Main activities on fuel cells, electrolysers and hydrogen

• Hydrotreatings: deep HDS, HDN, bio-oils HDO, hydrocracking and hydrogenation/dehydrogenation cycles.
• Hydrometallurgical processes: fluorine removal production of zinc products.
• Power to X: Power to CH4, heat management and catalyst development; Power to methanol: catalyst design; Power to ammonia: valorization of gases from steel industry.
• CO2 sequestration and valorization: methanol synthesis from CO2 captured and carbonation of industrial wastes.
• Hydrogen production from renewables: biogas, bioalcohols, bio-oils, etc. and wastes.
• Hydrogen storage via LOHCs and others like iron oxide.
• Injection of H2 into the gas grid: analysis of the mixture, RMS design and equipment.
• Aging in piping materials and equipments up to 100 bar and 400ᵒC.
• Energy storage. Material synthesis for thermochemical energy storage: perovskites.
• Modeling and optimization, LCA, LCSA, techno-economic viability.

Relevant national/European projects ongoing or concluded

European:

• LIFE BIOGRID: ENV/E/00829
• NEW GtL: NNE-2002-00424

National:

• Research on the methane generation from renewables: TECNORENO, RENOGAS

Research infrastructures

• MULTIPURPOSE PILOT PLANT

• PHOTOREACTOR AND BIOMASS PLANT

• BENCH SCALE MODULAR CONFIGURABLE PLANTS (FOR MONOLITHS, MICROREACTORS, ...)

• Characterization of new materials (CHN, TGA, BET, ICP, HPLC, TPR, TPO, TPD, FTIR, XRD, sTEM, SEM)