Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Clean Fuels |
Competitive Advantage • Fully-equipped laboratory and research experts in catalyst and reactor design
• Nanoscale design and scale-up of electrocatalytic materials and integration into demonstration-scale ( 1.5 kW ) electrolyser systems
• Expertise in electrocatalytic energy conversion reactions including CO2 reduction , hydrogen production , biomass reforming , and hydrogen peroxide production
• Combined expertise from photocatalysis and electrocatalysis , to the design of photoelectrocatalytic systems
Impact • Using the electrolyser systems and nanoscale catalyst design , PartCat have demonstrated :
• efficient syngas , liquid hydrocarbon , and urea production using waste CO3 and NO3- streams
• hydrogen production competitive with the highest reported production rates at minimal electrical energy input
• decentralised hydrogen peroxide production using renewable energy inputs
• biomass conversion reactions that enable the production of valueadded organic products
• Development of photoelectrocatalytic electrolyser systems that enable direct harnessing of solar energy and hydrogen production with solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of > 20 % for a 1 kW pilot system
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Successful Applications • Onsite industry project on highly efficient and low-cost photovoltaic-electrolysis system to generate hydrogen
• CO2 and NO3- conversion to carbon monoxide , syngas , formic acid , and urea with current densities up to 500 mA cm-2 as well as other liquid products
• Onsite production of hydrogen peroxide solutions with a wide range of concentrations (~ 0.05 wt % to 5 wt %) using water and air inputs
• A stand-alone system incorporating solar-thermal and photovoltaic-powered electrocatalytic technologies to generate renewable hydrogen and FDCA ( a platform chemical ) from waste biomass
Capabilities and Facilities • Nanoparticle synthesis and characterisation techniques
• Electrolyser systems for electrode testing ( from 3-electrode cells to 1.5 kW system ) with light enhancement capabilities
• Prototype system capable of generating ~ 100L renewable H2 / day and > 80 % clean water reclamation from 25 L / day of waste sugarcontaining feedstock (~ 5 g / L initial sugar concentration )
• Demonstration-scale reactor electrolyser system ( 1.5 kW 10-stack system )
• Product detection capabilities ( NMR , GC / MS , UV-Vis ) and a range of electrocatalytic reactions
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More Information Scientia Professor Rose Amal School of Chemical Engineering T : + 61 2 9385 4361 E : r . amal @ unsw . edu . au
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Our Collaborators |
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• RayGen Resources |
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• Shenzhen Shengshi Liye Industrial Development Co . Ltd |
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