CIC energiGUNE and Sener participate in a project to transform plastic waste into clean hydrogen.
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CIC energiGUNE and Sener have started working on the development of an innovative method for the valorisation of plastic waste into clean hydrogen and high added value carbon materials with zero net emissions. The research is part of the European WASTE2H2 project, where the valorisation of plastic waste, responsible for one of the major pollution problems on our planet, is combined with the decarbonised production of clean hydrogen and carbon materials. Specifically, WASTE2H2 proposes the development of a disruptive methodology that combines the development of innovative catalytic systems based on ionic liquids with microwave irradiation. This opens the door to the selective production of clean, high-purity hydrogen as well as valuable decarbonised chemicals - carbon materials such as activated carbon and carbon nanotubes - using plastic waste as feedstock. The WASTE2H2 project is coordinated by CIC energiGUNE with the participation of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürenberg (FAU), the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris (i-CLeHS), and the companies IoLiTec and Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas, with Sener Mobility as an affiliate. Source: CIC energiGUNE |
