying catalyst formulations, reactors and optimized processes for H2 production through dehydrogenation reactions
